Vodacom reduces water usage by 75% through innovative conservation strategies
Vodacom reduces water usage by 75% through innovative conservation strategies Tuesday, 22 March - Today, on World Water Day<https://www.worldwaterday.org/>, Vodacom celebrates progress on its...
FoodChain Global expands into Africa and lists FOOD token on MEXC in its fight...
FoodChain Global, or FCG, a blockchain ecosystem focused on fighting global hunger through NFTs, P2E games, staking, and exclusive merchandise, partners with FoodForward SA, a...
Help needed for major new study on labour shortages and skills crisis in the...
A major new study will shed light on the labour and skills shortages responsible for the staffing crisis in the farming and horticultural industry.
Experts...
Agriculture is mutilated by weak ports
Farmers exporting fruit face poor service delivery, negligence and incompetence at South African ports. This results in producers suffering millions of rands in damage,...
Maputo residents turn to rice farming
Over 60 farmers in Matola near Maputo, Mozambique have taken to growing rice near, and the harvest provides each farmer with between four to...
African Development Bank Group approves $127 million package to open up eastern agricultural areas
On Wednesday in Abidjan, the African Development Bank Group approved funding of $127.8 million to Niger. The funds approved by the Board of Directors of...
Ugandan study reveals higher yields and pest resistance with Bt maize
African scientists have demonstrated that genetically modified Bt maize offers much higher yields and better pest resistance than conventional varieties — traits that could...
UNCTAD keeps Kenya’s small-scale female’s business afloat
Christine King’ola is a farmer who lives in Taveta town on the Kenya-Tanzania border and owns about two hectares of land, where she grows...
Rural African women embrace agroecology: FAO
The United Nations’ (UN) Food Agriculture Organisation (FAO) says at least a third of the world’s food is produced by smallholder farmers on less...
Rwanda achieves landmarks in the insect-based food and feed sector
Against a grand vision of mainstreaming edible insects as a way of achieving food security and economic growth, Rwanda has marked two major milestones:...