Cabbage farming is emerging as a reliable and profitable venture for smallholder and commercial farmers across Africa, supported by strong urban demand and relatively short production cycles. With increasing consumption in both fresh markets and the food service sector, cabbage offers farmers a steady income opportunity when managed effectively. Favourable Growing Conditions Cabbages perform best ...

Botswana has removed its restriction on fresh vegetable imports from South Africa, addressing challenges in meeting local demand through domestic production alone. The ban, initially implemented in 2022, was lifted in two stages: the first in December of the previous year and the second at the beginning of April. According to Dipepeneneng Serage, a deputy ...

Ban lifted on South Africa export of vegetables to Botswana Western Cape MEC for Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism, Dr Ivan Meyer, has welcomed the lifting of the ban on vegetable exports to Botswana. This is after the previous administration of Botswana, led by President Mokgweetsi Masisi, imposed a ban on South African produce to support domestic farmers and ...

Dealers of horticulture in Kenya will be required to get licenses to grow, handle, and sell fruits, vegetables, and flowers under a new Bill. The 2024 Horticultural Crops Authority Bill, sponsored by nominated MP Sabina Chege, mandates county governments to keep a list of all marketing agents, nursery dealers, planting material propagators, and mother block ...

Horticulture graduate student Gladys Wanja Njeri is breeding African Indigenous Vegetables with the goal of improving food security in her homeland of Kenya. Growing up in Kenya, Gladys Wanja Njeri was surrounded by agriculture. Her family’s livelihood depended on farming in their village in Nyeri County, where coffee was the main cash crop alongside maize, ...

South Africa, a key African exporter of vegetables including potatoes, tomatoes, onions, and carrots, witnessed a 7.6% decrease in vegetable export earnings in 2023, totaling $190 million, down from $206 million in 2022. This marks the lowest level in at least seven years, with a $17.2 million decrease from the previous five-year average of $207 ...

As the temperatures increase in spring, so do the possibilities when it comes to sowing seeds and planting vegetables. There is a plethora of vegetables that you can plant in April, both indoors and outdoors directly into the garden. In my years of growing vegetables, both professionally and on my plot at home, April is the ...

23 November 2023: As summer continues and food prices remain high, there is surely no better time to sustainably grow your own veggies, says Pratley Minerals Sales Manager Rudi Coetzee “More people are also turning to home-based vegetable gardening to promote sustainability and reduce their environmental footprint,” he adds. Home gardening reduces the need for ...