Archive for August 2021
Saving fuel with correct mechanisation practices
Mechanisation is necessary when doing crop production but can be very costly due to improper practices because of expensive farm machinery costs and increasing fuel prices. It is therefore important to plan and utilize farm mechanisation systems efficiently and thus to save costs when doing farming operations. Ultimately farming business is only sustainable when it…
Read MoreNile Tilapia: The preferred freshwater Aquaculture species for Africa Part 1
(Oreochromis niloticus) The culturing of fish is a very old practice in Africa, although commercial production of fish is still developing throughout the continent. Some fish species and strains are particularly suitable for commercial production. The Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) is one of these very important fish species, introduced from Africa and the Middle East…
Read MoreThe importance of crop health to sustainable crop production
The productivity of crops relates directly to their health. But what is a healthy crop? A healthy crop is a crop that receives sufficient water, nutrients, and light for photosynthesis. Healthy crops are also void of injuries from biotic or abiotic factors. Such crops, growing under optimal conditions, are less susceptible to pests and diseases…
Read MoreBiotech crops: Transforming Agriculture
Many years of human intervention, either through domestication of wild species or selective breeding, has given us the food crops that we eat today. However, advances in plant science based on our improved understanding of genetics, has accelerated crop improvement to become a more exact science with the deployment of plant biotechnology tools, such as…
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