#Animal Health South Africa has a veterinarian crisis Hundreds of skilled veterinarians leave South Africa every year, which not only puts the remaining professionals under severe pressure but admin / 4 months Comment (0) (66)
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#Breeding & Genetics Africa’s First IAEA Collaborating Centre for Plant Breeding and Genetics Innovative plant breeding programmes using safe and proven nuclear techniques are vital for enhancing food security and sustainable agriculture. For admin / 4 months Comment (0) (90)
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#Breeding & Genetics Big moola: Meet the Zimbabwean farmer who paid R8m for a SA bull, and expects profit within 3 years Over the weekend, Zimbabwean farmer Collins Tafireyi paid R8 million for a single bull at an auction in Mpumalanga, suddenly bringing attention admin / 4 months Comment (0) (51)
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#Crop Research & Innovation Why a science-based strategy is key in Africa’s agricultural transformation We are getting close to the 2030 deadline when Africa, like the rest of the world, should have achieved many, admin / 4 months Comment (0) (65)
#Crop Research & Innovation Talent pool of African women agricultural researchers is growing Kenyan scientist Dr Susan Kaaria, the director of African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD), has witnessed how targeted admin / 4 months Comment (0) (52)