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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 of grain for national food security, Agriculture Minister ... -
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 for smallholder farmers was hailed as an example ... -
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, and Australia. The South African oranges have a ... -
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 incredibly rewarding hobby to get into. Our Vegetable ... -
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, the greater Grabouw region and in the Langkloof. ... -
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 largest exporter of the county’s pome (deciduous fruit ...
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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 of grain for national food security, ...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 for smallholder farmers was hailed as ...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, and Australia. The South African oranges ...
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For sustainable agriculture in West Africa, let’s leave our echo chambers
Regional governments are supporting agroecology with one hand and business as usual with the other. ustainable agriculture is growing fast in West Africa, and the transition ...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 the drivers ...Simplicity key to successful goat farming
By; Garrick BattenGarrick Batten on why there should be more farmed goats. One answer to why there are not more farmed goats is that modern commercial management ...New farming concept offers Zimbabwean farmers higher yields
Locals prepare land for the farming season in Seke District, Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe, Sept. 17, 2020. (Xinhua/Tafara Mugwara) Reeling from the adverse effects of climate change ...BMG LAUNCHES A NEW USER-FRIENDLY B2B ONLINE SHOPPING PLATFORM
Hot-off-the-press news from BMG is the launch this month (September 2020) of the company’s new online shopping platform – BMG Online – which makes doing business ...SA: Local poultry production shows moderate growth
The production of South African poultry increased by 5% in the first eight months of 2020 when compared to the same period last year. “This is ...Compac overcomes challenges of pandemic to deliver full satisfaction
and a successful cherry season to customers in Turkey and Uzbekistan Auckland, New Zealand, 15 September 2020 – Compac, part of the TOMRA Food family, and ...Two-a-Day wins the Grabouw Jerusalema challenge
Grabouw fruit packer and storage facility, Two-a-Day, a shareholder of Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing, the largest exporter of South African apples and pears, has won the Grabouw ...COVID-19 and the AGRF 2020 Summit: A chance to act decisively on food insecurity in Africa
A man inspects tobacco leaves as buyers and traders wear face masks to trade on the first day of the 2020 tobacco selling season at the ...Urban growth in Africa providing new opportunities for agriculture: report
Rapid urban growth in Africa is providing new opportunities for the continent to transform its agricultural advantages into businesses, according to a new report published Wednesday. ...Agriculture under the spotlight
8 September 2020 Wednesday 9 September sees the opening of the four-day, agriculture focused conference, that will be broadcast on the digital TV channel, AgriXtra. Registration ...Gates Global eCrimp App Leads a Host of Advances Across Hydraulics Product Range
LUXEMBOURG CITY, September 2020 — Gates (NYSE: GTES), a leading global provider of fluid power and power transmission solutions, recently added a universal mobile app to ...
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