Philip Ochieng’s hopes soared last year when his mother, a smallholder farmer in Homa Bay county, received three 1kg packets ...

Diversifying food sources and developing underused, nutrient-rich crops could help combat malnutrition and enhance food ...

While maize remains essential for food security,  sunflower farming is emerging as a game-changer for commercial agriculture ...

Discover where to find the best deals on everyday grocery items, including cooking oil, in South Africa. Here is the ...

Sometimes words fall hopelessly short. This might explain the silences between the two botanists as their vehicle crunches ...

Goss’s wilt and leaf blight is caused by clavibacter nebraskensis, a bacterium named after Nebraska, where the disease was ...

Three weeks after the government ordered a reduction in maize seed prices ahead of the long rains, farmers across the country continue to face high costs with retail outlets still selling at the old ...

Farming associations in South Africa celebrate a projected 11% increase in the harvest, as the Crop Estimates Committee reveals promising forecasts for maize, sunflower, and soybean production.

Better operating conditions and relatively lower interest rates are essentially the supporting factors for machinery sales ...

Tens of thousands of native tree seeds have been sown by drone as part of efforts to triple the amount of rare rainforest in south-west England. The Woodland Trust has led the project to sow ...