For a new farmer, sheep can be one of the most practical livestock enterprises to start on a relatively small scale. Sheep do not require the same amount of land, capital or infrastructure as cattle, yet they can provide meat, breeding stock, manure, skins and, in some production systems, milk. They can also fit well ...

By Brandon Moss AgriFocus Africa July 31, 2025 Pretoria—At the 2025 South African National Seed Organisation (SANSOR) Congress, agricultural scientists and policymakers converged to unveil a new frontier in precision breeding aimed at combating climate-induced crop failures. Leveraging genome editing, digital phenotyping, and AI-driven trait selection, researchers are developing maize and sorghum varieties that can ...