Pilot wannabe Kwezi flies high on her EC farm

Jun 27, 2023

Growing up in the cultural heartland of Mpumalanga – Siyabuswa – surrounded by indigenous, South African grains and crops, Nontsikelelo Kwezi envisioned life as a farmer. It was the promise of peace and minimalism that attracted her. Today, she farms more than...

Developing and sharing innovations: from the lab to field to scale

Aug 29, 2022

Potato and sweetpotato are the third and seventh most important food crops globally. Yet most farmers in developing countries produce a fraction of what they could per hectare under optimal conditions, in large part because they plant seed infected with yield-reducing...

Targeting a neglected threat to potato production in Africa

Feb 15, 2022

With an ability to produce more food per hectare than most crops, the potato has great potential to contribute to Africa’s expanding food needs. But that potential is all too often cut short by pathogens and pests that decimate potato yields across the region. ...