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26
Sep

Harvesting Hope: NC State Alliance Aims to Grow African Agriculture

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NC State University was founded in 1889 with a clear mission. As one of the nation’s first land-grant universities, it was tasked with teaching agriculture and mechanical arts. From the beginning, the mission included disseminating information from campus to the people of the state. In 1914, the Smith-Lever Act established a national Cooperative Extension System, formalizing the […]

Dr Mpumi Mobe, senior researcher at the CSIR using a handheld HydroSense II system to measure volumetric water content of soil.
26
Sep

CSIR’s water use app enables optimal use of water in farming

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WITH the recent heavy rainfall experienced in the Western Cape, it’s easy to lose sight of the drought that plagued the province in 2018. However, it remains fresh in the minds of fruit farmers in particular, with South Africa being one of the five biggest exporters of apples globally. “South Africa being a water-scarce country, […]

winter farming
26
Sep

Gather to Grow: Winter crop planting and harvesting tips

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Knowing the right time to plant ensures that crops are sown under optimal conditions for germination and growth. Winter crops often require specific temperatures and moisture levels to thrive. The recent live session of Food For Mzansi’s Gather to Grow on Instagram focused on timely planting and how harvesting can maximise crop yield. Planting too […]

Daneel Rossouw, head of sales for agriculture at Nedbank Commercial Banking.
25
Sep

What farmers can do to mitigate climate change

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The agriculture sector is not powerless when it comes to climate change. Daneel Rossouw, head of sales for agriculture at Nedbank Commercial Banking, explains to us the concept of Conservation Agriculture, and how the agriculture sector can implement it. How does Conservation Agriculture (CA) mitigate the impacts of climate change? The three key elements of […]

Bio-fertiliser
25
Sep

Bio-fertiliser has the potential to reshape South African agriculture

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SOUTHERN African Biogas Industry Association (SABIA) secretary Gordon Ayres is almost annoyed by the assumption that Biogas is assumed to be gas. Though the word gas is in its name, Ayres says a more accurate description is to call it a bio-fertiliser or organic fertiliser, which is derived from waste. Given the confusion, Ayres says […]

SEW-EURODRIVE
25
Sep

Modernising for productivity – SEW-EURODRIVE debuts at NAMPO

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Making its debut appearance at NAMPO Cape in Bredasdorp this year, geared motor specialist SEW-EURODRIVE is all set to excite the farming community with even more solutions to drive productivity and efficiency.  From its firm footprint in the agricultural sector – through packhouses and bottling facilities countrywide – SEW-EURODRIVE now takes its offerings onto the […]

agriculture
25
Sep

SA agriculture remains the backbone of economic growth

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THE Overberg is putting her best foot forward for NAMPO Cape, which this year will be presented by Grain SA and Bredasdorp Park NPC on Bredasdorp Park from 11-14 September 2024. This marks the 5th presentation of NAMPO Cape and the 30th anniversary of the first Mechanisation Day which took place in 1994. Since its […]

Extreme climate anomalies pose a threat to food security.
25
Sep

Maize remains South Africa’s greatest grain

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It is no secret that maize is one of the most important crops worldwide, and at the rate at which maize plantings increase with each new season, it will probably overtake wheat plantings by 2030. This is largely due to meet the increasing demand for human consumption, livestock and industrial use. White maize is primarily […]