ProAgri are excited to announce the launch of our brand-new website, ProagriMedia (www.proagrimedia.com). The new website has been designed to create an improved user experience with more interactive and dynamic elements to enhance the user’s journey throughout the site. We have created a clean, modern design and improved site navigation to help our users find […] More
NAMPO is back, and it is back with a bang! NAMPO is the biggest agricultural event in the Southern Hemisphere.It attracts major role players and decision makers into one proverbial room, to engage on the health of the agricultural sector in South Africa. This year, NAMPO is back after being halted for the past two […] More
Happy and healthy pigs on Novatek feed. Optimum profitability on a pig farm starts by raising good quality gilts. After that, feeding a high-quality creep feed to the youngsters will ensure a healthy digestive system, and in turn, lead to optimal growth performance. Feed will be your biggest cost when raising pigs, but they reward […] More
Food supply coming up short Just when the Covid-19 pandemic begins to recede, Russia invades Ukraine, with ripple effects felt around the world. Global crises such as the war between Russia and Ukraine, climate change, and the Covid-19 pandemic have also brought to the fore the vulnerability of food production systems and the food supply […] More
Improving the sustainability of crop production Implements and machinery are one of the core elements of a farming operation. According to Lux Research, an international research company specialising in technology innovation, in its recently published annual outlook report, ‘Foresight 2021: Top emerging technologies to watch’, the prominence of new technologies in agriculture is an indication […] More
Farm to fork Farming, the beginning of the food chain The origin of food products is in agriculture. New technologies and methods have been developed to greatly increase the variety of agricultural inputs available to farmers and enhance the productivity of farming. Consequently, farmers have a dual responsibility: to supply primaryagricultural products with acceptable evels […] More
When thinking about Resource Management, it reminds me of the words stated by Allan Nation in The Stockman Grassfarmer: “The problem for most farmers is there is too much of their wealth invested in things that ‘rust, rot and depreciate’ and not enough invested in things that grow, add value and reproduce themselves.” One of […] More
The mean green machine on the farm Rustgevonden. Soil tillage on Rustgevonden will never be the same again since Agrico implements made their appearance on the farm. Thys Delport is a Free State farmer in the Ventersburg district on the farm Rustgevonden, who has been farming in this area since 1968. He is a true […] More
Zambia has a very short rain season. Therefore, farmers need a reliable supplier such as Valley® for all their irrigation needs. Valley® is an American company with a prominent presence in Africa. From its Head Office in South Africa, an abundance of equipment, knowledge and experience in irrigation and water application techniques is available throughout […] More
Zambia’s success will be Africa’s success We are very grateful for the rains we’ve received over most parts of the country the past few weeks. The rains bring life with it and revitalises the soil, and often the farmers as well. The words of Mr HE Hakainde Hichilema in the Foresight Africa 2022 report (https://www.brookings.edu/research/foresight-africa-2022/) […] More
Rain brings hope to farmers A valid claim made by the Oxford Business Report is that agriculture remains one of the most important sectors in the economies of many countries across Africa. Agriculture accounts for 14% of total GDP in sub-Saharan Africa, and most of the continent’s population is employed by the sector. Agriculture currently […] More
Success in agriculture increasingly depends on informed and accurate decision making. From which crop and cultivar to plant in a specific field, to the correct plant nutrition and crop protection measures to apply at the right time. Growers simply cannot afford sub-optimal decisions. Agricultural research bodies in South Africa have lost much of their capacity […] More
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