Farming

Suspected jihadists kill 11 farmers in NE Nigeria: militia

Kano – Suspected jihadists killed 11 farmers in two separate attacks in northeastern Nigeria this weekend, anti-jihadist militia fighters... Read more

22 Jun

Countries

Zimbabwe tobacco hits new highs under smallholder contracts

Bulawayo – Rows of green tobacco plants stretched towards the bush in a vast field of a crop that... Read more

15 May

Arts and Leisure

From glam to gumboots: Nonku Williams plants herself in rural life

North West – While spending time in North West with her partner, Lungani Rammaledi, reality TV personality and entrepreneur... Read more

13 Apr

Business

Cape Town project tests what hydroponic farming can do in urban spaces

Tinashe P. Kanosvamhira, University of the Western Cape Imagine a world where fresh vegetables and herbs sprout in the... Read more

6 Feb

Countries

Kenya’s farmers have lots of digital tools to help boost productivity – how they can be made more effective

Evelyne Njuguna, University of Hohenheim; John Mburu, University of Nairobi; Regina Birner, University of Hohenheim, and Thomas Daum, University... Read more

21 Jan, 2025

Business

Sugarcane trash can produce energy – what SA’s small farmers need to make this happen

Aluwani Maiwashe-Tagwi, University of South Africa and Unity Chipfupa, University of South Africa Bioenergy – the renewable energy derived... Read more

10 Jan, 2025

Business