Tag Archives: Agri-tech ecosystem

Navigating the global landscape of digital agriculture (Forbes)

Digital agriculture is a fast-growing sector of the agriculture business. It leverages advanced technologies to improve food production, greenhouse and supply chain management, increase efficiency and sustainability and integrate information technology for practical use. Automation In Agriculture: Overview Of The Technology Precision farming uses information collected through various sources (from soil sensors to satellite images) to increase […]
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The new look of agriculture: How can Technology make efficient & sustainable farming possible? (ITNA)

By the year 2050, the global population is projected to surpass 9 billion, presenting a substantial challenge in ensuring an adequate food supply for everyone. Addressing this imperative, the agricultural sector must undergo a remarkable transformation, aiming to increase production by approximately 69% from 2010 to 2050. Farmers spanning from small-scale cultivators to expansive agricultural […]
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Government and Land Bank launch funding initiative to provide alternative power solutions for farmers (DM)

Farmers have been thrown a lifeline with a blended finance instrument that aims to tackle the negative impacts of rolling blackouts on productivity faced by agricultural producers, said Thoko Didiza, the minister of agriculture, land reform and rural development, at a media briefing in Pretoria on Tuesday. The R1.21-billion Agro Energy Fund — a partnered […]
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Farming in South Africa is being hobbled by power cuts and poor roads. Rural towns are being hit hardest (The Conversation)

South Africa’s agriculture has had great consecutive seasons since 2019/20. The sector’s gross value added grew by 14.9% in 2020, 8.8% in 2021 and modestly by 0.3% in 2022 . This was primarily supported by favourable weather conditions. The current season is also likely to deliver solid growth for the sector, with variation across sub-sectors. […]
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Importance of agri tech in farming today (IOL)

South Africa’s agriculture is currently faced with an array of challenges ranging from the high cost of production as inputs costs are high, lower output prices for many horticultural commodities, failing local infrastructure, high shipping and freight costs and recently continued accelerated load shedding. Land Bank, the agricultural industry and key stakeholders are particularly concerned […]
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Africa Agri Tech: Where SA has missed the boat (FoodforMzansi)

The general consensus in the room on the final day of Africa Agri Tech is that the future of South African agriculture is bright. But the country’s farmers can do better in taking advantage of all the opportunities out there to anticipate future events. There was no shortage of inspiration and innovation at the 2023 […]
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Agriculture in Africa 2021 (Oxford Business Group)

Home to 60% of the world’s arable land, Africa has the potential to meet not only its own food needs, but also those of the rest of the world. Agriculture remains one of the most important economic sectors for the continent, employing the majority of the population and accounting for 14% of GDP in sub-Saharan […]
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