1 December 2022: Preparing and cultivating the soil to achieve the highest possible yield depends on choosing the correct tillage system. “The key to a successful harvest is good preparation. Eliminating soil compaction is vital, as is preparing a fine, level, weatherproof seedbed as a sound soil structure for optimal growth,” explains Jupidex Marketing Coordinator ...

Nedbank heartily congratulates its client, Dean Biggs of Suiderland Farm in the Tsitsikamma area in the Eastern Cape, for winning the Milk Producers Organisation (MPO) Nedbank Stewardship Award 2022 at a ceremony held in Pretoria last night. The highly respected award recognises dairy farmers who are excellent stewards of their farming enterprises. Stewardship addresses sustainability ...

Nairobi, December 01, 2022 —African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) is pleased to announce the selection of 50 African mid-career women as Fellows in the first cohort of its newest two-year career development program. Inspired by the flagship AWARD Fellowship Model, the Gender Responsive Agriculture Systems Policy (GRASP) Fellowship, aims to grow a ...

Another cashew processing factory will shortly begin operations in the northern province of Nampula, bringing the total number in the country to 12. Deputy Agriculture Minister Olegario Banze made this announcement on 23 November in Nassaruma, in the Nampula district of Meconta, where he launched the 2022-2023 cashew marketing campaign which is expected to earn ...

By Gabriel Ewepu As food prices remain unabated across the country President Muhammadu Buhari, Tuesday, launched $575 million Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project, RAAMP, to provide roads for farmers and boost rural economy Buhari who was represented by the Governor of Borno State, Prof Babagana Zulum, in his speech vowed to leave no Nigeria ...

By Kingsley Asare Yara Ghana, a leading fertilizer solutions provider in the country, has launched a programme to reward retailers of the company’s products. Dubbed YaraConnect, it is a retailer-facing mobile application that aims to establish retailer loyalty in the smallholder farmers’ ecosystem by connecting Yara with its retailers. The reward-based loyalty programme, is also ...

By Mary Izuaka The report found that the average price of a 1kg onion bulb rose year-on-year by 32.6 per cent to N405.72 in the review month and by 2.2 per cent between September and October. The average price of a number of selected food items in the country soared in October, according to the ...

By Gilbert Ekugbe The Consultative Group for International Agriculture Research (CGIAR), has announced that its current Board Member, Ms. Lindiwe Majele Sibanda, would succeed Mr. Marco Ferroni as the group’s system board chair. This followed Ferroni’s decision to retire and step down from his position as CGIAR after five years of service on December 31, ...