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Irrigation system built in two weeks saves sugar beans planting

By the time Johan Abrie, managing partner at Sampada-Agri, knocked on Agrico Nylstroom’s door for a new irrigation system for sugar beans, the window...

Award-winning farmer’s diversification strategy yields success

JJ de Nysschen, the 2023 Agri Limpopo and Toyota Young Farmer of the Year, grew up in a farming family and believes this was...

What feedlots expect in the ideal weaner

The age of weaners earmarked for a feedlot is one of the most decisive selection criteria for the industry, according to Lynette van Rooyen,...

NAMPO aims to connect farmers and visitors again

With technology already playing an important role in the South African agriculture sector, the theme for NAMPO 2024, ‘Agriculture in a Digital Age’, is...

Five Agricultural businesses you can do in 2024

It would be gratifying to see more youth venture into agriculture. Nigeria is a country blessed with many natural resources that need to be...

Fertilisers will not fix Africa’s food crisis

The world is facing an unprecedented food crisis, worsened by the Covid-19 pandemic, Russia’s war against Ukraine, and worsening climate conditions. Africa is particularly...

Boost For Weiwei Irrigation Scheme Farmers As KVDA Issues Farm Machinery

Farmers from the Weiwei irrigation scheme in the semi-arid areas of Sigor constituency, Pokot Central Sub County, stand a high chance of lifting themselves...

AI is improving Africa’s harvests

Romaric Nebnoma Tiendrebeogo and fellow farmers across Africa are witnessing notable improvements in crop production, courtesy of innovative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. Through a smartphone...

Unlocking Nigeria’s agricultural potential: A pathway to food security for Africa

Malala Yousafzai once remarked, “One book, one pen, one child, and one teacher can change the world.” In a similar vein of transformative potential,...

African scientists challenge activist claims that crop biotechnology revolution spreading across Africa threatens continent’s plant biodiversity

Do genetically modified (GM) pose a threat to the Africa’s plant biodiversity? That’s the claim by many of the leaders of ideologically opposed to GMOs...

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