4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (560+ words) Young people are set to play a defining role in the future of animal and aquatic food systems, but unlocking their potential will require more than simply encouraging them to enter agriculture, livestock or fisheries. They will need skills, access…...

4+ hour, 42+ min ago   (795+ words) Christopher Burke Senior Advisor, WMC Africa This is especially important in economies shaped by commodity dependence, where a country derives more than 60 per cent of its merchandise export earnings from primary agricultural, mineral or energy commodities. Such concentration increases exposure…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (292+ words) By Luc Henry, Business Area Head of Syngenta South Africa Food safety and food security are often mentioned together, yet they refer to two distinct but closely connected challenges. Food safety ensures that food is free from contamination, harmful residues…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (512+ words) Farmers Review Africa Rittergut Gestorf near Hanover, Germany – Co-located with PotatoEurope – Organizer is DLG – New international platform for professional sugar beet production – Nearly 300 exhibitors from the sugar beet and potato sectors – Soil health, robotics, precision farming and digitalisation in focus…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (818+ words) In the rolling landscapes of Kenya’s Kiambu and Makueni counties, fruit trees are doing far more than producing harvests. They are restoring degraded landscapes, strengthening household incomes, empowering women and youth, and offering farmers new opportunities to adapt to climate…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (763+ words) Long before Dipeolwana Farm produced thousands of kilograms of beef each month, there was a young boy watching his father make impossible choices. Tumelo Lekalakala’s father never owned more than 50 cattle. He had only a primary school education, yet he…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (438+ words) This regional approach strengthens Tanzania’s livestock sector commercially, emphasizing that livestock must be more than a side activity to meet market demands for quality, scale, and consistency. The expo highlights the need for robust farm systems to support production before…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (277+ words) Scientists have called for a fundamental shift in global crop development, arguing that future breeding programmes must simultaneously improve crop yields, nutritional quality and resilience to climate change if the world is to overcome hunger and malnutrition. While these efforts…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (427+ words) A chemical and power free Australian water treatment system is helping food producers around the world boost yields, improve quality and keep production on track by solving water problems such as salinity, iron, corrosion and calcium-scale. Australian company DELTAwater solutions…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (439+ words) Farmers Review Africa Across South Africa, farmers shoulder the responsibility of managing land sustainably while maintaining food production in a changing climate. Soil degradation, declining organic matter, water scarcity and extreme weather are placing unprecedented pressure on agricultural systems., farmers…...