#Sustainable Practices Sustainable farming duo transforms community with aquaculture At Roana Eazyfarm, waste isn’t an option. Founders Marvellous Makhado and Mukovhe Matshaya recycle nutrient-rich water from tilapia ponds to admin / 1 year Comment (0) (341)
#Conservation Efforts #Crop Research & Innovation #Features #Sustainable Practices What farmers can do to mitigate climate change The agriculture sector is not powerless when it comes to climate change. Daneel Rossouw, head of sales for agriculture at admin / 1 year Comment (0) (322)
#Crop Research & Innovation #Economic Impact #Features #Planting & Harvesting #Sustainable Practices Bio-fertiliser has the potential to reshape South African agriculture SOUTHERN African Biogas Industry Association (SABIA) secretary Gordon Ayres is almost annoyed by the assumption that Biogas is assumed to admin / 1 year Comment (0) (318)
#Features #Innovative Solutions #Pest Management #Sustainable Practices African smallholder farmers benefit from reduced crop losses and higher incomes from a novel pest alert service A newly published review of the CABI-led Pest Risk Information Service (PRISE) project shows that smallholder farmers in four African countries who admin / 1 year Comment (0) (304)
#Features #Pest Management #Sustainable Practices #Training & Workshops Agroecological solutions better than pesticides in fighting fall armyworm, experts say In 2016, an infestation of fall armyworms hit a vast swath of Africa, alarming farmers and governments. Eight years on, admin / 1 year Comment (0) (330)
#Features #Pest Management #Sustainable Practices IGAD member states to develop effective strategies for sustainable pests management Control and management of desert locusts and other pests that threaten food security in eastern and northern Africa are the admin / 1 year Comment (0) (294)
#Features #Pest Management #Sustainable Practices Pesticide policy failings in Africa a risk to health Stronger legislation is needed to curb the influx of illegal pesticide products in Africa, says chemicals risk expert Fredrick Otieno. admin / 1 year Comment (0) (301)
#Crop Research & Innovation #Educational Resources #Features #Pest Management #Sustainable Practices Science-driven and farmer-oriented insect pest management for cowpea agro-ecosystems in West Africa Principal investigator/Lead institution: Dr. Manuele Tamò, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Benin Collaborating institutions: Michigan State University, U.S. Institut de admin / 1 year Comment (0) (354)
#Features #Pest Management #Sustainable Practices ‘Dinosaur’ pesticide law clings to life as SA dithers on poisons reform There are more than 3,000 registered pesticides sprayed across South Africa, several of which are banned or severely restricted in admin / 1 year Comment (0) (313)