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AI Tool Makes Africa’s “Invisible Enemy” Visible, Tackling Aflatoxin Risk in Maize

Brenna ShumbamhiniOctober 20, 2025October 20, 2025

by Brenna ShumbamhiniOctober 20, 2025October 20, 202502114

An innovative AI-powered early warning system is transforming how Africa addresses a silent but deadly threat to food security: aflatoxin contamination in maize. The Aflatoxin

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Quality Food, Not Empty Calories, is Key to Solving Food Insecurity

Brenna ShumbamhiniOctober 16, 2025October 16, 2025

by Brenna ShumbamhiniOctober 16, 2025October 16, 202502116

Food insecurity in South Africa continues to rise, despite the country being a net food exporter and achieving a bumper maize harvest this year. According

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Young Working Dog Takes National Sheepdog Championship Title

Brenna ShumbamhiniOctober 16, 2025October 16, 2025

by Brenna ShumbamhiniOctober 16, 2025October 16, 202502084

In a thrilling finish at the South African National Sheepdog Championship, held from 19 to 21 September near Buffeljagsrivier in the Southern Cape, Yvan Fourie

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Rainfed Agriculture Fertilizers Market to Surpass USD 85.3 Billion by 2033

Brenna ShumbamhiniOctober 16, 2025October 16, 2025

by Brenna ShumbamhiniOctober 16, 2025October 16, 202502289

The global Rainfed Agriculture Fertilizers market is poised for significant growth, with Research Intelo reporting a market size of USD 51.2 billion in 2024 and

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Bionema Breakthrough Bioherbicide Tackles Rising Weed Resistance

Brenna ShumbamhiniOctober 14, 2025October 14, 2025

by Brenna ShumbamhiniOctober 14, 2025October 14, 202502620

Bionema Group Ltd, a UK innovator in sustainable biological crop protection, has announced a major breakthrough in its bioherbicide pipeline, addressing one of the most

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Building a Better World: Doosan Bobcat Employees Volunteer Across the Globe

Brenna ShumbamhiniOctober 14, 2025October 14, 2025

by Brenna ShumbamhiniOctober 14, 2025October 14, 202502505

Doosan Bobcat Community Days celebrates the power of giving back and the company’s commitment to strengthening communities worldwide Employees from Europe, the Middle East and

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Global Climate-Livestock Conference Comes to Africa for the First Time

Brenna ShumbamhiniOctober 14, 2025October 14, 2025

by Brenna ShumbamhiniOctober 14, 2025October 14, 202502464

For the first time, the International Greenhouse Gas & Animal Agriculture Conference (GGAA) is being held in Africa, a continent that is home to one-third

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Lessons from Community of Practice: Climate-Smart Irrigation Helps Zimbabwe’s Smallholders Withstand Drought and Boost Incomes

Brenna ShumbamhiniOctober 9, 2025October 9, 2025

by Brenna ShumbamhiniOctober 9, 2025October 9, 202502193

In Zimbabwe’s semi-arid districts, climate-smart irrigation schemes are transforming the way smallholder farmers cope with erratic rainfall, increasing harvests and securing more stable incomes. Supported

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Agrifac Launches Three New Sprayers with Advanced Technology and Enhanced Comfort

Brenna ShumbamhiniOctober 8, 2025October 8, 2025

by Brenna ShumbamhiniOctober 8, 2025October 8, 202502194

Agrifac has unveiled three new self-propelled sprayers—the Endurance 80, Vanguard 67, and Vanguard 55—all equipped with the latest EcoTronicPlus 3 operating system. These new machines

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Climate, Data, and Decisions: Helping Small African Farmers Turn Uncertainty into Yield

Brenna ShumbamhiniOctober 8, 2025October 8, 2025

by Brenna ShumbamhiniOctober 8, 2025October 8, 202502012

The seasons no longer “sound” as they once did. Rainfall skips a beat, heat waves arrive out of season, and pests climb to altitudes that