Agroforestry: Planting Environmental Sustainability and Economic Development
By Dr. Chris MacolooPlanting trees is one of the more effective ways to counter the effects of climate change. Numerous initiatives, some that entail...
Vodacom enables early childhood development centres to go green
Vodacom’s commitment to halving its environmental impact by 2025 remains a key priority. This pledge is being put into action in a new Vodacom...
The effects of COVID-19 on local food systems and rural livelihoods
As COVID-19 took hold in March 2020, the primary focus was on ensuring that people stayed healthy and safe from infection. However, it soon...
Kenya trains farmers in Kajiado County on value addition agriculture
Over 150 dairy farmers in Matasia town, Kajiado County in Kenya have received training on value addition agriculture.The training through the national government Agricultural...
Mozambique farmers bet on water-saving tools to produce more with less
Maria Sitoe is a happy farmer: this season she is expecting to harvest 3 tonnes of tomatos grown under drip irrigation. Sitoe is president...
Protecting reverse osmosis plants through water pre-treatment
Reverse Osmosis (RO) is a separation technique that is suitable for a wide range of applications, especially when salt and/or dissolved solids need to...
The potential of gene editing is vast, an African scientist says
Gene editing is making it easier for researchers to help local plants varieties adapt to changes in the local environments and provide better nutrition.This...
World leaders call for innovative solutions and urgent financing to address rural poverty in...
World leaders today called for urgent and innovative investments to help rural communities in the world’s poorest countries adapt to climate change. Speaking at...
Solar Training Centre launch at Takoradi Technical University
Takoradi Technical University (TTU) in Takoradi, Ghana yesterday held the international inauguration of its new Solar Power Training Centre, a permanent facility dedicated to...
TOMRA Food strengthens leadership team to sharpen focus on customers’ needs
TOMRA Food has strengthened its leadership team as part of a commitment to deliver even more effective sorting solutions and even more outstanding added...