Early yielding and attractive new Cape Blush pear Rosy-Lwazi dazzles export market
South Africa’s 2022/2023 deciduous fruit season delivered something special to the market this January, a brand new very early red blush pear cultivar trademarked...
ThriveAgric Wins $1m as Regional Winners of 2022 AYuTe Africa Challenge
Leading agricultural technology company, ThriveAgric, has recently emerged the West African winners of the annual AYuTe Africa Challenge, receiving a $1m grant prize as...
A study analyzes the relationship between olive roots and Verticillium wilt
A new method developed at the UCO has tested how substances secreted by the roots of olive trees impact infection by the Verticillium dahliae...
IoT technology makes soil testing services affordable for far-flung farmers
Soil analysis has become an essential factor for effective crop cultivation in Kenya and as opposed to earlier soil testing done in laboratories and...
Over 600 rural farming communities in Uganda to benefit from solar-powered irrigation system
At least 600 farming communities from rural Uganda are set to benefit from an innovative solar-powered irrigation system to enable them cut production costs...
Helping Farms Recover After Natural Disasters
In the wake of severe droughts and plagues of locusts, many African farms have become dry, desolate landscapes on the verge of collapse. The...
Practical training unlocks Kenyan youth’s agribusiness potential
By Zablon Oyugi
The hands-on approach as a way of impacting needful business knowledge and skills to the youth in rural areas where farming is...
Biological pest control solutions provider pointing African farmers to safer food production methods
By Zablon Oyugi
Dudutech, Africa’s leader in designing and delivering biological pest control solutions also known as Integrated Pest Management (IPM), is pointing farmers to...
Tru-Cape’s Amapiano campaign extended
South Africa’s preeminent apple and pear brand, Tru-Cape, continues to innovate in its marketing activities to increase fresh fruit sales.In what might even have...
U.S. launches climate resilience programme for African agriculture
The U.S. Department of State, Office of the Special Envoy for Global Food Security, in partnership with the African Union (AU) and Food and...