Regenerative farming: Chickens help restore soil fertility
High-density grazing helped Angus McIntosh restore soil health, eliminate pests and diseases and double the feed conversion ratio of his
June 26, 2018
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Farm-Tech Expo Kenya kicks off in September
September will see key stakeholders, retailers, agents, service providers from across the agricultural value chain, and farmers, gather in Naivasha
June 20, 2018
Farmer profile: Growing beyond land reform in South Africa
Aggrey Mahanjana’s farm, Carnarvon Estates, is a rancher’s dream north of Queenstown in South Africa’s Eastern Cape Province. Aggrey engages
June 12, 2018
See Monosem’s precision planter in action at the Royal Show
Arend Langer from Monotec, which manufactures and distributes Monosem precision planters from South Africa’s Western Cape Province, demonstrates the Monosem
May 28, 2018
New app puts production guidelines in farmers’ hands
The aim of its new app is to put useful production information, solutions and guidelines on a variety of agricultural
May 28, 2018
Title deeds crucial for successful land reform
The longer the land reform process takes, the less successful it will be, says former Zimbabwean Minister of Finance Simba
May 18, 2018
Rift Valley fever confirmed in South Africa
Rift Valley fever (RVF) has been confirmed in South Africa’s (SA) Free State Province. SA’s Department of Agriculture, Forestry and
May 18, 2018
Farm management: Sound management gives a business the edge
What makes one farmer more successful than another? This can be debated endlessly, but in the end it all comes
May 10, 2018
Cattle production: The value of body condition scores
Farmers need to be proactive to make sure that cows are in top form before calving. Wilma den Hartigh explains
May 9, 2018
East Coast fever – vaccination to combat the enemy in Africa’s cattle herds
Driving its adapted mouthparts into the skin of its host the infected brown ear tick delivers a deadly injection as
May 4, 2018
Livestock production: How to establish forage crops and pastures
A number of factors should be taken into account when you draw up a fodder production plan that includes pastures.
May 4, 2018
Farm management: Strategy – key to reaching your goals
In today’s highly competitive farming environment strategic management of your farm is the key to prosperity. As farmer you should
May 3, 2018
SA farmer Cosmas Xaba investigates options in conservation agriculture
Cosmas Dumezweni Xaba (50) is a family man with a wife, 7 children and 1 grandchild. He retired from the
April 26, 2018
Foot and mouth outbreak in Zambia’s Central Province
Visitors to the Agritech Expo Zambia 2018 at Chisamba in Central Province entered a declared foot and mouth disease (FMD)
April 23, 2018
Agritech Expo Zambia 2018: Small-scale farmers and finding suitable markets
Kingsley Kachenjela, founded the popular Facebook group Small Scale Farmers (Farming as business) (397 000 followers) to provide farmers with
April 20, 2018
Mechanisation: Pointers for buying a tractor
Before buying a tractor, you should first decide what it is going to be used for and whether you should
April 20, 2018
Husband-and-wife team on their way to mega-farmer status
Mr. Alexander and mrs. Agatha Tendai Matuka may have started out as small-scale farmers in Zambia’s Central Province some years
April 16, 2018
Agritech Expo Zambia 2018: Cattle Wealth Management Firm talks livestock
Read an interview with Joel Chitambala, a Director at Cattle Wealth Management Firm, an innovative livestock management company and a
April 5, 2018
Agritech Expo Zambia 2018: PwC talks farming and financing
Read an interview with Andrew Chibuye, Partner, Risk Assurance Services, PwC Zambia, and a moderator of the roundtable on “Viable finance:
April 3, 2018
Data – the fertiliser that will feed Africa’s agricultural transformation
Everywhere we look, technology is being touted as the enabler of a new era of African agricultural prosperity. The exciting
April 3, 2018
Conservation agriculture builds a better life for Phumelele Hlongwane
Phumelele Thembisile Hlongwane is a mother of 6 from Ezibomvini village in the Bergville area of South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal Province.
March 29, 2018
Creativity helps Ugandan farmer bloom on 1 acre
It is believed that successful farming requires a lot of land, but Ugandan veterinarian and farmer Dr. Emma Naluyima believes
March 29, 2018
African Utility Week to focus on water solutions for Africa
The 18th annual, multi-award winning African Utility Week, taking place from 15 to 17 May in Cape Town, South Africa,
March 27, 2018
WHO issues listeriosis alert in 16 African nations
The deadly listeriosis outbreak in South Africa could potentially spread to 16 other African nations, says the World Health Organisation
March 22, 2018
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