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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, ...
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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 the drivers and barriers to adoption of Conservation Agriculture (CA) in southern Africa and to develop strategies for achieving adoption and impact at scale. The project, Understanding and Enhancing Adoption of ...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 place on a 20ha development located close to the Okavango River between Mashare and Mupapama villages in Kavango East, northern Namibia. Blueberries reach maturity and ripen at different stages on the ...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 delivery performance Continued commitment to offer quality innovations to the market Enkhuizen, Netherlands, July 15, 2020 – Today, ...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 declining at a rate of about four per cent per year. Globally, insects are vanishing at a rate of about nine per cent per decade. This is distressing for nature lovers. ...
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