Southern Mapping launches the new Verde Crop Analytics service for Africa Southern Mapping Company (SMC), a South African company who provides LiDAR, Hyperspectral, Thermal surveys and mapping, as well as satellite imagery and GIS services for a variety of sectors, has been appointed by Airbus to introduce the new Verde Crop Analytics system to agricultural […]
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VariousOrowet formulations are currently manufactured in South Africa. These products are easily biodegradable and therefore have a low impact on the environment and beneficial insect populations. Many growers have become used to the excellent wetting properties of WETCIT®, a registered surfactant. Many vegetables, wine grape and citrus growers especially are using the bio-pesticide Prev-Am® for […]
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FAO course catalogue: 1. Sustainable Development Goal indicators 2. Food and Nutrition Security Analysis and Policies 3. Monitoring, Evaluation and Impact Assessment 4. Communication and Capacity Development 5. Agricultural Risk Management and Resilience 6. Gender and Social Analysis 7. Child Labour and Youth 8. Climate Change, Adaptation and Mitigation 9. Responsible Governance of Tenure 10. […]
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Ultra-precision MIS: Management Information Systems in the agricultural sector Ultra-precision MIS is the next wave in the evolution of MIS processes and technologies, starting with the appropriate information technology architectural design, informed by and aligned to the enterprise business strategy. Sustainability of food supply is rapidly becoming a key focus of governments globally. Africa has […]
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MAYFIELD: Save a Fortune on your Fertilizer Costs Mayfield Enterprises began as a family business in 1983 on the KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, where a product was developed to provide an ergonomic and cost-effective knapsack fertilizer applicator for sugarcane crops. The applicator was quickly recognized as a device especially suited for the accurate and […]
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Flexipump – Simple Water Pumps The Flexipump is very easy to use to water pump – perfect for small scale irrigation. This simple, human-powered pump is designed to be very user-friendly. Both women and men find it easy to manage and it’s compatible with most crops. Weighing it at only 2.5kg, it’s simple to transport. […]
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Cage farming can protect Lake Victoria’s fish. But regulations need tightening Cage farming might be the next big thing in Kenya as catches reduce annually. Cage farming is but one of the alternatives to fishing. Lake Victoria’s fish stocks are struggling to keep up with demand. For instance, stocks and catches of Nile perch have […]
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Piket Implements by Carel Van Niekerk Engineering The Piket Implements Economy No-Till Maize Planter is designed for planting crops on smaller farms making use of tractor traction. It was designed to be used as a no-till planter, meaning that no soil tillage is required before planting. Seed and fertiliser are planted from a single row […]
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Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s announced in his Budget Speech that the Health Promotion Levy (HPL) – aka sugar tax – will be hiked from 2,1 cents to 2,21 cents per gram of sugar per 100ml (with the first four grams of sugar still exempted from taxation) on 1 April 2019, the first anniversary of its […]
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Signium Africa: Rooftop farms is the next big thing Signium Africa (previously Talent Africa) is a leading South Africa-based executive search and talent management company servicing sub-Saharan Africa. City-wide hydroponic rooftop farming co-operatives have the potential to become the next big thing in commercial agriculture. The prediction comes from Signium Africa, an executive search and […]
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