Author: Brandon Moss
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Tap digital solutions to transform Africa’s agriculture
Despite digital technologies in African, agriculture is worth $2.6bn and reaching over 33 million registered users, its benefits can only be realised if policymakers ... -
Getting started with dairy goats: practical tips from a farmer
Three years ago, WA Hugo started farming dairy goats on 8ha just outside Lambert’s Bay. Today, he has a herd of 150 goats and ... -
‘Not a good year for SA’s agricultural machinery market’
A combination of “unsurprising” factors was creating negative sentiment among buyers, which resulted in the market for tractors and combine harvesters in South Africa ... -
Malawi:Disease resistant potato seeds launched in Dedza
In an effort to combat diseases which have been hampering potato yields for the past two years in Dedza, International Potato Centre (CIP) recently ... -
International, pan-African organisations commit to collaboration on blue economy
Fishing, aquaculture, shipping, ports, energy and finance industries all came under the spotlight at the second Africa Blue Economy Forum (ABEF2019) held in Tunis, ... -
DELOITTE: Agriculture in Africa, what does the future look like?
The importance of agricultural growth in Africa is highlighted during the upcoming World Food Day on 16th October that focuses on raising awareness of ... -
China’s pig farmers plan to produce mega hog-farms to meet demands of world’s biggest pork market
At least eight companies plan to produce around 17 million pigs annually in the sparsely populated region of north-east China China’s largest pig farming companies and new entrants ... -
Irish farmers to create seaweed eating ‘supercows’ in bid to fight climate change
Change of diet could reduce methane emissions by 99%, researchers claim Could seaweed eating supercows help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and save the world ... -
World’s food supply ‘under threat’ from increasing loss of biodiversity, warns UN report
Plants, animals and micro-organisms crucial to indirectly upholding the human diet are dying out, study shows the world’s food supplies are increasingly under threat ... -
South Africa: Pharmaceuticals and Industrial Chemicals Found in Fish Caught Off Cape Town’s Coast
By Steve Kretzmann The ocean around Cape Town is so polluted that pharmaceutical and industrial chemical compounds are accumulating in the flesh of fish ...
