crop production
November 1, 2018
The North West Department of Rural, Environment and Agricultural Development MEC, Mannketsi Tlhape, recently announced that 812 smallholder farmers would be supported with crop production inputs to cultivate 14,000ha to be planted during the 2018/19 planting […]
October 23, 2018
World hunger has risen for a third consecutive year, according to the United Nations’ annual food security report. The total number of people who face chronic food deprivation has increased by 15 million since 2016. Some 821 million […]
October 23, 2018
Shadrack Mbele has been getting good returns from sugar bean since first planting it in 2014. Sabrina Dean visited him in the eastern Free State to find out more about his production techniques, and how he […]
October 4, 2018
Soil tillage, particularly primary tillage, is the foundation of every crop production system and the main cost factor in maize production. The principal aim of soil tillage is to maintain or improve soil structure. Because water […]