Monsanto, a multinational agricultural and biotechnology company, has launched a pest resistant maize seed called DK777 on the Zambian market. The company has also buttressed the product with insurance for compensation in the event of failure due to natural causes. “This is a crop pest resilient seed that is aimed…
Monsanto SA is dedication to inclusive growth and transforming South African agriculture by empowering communities and supporting agricultural education, they said in a recent press release. Monsanto launched the “imbewu” empowerment programme on August 4 and hopes to contribute to South Africa’s inclusive growth. Monsanto created the programme in 2016…
The International Association of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ) annual congress is underway with South Africa as host. Influential speakers addressed journalists yesterday. Here is a summary of their comments: Africa is not only a continent of bad news, but is also known for its ability and talent to produce food, says…
Fall armyworm is here to stay and is an extra plague grain and other producers will have to deal with in future, says Kobus Steenekamp, managing director of Monsanto. Steenekamp spoke to South African farmers at a technology day in Bethal, Mpumalanga, hosted by the company. He says the worm…
Good news for South African maize producers who planted the YieldGard Bt-maize with the seed company Monsanto’s MON89034 technology, is that it provides protection against fall armyworm. Kobus Steenekamp, managing director of Monsanto SA, says the protection was confirmed by Prof. Johnnie van den Berg, entomologist at the North West…
Smallholder farmers in the Eastern Cape were introduced to advanced seed varieties of the WEMA-Tela(Bt) project at a farmers’ day near Willowvale, organised by the Agricultural Research Council in collaboration with the Eastern Cape Department of Rural Development and Agrarian Reform. Theses varieties from the Water Efficient Maize for Africa…
Quality is king, says tomato farmer, Jimmy Manjanja, of JM Farming Enterprize in Mwembeshi, west of Lusaka. On his farm, about 40 km from the capital, he has learned to produce top quality tomatoes all year round with precious little water. Jasper Raats visited Jimmy. Every 6 to 8 weeks…
