Category: CROPS

Lettuce is a cool-season crop that is commonly grown for salads. It has a shallow root system, making it ideal for cultivation on shallow soils, provided that there is an effective irrigation system in place. In this guide, we will take you through a step-by-step process on how to farm lettuce successfully. Step 1: Soil…

KENYA – Rukuriri Tea Factory, an affiliate company of the Kenya Tea Development Agency (KTDA) in Embu County, is embarking on a significant investment by installing an orthodox tea processing line worth KSh 300 million (US$2.16 million). This move aims to tap into the growing market demand for orthodox tea and enhance earnings for tea…

Zambia, a key provider of grains to neighboring countries during dry spells, has recognized the importance of water harvesting in ensuring food security and resilience in the face of climate change. President Hakainde Hichilema has called for the adoption of water-harvesting methods, emphasizing the need for grain producers, traders, farmers’ unions, and water harvester associations…

The Namibian government recently held a four-day training exercise for farmers from marginalized groups on small-stock farming and production. This training was conducted under the Improving Rangeland and Ecosystem Management Practices of Smallholder Farmers Under Conditions of Climate Change Project (IREMA) in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform. A total of…

Get ready for the most exciting opportunity of the year! The highly anticipated 2023 edition of the GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition is now open for applications. This prestigious competition is Africa’s largest annual agripreneurship event, offering two young African agripreneurs the chance to win a life-changing $50,000 each. But that’s not all! In addition to…

Get ready for the most exciting opportunity of the year! The highly anticipated 2023 edition of the GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition is now open for applications. This prestigious competition is Africa’s largest annual agripreneurship event, offering two young African agripreneurs the chance to win a life-changing $50,000 each. But that’s not all! In addition to…

Unlike large-acreage government irrigation schemes, small-scale irrigation is typically farmer led. Farmers decide what technologies to use to extract water, be it manual lifting or solar water pumps. They also choose the mode of irrigation, whether by buckets or drip kits. Farmers purchase, run and maintain the operation themselves on their own farms or as…

Children across the vast expanse of rural Africa hoe, dig, plant, carry, tend livestock, cook, scrub, care for their siblings, and undertake many other farm and domestic tasks. Most of their work is on the farms of parents or relatives, and in most rural communities, learning to work is a normal part of growing up.…

Lettuce is a cool-season crop that is commonly grown for salads. It has a shallow root system, making it ideal for cultivation on shallow soils, provided that there is an effective irrigation system in place. In this guide, we will take you through a step-by-step process on how to farm lettuce successfully. Step 1: Soil…

This comes after the Department of Home Affairs extended the validity of exemption permits from the end of June until 31 December 2023, due an influx of up to 1 500 visa and waiver applications a day from affected Zimbabweans since the start of June. Christo van der Rheede, CEO of Agri SA, said the organisation…