While the Agricultural Research Council, the Land Bank and the National Agricultural Marketing Council initiated their collaboration in March 2017, the need to strengthen the partnership was soon recognised, and the inclusion of the Perishable Products Export Control Board and the Onderstepoort Biological Products as key state owned organisations with capacity to influence South African agriculture through collaboration resulted. 

The future of farming: Driverless tractors, drones and robots. How is the agriculture industry changing as digital technology develops?

If I do not write about South Africa’s first quarter of 2019 agricultural trade figures, one would assume that there have been limited positive developments in this sector as the past few months have been clouded by unwelcoming news.

Agriculture is the fulcrum of Africa’s economy, with growth-enabling roles that cut across all crucial sectors despite its seemingly dwindling share of the continent’s GDP.

Welcome to our world- the real world of Farming and Agriculture-  Our team know what farming and Farmers are all about- 

At the forefront of Botswana’s agricultural landscape stands the National Agricultural Research and Development Institute (NARDI), a beacon of innovation and progress under the leadership of Professor Julius R. Atlhopheng.