Soil Health Helps Promote Climate Resilience
Soil is one of the earth's most complex ecosystems and is critically important to future food and nutritional security worldwide. Healthy soil stores carbon...
Zimbabwe varsity ventures into commercial production of animal vitamin block
Chinhoyi University of Technology (CUT) in Mashonaland West province, Zimbabwe has embarked on a commercial animal vitamin block production aimed at supplementing animal feed...
400 exhibitors for Zimbabwe Agricultural Show
Over 400 exhibitors are expected to showcase at the Zimbabwe Agricultural Show (ZAS), which kicks off Monday in Harare, Zimbabwe at the Exhibition Park.
The...
In-transit cold sterilisation is good news
Since the beginning of 2022, South Africa has exported more than 2.5 million boxes of apples and pears to India, and the demand is...
ARF donates firefighting equipment to maintain the sustainability of rural economies
By the end of the century, climate change is predicted to raise temperatures by 3 to 5 °C in some parts of South Africa's...
NAMPO ALFA 2022 – IT’S ALL SYSTEMS GO!
Grain SA and ALFA Expo confirmed that NAMPO ALFA will go ahead on NAMPO Park from 29 September to 1 October 2022.
However, Minister Didiza's...
From the land to the lab, tested maize products become a livelihood for rural...
“Maize is widely regarded as one of the most crucial agricultural products globally, serving as a staple food in many countries. It is estimated...
How Mastercard Foundation Scholars are Helping to Grow the Continent’s Productivity
According to a 2019 report by McKinsey , 60 percent of Africans are engaged in subsistence farming. It makes up 23 percent of the...
1.58m in acute food insecurity in Angola: WFP
At least 1.58 million people are in acute food insecurity in south-western Angola, the World Food Programme (WFP) has announced in a situation report...
US academics design tool to guide African govts on subsidising farmers
One of the hardest decisions a government must make is who to support with the limited public funds at its disposal.
In recent years the...