Crops
Crop farming in Africa is a major economic activity, providing food security and employment for millions. The continent cultivates a diverse range of crops, and despite Africa’s vast agricultural potential, challenges such as climate change, soil degradation, and limited access to modern farming techniques affect productivity.
Eight golden rules for success with regenerative agriculture
The regenerative agriculture conference in Reitz discussed this agricultural practice in-depth.
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Grain spraying with drones ‘works like a bomb’
A farmer makes another plan, using drones to spray pests now that the fields are too wet to send in...
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Vegetable production: Potato bacterial diseases
We look at the bacterial pathogens that can cause disease in potato plants and tubers.
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Vegetable production: Controlling potato pests
Learning how to identify insect potato pests helps us to decide on a course of treatment. Taking a close look...
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Marketing tips: Transporting fresh produce
If planned badly, transport for fresh produce is expensive, but used properly it can become cost-effective. There are 3 factors...
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Marketing tips: Understand the basic functions of fresh produce packaging
Packaging is expensive, but it’s important if you are to achieve top prices for your fresh produce. The cost of...
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Crop production: Sorghum can play a stabilising role
Here are some production tips for grain sorghum. Grain sorghum must be planted shallow, especially on heavy soils. Place the...
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Crop production: Better profits by understanding wheat
Wheat undergoes various stages before it reaches maturity. Farmers need to know what these stages are if production is to...
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Crop production: An introduction to producing wheat
Wheat can be produced under varied climatic and soil conditions. The reason is the diverse genetic material available in the form...
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Crop production: Consider the carob
Until recently, only a few livestock farmers have used pods from the carob tree to feed their stock, but agricultural...
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