A quick Internet search of the term ‘vertical farming’ produces images of seemingly futuristic buildings housing an abundance of luxuriant plant life. While these...
Most processes in agriculture use chemical intervention either to boost plant or animal production, or to prevent or treat diseases. Whilst such chemicals may...
However, Reuters reported that this criticism was “a bit thorny” as the Phase One trade deal between the two countries was still in place.
In 2020, the...
Jacto’s self-propelled sprayers allow farmers to reduce fuel and agrochemical application costs, as well as minimise crop damage.
It is estimated that by 2050 there...
Christo van der Rheede, executive director of Agri SA, told Farmer’s Weekly that the only way to guarantee food security in South Africa would be through...
African countries have made remarkable investments to keep their economies afloat and protect the lives and livelihoods of their people over the past year,...
COVID-19’s arrival in Africa has exacerbated pre-existing major challenges to the continent’s food production and nutrition security.
These include droughts, floods, extreme temperatures, outbreaks of...
