Lessons from banana farmer from western Uganda venturing into value addition to boost earnings
Tired of meager payments by middlemen, one farmer from western Uganda has opted to banana (locally known as matooke) value-addition as a way of...
Farmtrac Vryheid scores a hit with the MF Global series in the forestry sector...
When a local forestry client wanted a real workhorse to mulch leftover branches once trees had been harvested, it acquired a MF 6711 tractor...
Agritechnica on Tour in Japan – at Obihiro’s 35th International Agricultural Machinery Show
Delegations from Japan to attend Agritechnica to identify applicable solutions for home soil
(DLG). This week at the 35th International Agricultural Machinery Show, an agri-machinery...
Alternative drive systems for tractors
Electrical and hydrogen powertrains are just a few of the alternative drive systems finding their place in modern farming. One important reason for the...
Agricultural machinery, Italy’s two-speed market
Registration figures for the first five months of the year, presented today at the FederUnacoma general meeting in Varignana (Bologna), show a drop for...
Conceptainer’s TELLAP pallet-free bulk bags for safely handling food commodities, including nuts
Conceptainer - specialists in the design and local manufacture of labelling, packaging, transport and storage solutions – has developed solutions to protect product integrity...
Bosch Projects installs newly developed dimple tubes at sugar mills in KZN
Benefits of new Dimple Tube technology - developed by Bosch Projects to enhance production capacity of vacuum pans – can be seen in recent...
High load industrial bearing grease from SKF offers the best of both
SKF’s new LGNL 2 is a mineral oil-based, anhydrous calcium soap-thickened industrial bearing grease that is highly suited for high load applications.
The grease smartly...
Rwanda partners with Volkswagen to introduce locally assembled electric tractors for its farmers
The government of Rwanda has partnered with Volkswagen, a German motor vehicle manufacturer to introduce locally assembled electric tractors to enable its farmers boost...
Nampo is not just an event, it contributes to the success of agriculture
By Dawie Maree, Head of Information and Marketing at FNB Agriculture
Some people might think the agricultural industry is a struggling industry when you listen...