Crops
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Tanzania: Kagera Sugar Hailed for Self-Sufficiency in Production
By Meddy Mulisa, Bukoba FORMER Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office (Investment) Angellah Kairuki has commended the Kagera Sugar Company Limited (KSL) ... -
Botswana: Bamb Spurs Farmers to Invest in Maize Production
Talana Farms — Botswana Agricultural Marketing Board (BAMB) chief executive officer Mr Leonard Morakaladi says opportunity abounds in maize grain production in Botswana. Speaking ... -
Zimbabwe: Sable Chemicals key to Pfumvudza
Minister Nzenza Zimbabwe’s sole producer of ammonium nitrate fertiliser, Sable Chemicals in Kwekwe, has a critical role to play under Government’s Pfumvudza programme and ... -
Tanzania: Tz Tops Africa in Hybrid Cashew Varieties
Image Source: Wikipedia TANZANIA is the first country in Africa to develop and cultivate hybrid cashew varieties, realising high yields to farmers. Principal Agriculture ... -
Zambia bans export of maize
Lusaka – Zambia has temporarily banned all exports of maize and maize meal with immediate effect until it secures at least a million tonnes ... -
How power shaped the ‘success story’ of genetically modified cotton in Burkina Faso
The West African nation of Burkina Faso was once the poster child for genetically modified (GM) crop advocates. Its 2008 adoption of GM cotton ... -
Chinese import volume of South African oranges shows no signs of decline in week 33
This is the time of year when many imported orange varieties enter the Chinese market. This includes oranges from South Africa, Egypt, the USA, ... -
VEGETABLE GARDENING FOR BEGINNERS
THE BASICS OF PLANTING AND GROWING A VEGETABLE GARDEN Ready to jump into gardening? It can be daunting at first, but gardening is an ... -
Tru-Cape thanks Eskom for uninterrupted power during peak picking season
Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing is the largest exporter of South African apples and pears and has almost completed its picking season on farms in Ceres, ... -
Two pears feature in Tru-Cape’s current promotional basket
Driving consumption of South Africa’s apple and pear crop is one of Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing, South Africa’s favourite apple and pear brand, and the ...
