Tanzania's confined field trials of genetic modified maize is showing promise. The crop has reportedly shown signs of withstanding stem borer and fall armyworm attacks this year, which marks 2 years ...
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By :William Gumede Giving communal land to individual households, rather than mostly corrupt traditional overseers, will unlock real value, energy and entrepreneurship. Zimbabwe's failed ...
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Mulching is the process of covering the soil surface around the plants in order to create favorable conditions for the crop growth. This may include moisture and soil conservation, temperature ...
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Climate change has set our planet on fire, millions are already feeling the impacts The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a report detailing progress and pathways to ...
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by Facet Engineering CEO, Colin Fairweather: The quality of harvested grain and seed is dependent on a few important factors, these include: the settings and capacity of the harvester, the moisture ...
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Intercropping has been receiving little to no acknowledgment at all from scientists. This is despite its practice being around for centuries by millions of farmers. It is also a system which has ...
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The Kenyan maize farmers are looking forward for a bumper harvest of 46m bags this season. The Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mwangi Kiunjuri, revealed this adding that the harvest would be a welcome ...
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The National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) is currently struggling to sell imported maize. The maize in question was imported under the subsidy program meant to cushion consumers from high flour ...
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Comment by Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural economist at FNB Agri-Business South Africa : Following a stellar performance in 2017, South Africa’s agriculture output shrank by massive 29.2% in the ...
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By Nita Karume : It often goes without saying that the prices of agricultural produce in dry seasons are often much higher than produce in the rainy seasons. This is because rain-fed agriculture ...
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