Pratley’s perfect horticultural growing medium
Grolite from Pratley, is a horticultural product that allows seedlings to germinate more effectively by maintaining enough moisture within the root zone. It also...
AGRA Unveils Initiative to Support Potato Value Chain in Kenya
In a move to increase potato productivity in Kenya, AGRA in collaboration with the National Potato Council of Kenya (NPCK), Egerton University, Kenya Agricultural...
Send your HIDDEN GEMS for training this Women’s Month
Every August, GREEN Solar Academy run a campaign called the HIDDEN GEMS Challenge designed to encourage more women to pursue careers in the solar industry. And...
Chinese water-saving, drought-resistant rice variety spells fortune for Zanzibar smallholder farmers
A new Chinese water-saving and drought-resistant rice variety which was introduced in Zanzibar early this year is already spelling fortune for a number of...
BASF partners with SNV to support drought-affected smallholder farmers in Northern Ethiopia
BASF, industry leader in a wide range of farm input portfolio continues its partnership with the Netherlands Development Organisation (SNV) under the Horti-LIFE project...
Major grant for British bio-input company will boost African agriculture
Providing sub-Saharan smallholders with a cost-effective alternative to expensive artificial nitrogen fertiliser has come a step closer for British agri-biotech company Legume Technology, following...
Agri-Innovation to Come Under the Spotlight at GPCA Agri-Nutrients Conference in September
The role of agri-innovation to enable food security and help to meet climate targets will come under the spotlight at the 14th annual edition...
Sustaining the agricultural engine in South Africa: business rescue and informal restructuring
By Tobie Jordaan, Partner, Bowmans South AfricaBusiness confidence in the agricultural sector in South Africa in the second quarter of 2024 was at its...
Drip irrigation Benefits and its Technical challenges
Drip irrigation is one of the most efficient water and nutrient delivery system for growing crops, it delivers water and nutrients directly to the...
Overcoming Severe Water Scarcity: A Moroccan Vision
By Yossef Ben-Meir MarrakechThe six consecutive years of drought in Morocco have been excruciating. The impact on the price of basic food items, such...