Students begin studies in Africa’s first-ever junior management agribusiness training program
The AGCO Agribusiness Qualification students
NAIROBI, Kenya, March 8, 2018 AGCO a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment, and its partners celebrated the launch...
Holistic approach needed to address water crisis in Western Cape
“The current water crisis in the Western Cape has highlighted serious problems with South Africa’s approach to water management and finding viable solutions,” says...
Land reform in south Africa a burning issue-Agri SA
Dan Kriek, Agri SA’s President
South Africa-Agri SA fully understands the need for land reform and the frustration with the apparent slow progress and is...
Global cereal output heading for a record
Following a better-than-expected harvest, the 2017/2018 marketing season should end with record inventory levels for wheat and maize. According to FAO's new Cereal Supply...
Climate change threaten Zimbabwe’s food security
Nqobile Bhebhe, Zimbabwe
The British Department for International Development (DFID) estimates that by 2050, climate change would have reduced Zimbabwe agricultural sector productivity by five...
WaterGuard – a liquid blanket to save water.
WaterGuard is a unique, clear liquid which spreads across the surface of a water body forming a very thin film to reduce evaporation. The...
Burundi’s Maize Market Through the Eyes of a South African
By: Wandile Sihlobo
Remember the public outcry in 2016 when news came out that some greedy Zambian businessmen were smuggling maize meal to Burundi in...
KCM plc announces partnership to implement scalable agribusiness alongside its copper mining operations in...
One possible site for the Agri Development”
Konkola Copper Mines plc (“KCM”), a subsidiary of Vedanta Resources plc, has joined forces with AFGRI Agri Services,...
Day Zero only paints half the picture
Dawie Marre
South Africa is in the grips of a water shortage that is reaching a critical stage, though much is said about the looming...
Shift to small grain production
Nqobile Bhebhe,Zimbabwe
Government officials in Zimbabwe are queuing up and calling on farmers to urgently shift to small grain production against the backdrop of impending...