World Poultry Foundation online videos to boost biosecurity in African poultry farming
The US-based World Poultry Foundation (WPF) has released a series of training videos to help Africa’s poultry farmers raise healthier birds and so enhance both their profitability and their communities’ nutritional status.
Sustainability, Traceability & the Future of Farming
IQ Logistica is the company behind the IQ Thentic SaaS products that are seeing easy-to-use innovation made easily available and accessible to South African Farmers in 2021.
The Third Wave: COVID-19 and Agriculture
In this first week of another lockdown, we thought we would take a look back at where we’ve come from with the coronavirus, and at what lies ahead.
Rooibos industry pledges continued commitment to sustainablity ahead of World Environment Day (5 June) via striking art installation
While the Rooibos industry has always had environmental preservation at heart, an increased global demand for the tea has compelled the industry to more proactively review its impact across its value chain.
Rehabilitation of eroded watercourses at Vergelegen
Vergelegen wine estate in Somerset West, which is renowned for its biodiversity and commitment to environmental sustainability, has just completed an extensive programme to rehabilitate eroded watercourses.
Behind the Food: World Food Safety with Lynca Meats
According to The World Health Organisation, World Food Safety Day draws the attention and inspires action to help prevent, detect and manage food safety risks.
Old Mutual Insure and SwiftVee join forces to launch an industry first digital solution for the South African livestock buyer and auction market
New technology and the use of data are impacting every industry, and agriculture is no exception. Consumers are continuously discovering more productive and cost-effective methods to perform the same task, and they now no longer expect only the experience they were offered before, but also developed much higher expectations.
SA Citizens Approach High Court in Ground-breaking Attempt to Decriminalise Hemp
Friends of Hemp South Africa is preparing to lodge an application for a declaratory order aiming to unlock the massive economic potential of commercial hemp.
Forestry and forest products sector releases global Sustainability Progress Report
The International Council of Forest and Paper Associations (ICFPA) has released its biennial Sustainability Progress Report which demonstrates progress in seven key areas of sustainability: sustainable forest management, renewable energy, greenhouse gas and suplhur dioxide emissions, water use, health and safety, and recycling.
World Poultry Foundation upskill emerging farmers on bird health and better business practices
Emerging poultry farmers in KwaZulu Natal have benefited from hands-on training at advanced new facilities at the KwaZulu Natal Poultry Institute (KZNPI), with the support of the U.S.-based World Poultry Foundation (WPF).