Category : Crops

$5 Million AI Initiative Targets Climate-Resilient Crops for Africa’s Smallholder Farmers

BrennaFebruary 5, 2026

by BrennaFebruary 5, 202601482

Heritable Agriculture Inc., an AI-driven crop improvement company originating from Google X, has secured a $4.98 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation...

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From Lab to Soil: How Biostimulants Are Transforming South African Agriculture

BrennaDecember 11, 2025

by BrennaDecember 11, 202501574

With farmers facing intensifying pressure from climate variability, declining soil health, and rising production costs, biostimulants are increasingly recognised as a key tool for building...

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Extreme Weather Protection Systems Transform High-Value Crop Production in Southern Africa

BrennaNovember 17, 2025

by BrennaNovember 17, 202501856

With extreme weather events intensifying across Southern Africa, traditional crop protection methods are increasingly failing to safeguard high-value crops such as orchards and vineyards. Shelanti...

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Sakata: Growing a Sustainable Future for Africa

BrennaNovember 3, 2025November 3, 2025

by BrennaNovember 3, 2025November 3, 202502879

Sakata’s founder, Takeo Sakata, established the Sakata Seed Corporation of Yokohama, Japan, in 1913, producing high quality seeds for Japan’s commercial market. More than a...

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Self-Sufficient Farming Through Irrigation

BrennaOctober 31, 2025

by BrennaOctober 31, 202503422

One of the main benefits of irrigation is the ability to produce crops consistently, regardless of fluctuating weather patterns. For PE Loubser Boerdery, located just...

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Roadway Farms: Building a Sustainable Future in Vegetable Farming

BrennaOctober 31, 2025

by BrennaOctober 31, 202503285

Roadway Farms, located in Albert Falls near Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, is implementing a model designed to keep the family farm financially viable and sustainable for the...

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AI in Agriculture Market to Reach USD 18.48 Billion by 2033

BrennaAugust 26, 2025

by BrennaAugust 26, 202503802

Agriculture has always been a sector shaped by adaptation—moving from traditional observation of seasons and soil to the mechanization and digital tools of the modern...

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Gene Editing Tech Crucial for Grain Farmers’ Survival in Next Decade

BrennaAugust 18, 2025August 18, 2025

by BrennaAugust 18, 2025August 18, 202504440

Falling grain prices and rising input costs will squeeze farmers’ profit margins over the next decade, leaving technology adoption as the only sustainable path to...

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Reviving Indigenous Crops to Boost Farmer Livelihoods and Nutrition in South Africa

BrennaAugust 12, 2025

by BrennaAugust 12, 202504006

For Siphiwe Sithole, founder of African Marmalade, food is more than sustenance—it’s heritage. Since 2015, she has worked to reconnect South Africans with indigenous crops,...

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From Plague to Profit: How African Farmers Are Turning Locust Swarms Into Protein Gold

BrennaAugust 11, 2025

by BrennaAugust 11, 202504303

For centuries, locust swarms have been the stuff of nightmares for African farmers — capable of stripping fields bare in hours. But now, a growing...

President Dr Patrick Herminie Chairs Third Presidential Economic Advisory Council Meeting on Agriculture, Food Security and National Resilience July 8, 2026
Download logoThe President of the Republic, Dr Patrick Herminie, today chaired the third meeting of the Presidential Economic Advisory Council at State House, continuing the Council's strategic deliberations on the future of agriculture and its role in strengthening Seychelles' food security, economic resilience and national well-being. The meeting built on the Council's previous discussions, with […]
In Southern Benin, mangroves are making a comeback thanks to community-led action July 7, 2026
Along the lagoon shores of southern Benin, a scene that was once commonplace has become exceptional. “Recently, a resident entered a mangrove ecosystem to cut down mangrove trees, as people used to do in the past. But the site had already been declared sacred…,” recalls Luc Mouvi, President of the Ahémé Community Biodiversity Conservation Area […]
Review of the Regional Food Security Storage Strategy: Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Consulted With Farmers’ Organisations in Dakar, Senegal July 3, 2026
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), through the Regional Agency for Agriculture and Food (RAAF) and in collaboration with the Permanent Inter-State Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel (CILSS) and the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA), brought together organisations of farmers, as well as their regional networks, in Dakar from […]

Category : Crops

$5 Million AI Initiative Targets Climate-Resilient Crops for Africa’s Smallholder Farmers

From Lab to Soil: How Biostimulants Are Transforming South African Agriculture

Extreme Weather Protection Systems Transform High-Value Crop Production in Southern Africa

Sakata: Growing a Sustainable Future for Africa

Self-Sufficient Farming Through Irrigation

Roadway Farms: Building a Sustainable Future in Vegetable Farming

AI in Agriculture Market to Reach USD 18.48 Billion by 2033

Gene Editing Tech Crucial for Grain Farmers’ Survival in Next Decade

Reviving Indigenous Crops to Boost Farmer Livelihoods and Nutrition in South Africa

From Plague to Profit: How African Farmers Are Turning Locust Swarms Into Protein Gold

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