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Weed control essential for optimal maize yields: Here’s some tips for managing weeds in maize farms

Weed management in maize farms is important for maximizing crop yield and quality. The first crucial period for weed control is from...

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Science

UP researcher advances fruit fly management through innovative study

According to Citrus Growers Association, some South African fruit industries spend more than R300 million a year to combat fruit flies. The...

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Africa Talk

UNICA: A heat, drought tolerant potato that can be grown on lowlands and highlands

There are various types of potatoes grown all over the world. Amongst them, is a particular reddish variety called UNICA, growing in...

FAO Director-General QU Dongyu delivers a keynote speech in Des Moines, Iowa.

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Science

FAO: Genetic revolution can support food security, tackle climate crisis and protect biodiversity

FAO – “Breakthroughs in genetic science have brought the world to “the dawn of a new era” and can propel solutions to...

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Agriculture

Limpopo agriculture MEC Kekana launches Food and Nutrition Security Survey

The Limpopo Department of Agriculture and Rural Development held a World Food commemorative Day in Ga-Selwane in Mopani District on Tuesday, October...

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Africa Talk

How Chad’s pastoral system plays key role in feeding the population

In Chad, a North-Central African country, pastoralism concerns a full 80% of the national herd. Through its mobility-based practices, it contributes to...

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Business

Exciting News for Ndumo Farmers: Unilever To Roll Out Phase 3 of Its ESD Programme

Farmers from Ndumo Phase B, who are part of the Unilever Enterprise Supplier Development (ESD) programme, will be excited to learn that...

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Opinion Piece

Improving food security through the pursuit of food sovereignty

October 16 was World Food Day, a day to raise awareness on issues of food security worldwide. In South Africa, this day...

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Economics

South Africa imports 98 139 tons of chicken meat in quarter 1 of 2024

According to the Quarterly Poultry Product Products Monitor released by the National Agricultural Marketing Council (NAMC), during the first quarter (Q1) of...