Fabrinox Supports Local Agricultural Innovation Agriculture is one of the oldest human undertakings and has come a long way since stone tools and ox-powered machinery. Automation is the name of the game on the modern farm – and is on the increase – allowing farmers and agri-processors to standardize operations and utilize costly manpower in […]
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Young Farmer of the Year uses Farm Costing Solutions to Manage Labour Expenses Alexander Gibson of Doornkraal Agri Alexander Gibson of Doornkraal Agri – an apple and pear grower in the Witzenberg Valley – was named Agri Western Cape and Santam Agriculture’s Young Farmer of the Year in May. The judges commended Gibson’s strong […]
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Farming of Biofortified Crops Empowers Young Female Farmers in Uganda by Angella Atero | HarvestPlus Uganda Ruth Tugabirwe is one of fifteen young women farmers from the Rwemirokora village in Uganda who received training from HarvestPlus in early 2020. This training focused on methods of farming biofortified crops such as vitamin A-biofortified orange sweet […]
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Ribbon Blenders for Industrial Mixing by Colin Fairweather, CEO, Facet Engineering Ribbon blenders, also referred to as ribbon mixers are industrial mixing machines that are commonly used across various industries for the purpose of blending and mixing free-flowing products such as dry powders, granules, flakes, and pellets. A ribbon blender consists of a single powered […]
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“Mushrooms truly fit into all the food trends” by Marjet Lubbers FreshPlaza.com It is hard to imagine fruit and vegetable shelves without white, or even chestnut mushrooms. So, the time is ripe to introduce their more exotic cousins. In the Netherlands, exotic specialist Oakfield is working hard at that. Their dream? To see every person […]
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Farm Costing Solutions Simplifies Management of Farm Expenses with New Products and Features Farm Costing Solutions (FCS), a leader in hardware and software solutions for managing farm expenses, recently introduced various upgrades to its platform. The new FCS system eliminates the need for manual paperwork by electronically recording all labour-related farm activities, including […]
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IFAD Launches US$77.4m Project to Boost Productivity and Build Resilience of Small-Scale Farmers in Tanzania by Food Business Africa TANZANIA – The Government of the United Republic of Tanzania and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have inked a US$77.4 million project aimed to help rural households facing the impacts of climate […]
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Somalia’s Sesame Seed Farmers Prosper by Karla Christensen, Development Outreach Communications Specialist, USAID Somalia. This post is written by Karla Christensen, Development Outreach Communications Specialist, USAID Somalia. It originally appeared as a USAID Medium post. Cooking oil in the Middle East. Tahini in the Mediterranean. Massage oil in Asia. Perhaps a garnish for a loaf […]
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Top 13 Most Profitable Crops To Grow by GroCycle Have a guess – what do you think are the most profitable crops for small farms to grow? If you’re short of space or time input, you should look toward high value crops to maximise the output of your small farm production. In this article […]
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Business Unusual with Mayfield Enterprises The global pandemic of 2020 has irrevocably changed the landscape of the world. Who would have guessed that an essential worker is a cleaner? Or a truck driver? Not in living memory has the world been forced to assess priorities for survival. And never before has food security carried […]
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