How IT is Shaping Agriculture

Jun 6, 2022

Precision agriculture (PA), also known as satellite agriculture, is a farm management approach that uses Information Technology (IT) to ascertain that crops and soil receive precisely what they need for optimum growth and productivity with the goal of ensuring...

Changing the world one plant at a time

May 20, 2022

Farming may be an ancient industry but the latest progress in agricultural science and technology could change how the world eats.  This article on the role of technology in agriculture provides some fascinating insights into the exciting changes the industry is...

New platform puts crop research at farmers’ fingertips

Mar 28, 2022

A newly established crop research platform in Free State is on a mission to address South Africa and the wider African continent’s crop production challenges. Not only is the platform envisioned to help role players in the industry, but also small-scale producers. The...

Nigeria: 200 Farmers receives support for dry season farming

Feb 25, 2022

The US Agency for International Development (USAID), has signed an agreement, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the IITA Nigeria Integrated Agriculture Activity (IITA-NIAA) and Fadhila Crop Science Ltd (FCSL) to commemorate the 2021 dry season farming. The...

Watch live: Tackling the food security ‘triple challenge’

Nov 17, 2021

November is Global Entrepreneurship Month and to commemorate it, Corteva AgriScience and the GIBS Entrepreneurship Development Academy are hosting a series of roundtable discussions to connect entrepreneurs, investors, researchers, policymakers and ecosystem players...