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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Community forestry can work but plans in the DRC show what’s missing The Congo river basin spans six central African countries: Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea and the Republic of Congo. It is known as “Africa’s lung” because it hosts the world’s second-largest tropical forest. It covers an area of […]
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Perspectives on the Latest African Aquaculture Statistics By Aquaculture Innovations Global aquaculture production is soaring with more seafood farmed each year since 2013 than is harvested from the wild (Figure 1). In 2018 the aquaculture industry produced in excess of 114 million tons of aquaculture products globally, valued at more than $263bn! A massive […]
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Milling and Winning with the MM1500 Mill by Maize Master Whether you want to buy a mill to add value to an existing operation or start a completely new business – Maize Master can assist in all your milling needs. The MM1500 mill by Maize Master has an input of 1.5-tonne maize and produces grits. Yellow and […]
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Tanzania to Introduce New Grape Varieties to Boost Wine Production by Xinhua The Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute (TARI) said on Sunday plans were afoot to introduce 13 new grape varieties from South Africa to boost production of wine in the country. “The new grape varieties will also improve the country’s production of grapes,” said Cornel […]
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