South Africa promotes stone fruit to boost nectarine production
South African growers are increasing plantings of nectarines on the back of rising demand and better financial returns at grower level Young nectarine orchards that...
Dairy innovation: Imagindairy & Ginkgo collaborate
Imagindairy, an Israeli-based foodtech company dedicated to revolutionising the dairy industry with sustainable and commercially viable animal-free dairy proteins, has joined forces with Ginkgo Bioworks,...
KAL Group and ETGL enters into strategic agreement for the retailing of farm equipment and automotive products
ETG Logistics (ETGL), the logistics and distribution vertical of Export Trading Group, and the JSE-listed KAL Group have entered a strategic partnership to provide local...
SA Harvest entrepreneurial initiative empowers youth skilled in agriculture
As part of the SA Harvest entrepreneurial incubator initiative supported by Naspers Labs, 10 previously unemployed post-graduate students took part in a week-long training programme focused on providing...
Overcoming excessive machine wear in sugar processing
Castolin Eutectic’s technical lead, Raul Amor explains how excessive wear can be avoided to ensure that critical sugar processing machines will remain in service throughout...
Electric tractor boosts global agriculture
Gridtractor, Monarch Tractor, and Borg Warner have reached a significant milestone by demonstrating Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) capabilities This was achieved using a Monarch MK-V tractor, a Borg Warner...
UfarmX partners with Africa GreenTec to combat climate change and post-harvest challenges
Agtech company UfarmX recently announced a sustainable partnership with Africa GreenTec to support women farmers in Senegal grappling with the aftermath of climate change Through...
AgriTech Expo Zambia prepares to kick off this April
From 18-20 April at the GART Research Centre in Chisamba, Zambia, more than 19,400 visitors will be descending on the AgriTech Expo Zambia, one of...
Negligence in smart farming spurs 20% surge in poisonous carrots, report reveals
A recent report from the Repocket team revealed a shocking 20% rise in toxic carrot production resulting from negligence in innovative smart farming methods Smart...
TOMRA Food inaugurates new centre in Valencia
TOMRA Food has inaugurated a new centre dedicated to fresh fruit and processed food projects in Valencia, which will also act as the main HUB for Southern Europe...