6 Reasons Why You Should Raise Grasscutters or Cane Rats by Akinbobola A. May I introduce you to the Grasscutter, Giant Rat or Cane Rat, a micro-livestock animal that many people don’t know has a lot of money-making potential. The scientific name for the Cane Rat or Grasscutter is Thryonomys swinderianus. In this article, […]
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Snail Farming StartUp Guide BY MAXIPHARO, agriincome.com Snail farming in Nigeria has become an important economic activity, recently there has been an effort to increase animal protein production. This has brought snail farming in Nigeria to the limelight. Generally, snail farming in Nigeria is widely accepted nationwide due to its low start-up capital, the meat is […]
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PIG FARMING: How this Business is Changing Lives in Africa and Everything You Need to Start Your Own
PIG FARMING: How this Business is Changing Lives in Africa and Everything You Need to Start Your Own Interested in the pig farming business in Africa? You’re about to learn a few things that will blow your mind. It may surprise you to know that pork (pig meat) is the most widely consumed meat […]
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So, you want to start a food company? An easy guide for Food Entrepreneurs BY Larry Dolley This manual was brought about by two events, one being a similar but more concise document from Campden BRI (2013) and a push from a stalwart of the food industry (Mr Nick Starke). As luck would have it, […]
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R2m investment helps Yebo Fresh expand township food distribution Cape Town-based Yebo Fresh has attracted international interest from the Scheinberg Relief Fund, which has contributed R2m to the online grocery delivery startup to help it expand its distribution capacity and food relief efforts in disadvantaged communities. The Scheinberg Relief Fund is a $50m philanthropic fund […]
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Mechanisation Requirement For Rice Production In South Africa By Dr Tingmin Yu ARC-Agricultural Engineering Feasibility of Mechanised Rice Production The application of modern crop cultivation techniques, including mechanisation has been key to improving agricultural productivity significantly. In the context of commercialising rice production, mechanisation has been playing a critical role across the whole production […]
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The Importance Of Grain Cleaning By: Colin Fairweather, CEO, Facet Engineering Harvested grain is usually fairly clean. Usually being the operative word, as this is dependent on a number of critical factors; the correct settings and capacity being used, the grain being dry, no heat damage taking place and kernels not being broken during the […]
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The Scenario Of Young Entrepreneurs In Africa BY: EVAN-LEE COURIE Since its inception in late 2018, the Scenarios for Young African Entrepreneurs project has theorised about what the future might hold for very young (15 to 25-year-old) entrepreneurs in Africa. Leveraging the tool of scenario planning, it explored how entrepreneurship can offer innovative alternatives to drive […]
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Nespresso Introduces New Ugandan Coffee Through Reviving Origins Programme Nespresso has introduced Amaha awe Uganda, ‘Hope of Uganda’, a new and seasonal coffee from the Rwenzori Mountains of Uganda made possible through the company’s Reviving Origins programme. Launched in 2019, the Reviving Origins programme aims to restore coffee production in regions where it is […]
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Farmers in Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia Adopt Agriculture Technologies to Improve Yield, Efficiency
Farmers in Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia Adopt Agriculture Technologies to Improve Yield, Efficiency LILONGWE, March 2, 2020 – For the past three years, Aubrey Kabudula, a farmer from Maseya Village, has been growing rice, maize and beans using alternate furrow irrigation. With this technique—where half of the plant root is irrigated while the other half is in dry soil—he […]
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