Archives for Global Farming - Page 5
From Farm To Market, A South Sudanese Woman Lifts Herself Out Of Poverty
โI can find more ways to generate my own income and buy anything I need from the market.โ Many of us do not realize how hard it can be for…
Graduate duo revolutionizing aquaponic and hydroponic farming
Two Nelson Mandela University (NMU) graduates intend using their new innovative agriculture skills in the rural Eastern Cape communities where they grew up, to assist with food security in a…
From Football Pitch To Winning In Farming
Early in 2009, Thabani Bhengu cashed in on one of the biggest constraints faced by rural food producers โ market access. Transporting produce on farmersโ behalf to designated markets was…
Kiwi Fruit Farming; South Africaโs Golden Opportunity
After the failure of local green kiwifruit production in the 1980s, a new group of farmers is hopeful that golden kiwis will become a South African success story. One such…
Researchers developed formulations to increase the tolerance of tomatoes to lack of water or salinity
Chile has nearly 1,500 hectares that present problems of salinity and a high presence of carbonates, mainly due to the arid conditions of the central and northern area of the…
Clarifruit, the worldโs first AI-powered quality control software for the fresh produce industry
Clarifruit, the worldโs first AI-powered quality control software for the fresh produce industry, has announced a successful commercial implementation with Santa Maria (Compaรฑia Frutera Santa Maria ), a leading grape…
A Lesson From A Rising Young Farm Star – Sinethemba Ngoako
Farming ainโt for the faint-hearted. Ngoako has learned many tough lessons early in her career. She does, however, remain committed to love the land she was entrusted with. As a…
Rwanda bets on hydroponics to sustain agriculture, export, and young farmers
In recent years, Rwanda has been working to increase its agricultural production to improve food security and economic development. One way the country has been doing this is by investing…
Development Of Two Kiwi Fruit Varieties Kicks Off
NKP from Cesena and Rivoira from Verzuolo signed an agreement last week calling for NKPโs granting of the exclusive rights to Rivoira for the commercial development on a global level…
Hass Avocado Market Improves As Peru Halts Export Volume
"After a few difficult months, prices on the avocado market have recovered somewhat in recent weeks. The prices were, indeed, dismal and below cost in May and June. Peru, thus,…