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Climate-smart Agriculture: A new approach for a new reality

As the world’s population continues to surge, there are mounting concerns about how agricultural production will cope with feeding everyone. The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) estimates that food production must increase by at least 60% to respond to the demands of the nine billion people that are expected to inhabit […]

Precision Agriculture

You may have heard soft rumblings of the next best thing in agriculture, of the future of agriculture, the new face, new way of doing things? If you have not heard yet, let us be the first to tell you that this is called Precision Agriculture! Whatever your knowledge about precision agriculture – a little, […]

Vertical Farming: What this new production technology is and what does it mean for AFGRI/Food Security?

Vertical farming: the pros and cons Vertical farming is set to become a new buzzword and already there are pros and cons. Simply put, this relatively new production technology allows for more food to be grown throughout the year in smaller spaces, without soil or natural light. As an alternative farming technique, vertical farming offers […]