Category: IRRIGATION

Irrigation in Africa is witnessing a transformation as companies are coming up with alternatives to traditional irrigational systems. Trends predict that the African agricultural irrigation machinery market will see growth in the next few years. (Image source: Adobe Stock)   InfraCo Africa and Bonergie Irrigation have signed new agreements to continue scaling up access to solar-powered…

The Irritec Group, a leading company in the field of precision irrigation, has announced a new Irritec branch in Senegal to develop and consolidate its presence in Western Africa Through the new branch, Irritec will supply complete precision irrigation systems in the territory, guaranteeing assistance during installation and after-sales. (Image source: Adobe Stock) Irritec Senegal…

Agriculture requires a large amount freshwater; as much as 70% of the freshwater supplies are used up for growing food crops Workers planting rice in Tamil Nadu, India. (Image source: BBC) In the past, farmers have found ingenious ways of making the best use of the water available, but access to fresh water is becoming…

Zimbabwe has launched a 20-million-U.S.-dollar Smallholder Irrigation Infrastructure Development Fund meant to boost rural incomes and ensure food self-sufficiency. The fund, which is expected to create at least 20,000 jobs, will benefit 18 smallholder irrigation projects, the Herald newspaper, a government-controlled media, reported Thursday. According to the newspaper, the facility will be funded by the…

To promote all year-round farming, the Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Water Resources has handed over twelve rehabilitated irrigation systems to farmers in Kano. The Minister of Water Resources, Suleiman Adamu, at the handing over ceremony on Wednesday, noted that the recipients were farmers under the Kano River Irrigation Scheme (KRIS), saying KRIS…

Smart irrigation has been benefitted with the advent of Internet of Things (IoT), thus pushing the growth of smart irrigation controllers market at a global level, according to Persistence Market Research The use of smart irrigation controllers in commercial applications might surpass half a billion dollars in revenue post 2025. (Image source: JCFUL/Pixabay) In addition,…

To overcome these challenges in sustainable and transformative ways, there must be consistent investment in innovation, and collaboration that can help boost the sector’s contribution to the economy, and create a food-secure future for South Africa and of the rest of the continent. According to the United Nations (UN), the continent is still recovering after the Covid-19…

When was the last time you really wanted to buy a policy? People buy insurance begrudgingly and moan when the debit orders hit their bank accounts every month. Who even bothers to actually read the policy? And then when people need it, they flounder about, trying to make it work. It doesn’t need to be…

Christo van der Rheede, executive director of Agri SA, told Farmer’s Weekly that the only way to guarantee food security in South Africa would be through the immediate action by government and Eskom to relieve the crippling burden of load-shedding on farmers. “Without urgent action, South Africa can expect crop failure, higher food prices and shortages of…

Recently I heard of a proposed project that planned to produce 90t of tilapia annually from a greenhouse-based system in the southern coastal region of South Africa. Whilst it is always encouraging to hear of new projects, promoters and investors should go into such a venture with their eyes wide open, as well as a…