Farming is considered as the most important activity done by humans.
1. IBM Watson- AI is making waves in dozens of industries across the globe — and farming is no different. IBM purchased .
A number of new features and upgrades have been introduced by Ag Leader across its portfolio of software and hardware products for precision farming and enterprise management.
This past week, the Economic Transformation Committee of the African National Congress (ANC) and Business for South Africa (B4SA), each released their discussion documents about the post-COVID-19 inclusive economy for South Africa.
In the second week of July 2020, the Economic Transformation Committee of the African National Congress (ANC) and Business for South Africa (B4SA), released their respective strategy documents for the post-Covid-19 inclusive economy recovery for South Africa.
Access to affordable credit is important for farmers' prosperity and for the security of food supply in the country.
The coronavirus crisis proved that no country should depend on imports for food security, says Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP) Partner Michal Drayman.
Rabbit meat has high nutritional value although in some countries it continues to be considered for rural usage or limited to ethnic groups.
Conventional, or chemically-led, farming has been developed over the past
The rural economy should not be forgotten in SA’s post-Covid-19 recovery plans.
The COVID-19 crisis reminds us of the importance of fighting food insecurity.
Ground-breaking changes are expected to occur between now and 2030, leading to a revolution in the agricultural sector.
Everyone who buys food can influence how it is produced and who benefits. Individually, we may all think that we have little, or no, choice. But collectively, we can reshape our food system into one that fosters well-being, health and equity.
As SA’s summer crop — which includes maize — is set to be one of the best on record, focus now shifts to the outlook for winter crops, specifically wheat.
Use of satellite data in agriculture has a much richer potential than just creating task maps. The satellites help farmers to make better, faster and deeper assessments of their crops’ status. And at the same time, it can help them to document their activities and events through monitoring.
Study identifies future research areas needed to accelerate growth of vertical farming using aeroponics.
Never write off agriculture’s propensity to come to the rescue when it is most needed. While most of the SA economy shrivels, agriculture is booming – up 27.8% in the first quarter of 2020.
In everyday experience, our little kids will tell us, “Mommy or Daddy please buy me chocolate.”
The department is cutting its budget by R2.4bn.
The South African agricultural sector has thus far successfully harvested summer crops and horticulture with minimal interruptions from the pandemic.
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