Horticulture
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Zimbabwe: Sunflower Farming to Become Mandatory
By Nqobile Tshili Bulawayo Bureau All communal farmers will soon be required to venture into sunflower farming as it seeks to substitute US$200 million ... -
A surge in fertilizers prices fuel food crisis in Africa
FILE PHOTO: A rice farm in Nigeria. /Xinhua By David Ochieng Mbewa An increase in world fertilizer prices is adding to worries about food ... -
How Kenya can fix the potato value chain
A potato trader at Eldoret Market in Uasin Gishu county on August 2, 2021. [Christopher Kipsang, Standard] By Dominic Omondi The furore that was ... -
Should we start rethinking urban agriculture and food provisioning?
With rising global environmental effects and food production and consumption security challenges, establishing sustainable and resilient food systems will necessitate innovative methods, technologies, techniques, ... -
Rwanda: How Training Is Helping Women Farmers Grow
By JohnPaul Sesonga A rural women’s initiative, backed by the World Food Programme and its partners, is empowering smallholder farmers In sub-Saharan Africa, more ... -
Africa Takes Inspiration From Chinain Reforestation
China’s experience in reforestation and fighting desertification has injected lots of inspiration into Africa, which needs to curb the alarming expansion of the Sahara ... -
The advantages of Perlite in cannabis farming
5 October 2021: The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development has unveiled a masterplan to industrialise and commercialise the R28 billion cannabis ... -
South Africa: Western Cape Agriculture Distributes Indigenous Trees to Restore Ecological Infrastructure
Yesterday, the Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Dr Ivan Meyer, donated indigenous trees to various organizations during the Western Department of Agriculture’s (WCDoA’s) annual ... -
Taking sustainability beyond profitability by Husqvarna South Africa’s managing director, Pieter Smuts
As one of the world’s leading producers of forest, park and garden products, Husqvarna sees sustainability as both a tool in its own arsenal ... -
Zimbabwean government invites contractors to boost agricultural production
The Zimbabwean government is inviting agribusinesses and private players who depend on raw materials from the agriculture sector to enter into production and marketing ...
