Agriculture is Africa’s untapped competitive advantage
Primarily, food is the most important commodity to man. There is no scientific innovation that has since diminished the need for primary consumption of food...
Author : Brenna
Farmers Edge Announces New Automated Hail Detection and Reporting Technology for Growers and Insurance Professionals
Farmers Edge ™, a global leader in digital agriculture, today announced a new severe weather detection, notification, and reporting tool. Available through FarmCommand®, a comprehensive digital...
THIS FUTURISTIC VEHICLE DESIGN FACILITATES IRRIGATION, AGRICULTURE AND EDUCATION
Well, 2020 is getting really annoying by the day so I am going to look towards the future. Since I am always told to focus...
CIBO Adds Former Venmo COO Michael Vaughan and Agriculture Leader Michael Toelle to Board of Directors
CIBO, the only technology company that empowers an individual to evaluate land using science-based, parcel-level insights on a national scale, announced today the appointment of two...
How Technology in Agriculture Can Increase Production and Reduce Pollution
A third of the earth’s area is already unfit for growing crops. Earth-friendly agriculture which refers to the proper use of land, water, labour, diversity,...
RMB named as financial adviser for SA’s Land Bank
The biggest lender to South African farmers appointed Rand Merchant Bank as financial adviser after it missed a loan repayment that triggered a cross default...
Food For Mzansi sees record levels of online news readership
With a record readership approaching a million users, news startup Food For Mzansi has cemented its position as South Africa’s leading digital agricultural and lifestyle...
Why Covid-19 is likely to wreak havoc on African agriculture
frican countries have, so far, been mostly spared from large outbreaks of Covid-19, but many are bracing for potentially deadly impacts on their food supplies...
What African farmers and processors say about the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns
Farmers and other key stakeholders in Nigeria, Mali, Niger, Ghana, Burkina Faso and Senegal speak up about how the COVID-19 outbreak is affecting them and...