Author: Brandon Moss
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BMG installs variable speed drives on farms for improved efficiencies and energy-savings
BMG’s Boer Slim/Smart-Farming agricultural team works closely with farmers throughout Southern Africa, assisting them with the selection, installation and operation of new electromechanical systems. ... -
South Africa: R14.4 Billion Allocated to Agriculture, Rural Development
An amount of R14.4 billion has been allocated to the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) for the 2020/2021 financial year. ... -
Smart irrigation design proves pivotal in Namibia’s first successful blueberry harvest
MASHARE (Namibia) – 23 July 2020 saw the commencement of Namibia’s first-ever commercial harvest of blueberries by local company Mashare Berries Farming (Pty) Ltd. ... -
Africa’s distributed renewable energy sector still dominated by foreign players
The distributed renewable energy sector in Africa has grown rapidly since 2013, but it has so far failed to include locally-owned companies and initiatives. ... -
Malawi’s former leader gained from Zimbabwe farm scheme – report
Image: 123RF/Igor Stevanovic The controversial farm mechanisation programme’s $200m debt is now being passed on to Zimbabwean taxpayers. Zimbabwe gave Malawi’s late former president Bingu ... -
Urban farming: Is it financially and spatially feasible?
The term ‘urban farming’ paints a picture of city dwellers attempting to grow their own food in their backyard vegetable gardens, investing large amounts ... -
Botswana: Agriculture Ministry to Regroup Pickets Into Mini Camps
Gaborone — Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food Security is aiming to regroup veterinary pickets into mini camps consisting of a maximum of four ... -
Syngenta Flowers strengthens European leadership team
Supply Chain at the core of the organization, with broad scope in activities to bring quality Operations to become separate function, with focus on ... -
Smaller farmer’s fields can reduce biodiversity loss and increase wild plants, birds, beetles and bats
Around the world, biodiversity is dropping precipitously. In North America, about three billion birds have been lost over recent decades and amphibian populations are ... -
Eating just eight apples or pears a month shown to reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease.
An April 2020 study, the results of which have been widely published globally, and locally by The Times, stresses the value of eating more foods rich ...
