Boosting production of fresh produce - fruit and vegetables - by smallholder farmers could drastically reduce rural poverty in Zambia. So says the Indaba Agriculture Policy Research Institute (IAPRI). IAPRI found in research made available to africanfarming.com that the cultivation of a hectare or two of fresh produce increased income…
The launch of an agri-park, the first of five in the Gauteng province in South Africa, looks set to fast-track smallholder farmers in the region into the commercial stream. The agri-parks programme was set in motion in 2015, with a purpose to economically transform rural areas, provide communities with jobs,…
Zambians could pay a lot more for electricity as from July 2017, as the government seems set on phasing out energy subsidies. The Zambian minister of Finance, Felix Mutati, announced on Tuesday that new "cost reflective power tariffs" were on the cards. "Low tariffs have for a long time undermined…
A company is developing a new R 300-million (US$ 22-million) black empowerment in the Sundays River Valley in the Eastern Cape in South Africa. It could be the blueprint for future empowerment projects in the South African agricultural sector. The Sundays River Citrus Company (SRCC), harvesting 10% of South African…
Piglet and sow health will be key to your pig farming operation. Here are some basic signs to look out for. Check that the head, body and limbs of the piglets are all a normal shape. Healthy piglets move after they’ve been born. They struggle to free themselves from the…
