Angus Buchan’s new app
Farmers and fellow Christians who follow Angus Buchan will be pleased to hear about the new app released in March this year called ‘Uncle Angus’.
African agri-financing model must change
Because of the lack of tenure security in Africa, agricultural financing on the continent cannot be based on the traditional model. Instead, institutions should adopt the ‘ecosystem’ financing approach, says...
The crucial role of women in African agriculture
Women in Africa are key contributors to economic growth and global food security, but they still face many challenges, according to Maureen Bandama, agricultural project consultant at IQ Logistica Investments.
A top-of-the-range caller ID that’s easy to use
CallApp caller identification and call blocker is a free app available for download at Google Play (Android), Itunes store (Iphone) and callapp.com. It is regarded as the world’s largest and...
Barriers to entry in agro-processing
In the working paper titled ‘Competition, barriers to entry and inclusive growth: agro-processing’, Tamara Paremoer and Reena das Nair of the Centre for Competition, Regulation and Economic Development (CCRED) at...
Taking farm sales to new heights
As mentioned before in this column, unmanned vehicle systems or drones have become extremely popular among farmers.
Building stronger economies and communities in Africa
While Africa is rich in resources, it still lags behind much of the world in many socio-economic aspects. Kofi Annan, former secretary-general of the United Nations and founding chairperson of...
Love thy neighbour
All praise to Lindie Stroebel and her team at the Produce Marketing Association: Southern Africa, who organised the PMA Fresh Connections: Southern Africa Conference & Expo 2016 held in Pretoria...
A Kiwi farmer on the pros of wireless dairy farming
North Waikato dairy farmer Tony Walters says that wireless technology can now be used to prove that New Zealand dairy farmers are farming in an environmentally sustainable manner.
Agricultural output versus SA’s population growth
Nico Strydom and Jean Struweg, researchers in the Department of Finance and Investment Management at the University of Johannesburg, recently published an article in Agrekon, titled, ‘Malthus revisited: Long-term Trends...
Agriculture is paralysed by SA’s poor leadership- Tony Leon
South Africa is currently faced with a paralysed, narrow and inward-looking leadership, according to political analyst and former leader of the Democratic Alliance, Tony Leon.
A few useful WhatsApp basics
WhatsApp was launched in 2009 by former Yahoo employees Brian Acton and Jan Koum. In February 2014, Facebook purchased the app for US$19 billion (about R280 billion).
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