A maize mill is helping students, families pay school fees in rural Uganda
By M. Scott Frank -The InteRoots Initiative Executive Director and Co-FounderA maize mill in a rural community in Uganda is not only bringing community...
Kenya to double its avocado export in the next five years as demand increases
Kenya is planning to double its avocado export from Sh15 billion to Sh30 billion annually in the next five years following increasing demand of...
South Africa announces list of declared small-scale fishers in Western Cape
South Africa’s Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment has announced the final list of declared small-scale fishers in the Western Cape province.
The list...
Compassion in World Farming calls out Best Aquaculture Practices for failing to improve farmed...
Compassion in World Farming has today called out the seafood certification scheme Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) for failing to improve the welfare of the...
Bayer’s Grants4Ag Program Awards 21 Crop Science Research Grants for 2023
Bayer today announced its 2023 cohort of Grants4Ag grant recipients who have been selected to research promising sustainability and biotechnology subjects in agriculture with...
The Growing Pecan Market in South Africa
South Africa is the world’s third-largest pecan producer. According to the 2020 issue of the South African Pecan Nut Producers Association’s (SAPPA) magazine, there...
Young Tanzanian agripreneur secures export market for bee products in South Africa
Stefano Kileo, a young Tanzanian agripreneur in beekeeping subsector has, through his company- Beegift Products and Services, secured an export market in South Africa...
What will it take to conserve water for the future?
By Takalani Netshitenzhe, Chief Officer: Vodacom SA, External Affairs DirectorAs we continue to address South Africa’s water resources which remain under immense pressure, there...
Seven Kenyan agricultural companies receive over $5m from US agencies to improve the sector
A total of seven growing agricultural companies in Kenya have received, from a number of United States agencies, a grant of $5.1 million (Ksh...
Maximising manufacturing efficiency to minimise the impact of load shedding
By Johan du Toit, Strategic Sales Executive for SYSPRO AfricaTo succeed in today’s economic environment, manufacturers must find new ways to create and capture...