'Green gold': Avocado craze drives crop theft in S.Africa: Farmers South Africa are battling a scourge of avocado theft driven by booming global demand for the nutrient-rich fruit ... Source: "South Africa" - BingNews George returns for Saracens as Barrington set to earn 200th appearance: and Elliot Daly - and McCall is adamant that a number of his stars will be ready for … [Read more...] about SA News: ‘Green gold’: Avocado craze drives crop theft in S.Africa
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Crop leftovers can store huge amounts of carbon: insights from Uganda | The Conversation
Crop leftovers can store huge amounts of carbon: insights from Uganda: A sample of biochar NCAT CAES/FlickrFarmers in countries like Uganda could help fight climate change – and improve their crop yields – by adding agricultural waste to their fields. The process removes carbon from the atmosphere and stores it in the soil. It’s a strategy proposed under the United Nations … [Read more...] about Crop leftovers can store huge amounts of carbon: insights from Uganda | The Conversation
Smallholder crop farming is on the decline in South Africa. Why it matters | The Conversation
Smallholder crop farming is on the decline in South Africa. Why it matters: Children play in a cabbage patch near their home in Modderspruit, near Rustenburg, South Africa. EFE-EPA/Halden KrogOver half a million households in South Africa’s former homelands disengaged from farming between 2011 and 2016, according to Statistics South Africa. This represents a loss of one in … [Read more...] about Smallholder crop farming is on the decline in South Africa. Why it matters | The Conversation
Crop insurance firm cuts risk for South African farmers
Crop insurance firm cuts risk for South African farmers: CEO of Mobbisurance, Kudzai Kutuwa Photo: Edelman South Africa A start-up using satellite imagery to substantially cut crop insurance costs for South African smallholder farmers will be receiving a major boost from global social impact programme Expo Live, run by organisers of the next World Expo, Expo 2020 Dubai. More … [Read more...] about Crop insurance firm cuts risk for South African farmers
SA News: South Africa to harvest the highest maize crop in 40 years
South Africa to harvest the highest maize crop in 40 years: These are external links and will open in a new window South Africa is expecting to harvest its biggest maize crop in four decades, a year after drought devastated output of the country's staple food. Farmers are set to produce over 15 million tonnes which ... Source: "South Africa" - BingNews Coke Studio Africa … [Read more...] about SA News: South Africa to harvest the highest maize crop in 40 years
