Horticulture
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IITA And CIMMYT Collaborate To Enhance Adoption Of Conservation Agriculture In Southern Africa
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) recently launched a project that aims to investigate ... -
Namibia harvests first commercial blueberries thanks to smart irrigation
July 2020 saw the commencement of Namibia’s first-ever commercial harvest of blueberries by local company Mashare Berries Farming (Pty) Ltd. The historic harvest took ... -
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 ... -
Syngenta appoints new global head of Flowers business
Michael Kester to retire after 42 years with Syngenta Mark Schermer appointed new global head of Syngenta Flowers Continued commitment to offer quality innovations ... -
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, ... -
Syngenta Flowers prepares a global launch of the first Virtual Tour
A unique digital trials exhibition Enkhuizen / Netherlands, May 27, 2020 – In week 25 Syngenta Flowers will launch the Virtual Tour, a unique ... -
Tru-Cape says it is ready to meet its commitments and protect its staff and customers during Covid-19
South Africa’s largest exporter of apples and pears, Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing, owned by Two-a-Day in the Elgin, Grabouw, Villiersdorp and Vyeboom valleys and Ceres ... -
‘Bringing the right balance between great genetics and commercial success’
Martijn Kuiper new Head of Product Management Syngenta Flowers Europe Syngenta Flowers announces the appointment of Martijn Kuiper (MBA) as new Head of Product ... -
Revolutionise food production system or face mass deforestation, scientists warn
Unless land management strategies are overhauled to reduce the gap between forestry and agriculture, it will be impossible to feed and nourish the human ...
