Crop protection
A vision of a pristine indigenous landscape
by Tisha Steyn Juanita Wilmans is a woman with a mission. She cannot walk past a weed without removing it. A thoroughly cleared plot of aliens in Wilderness Heights. Trevor Dearlove, who found the Wilderness National Park during the early 80s, says invasive alien plants, black wattle[...]
Plant for success with: Advanta Seeds International’s superior genetics
Advanta Seeds International is a plant genetics company with a global presence across Africa, Asia, Australia, South America, North America and Europe. Advanta is a subsidiary of the Indian Multinational Agrochemical gian UPL Limited (5th largest agribusiness company in the world). In Africa, Advanta is present in 30 countries[...]
Beat fall armyworm with Syngenta
by Felix Tembo, Seedcare Business Manager, Syngenta, Southern Africa Understanding the technology that is contributing to Zambia’s food security and the region’s seed basket Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) is an exotic arthropod pest whichis highly damaging to maize in sub-Saharan Africa and Zambia in particular. It attacks maize, which[...]
Fighting a thorny issue
by Tisha Steyn Two businessmen of George in the Southern Cape have tackled the thorny issue of invasive, alien cactus species that are adored as garden plants, but which are seriously threatening to destroy pasture and cultivated land. Three years ago, Ken Coetzee, Wallie Stroebel and Bruce Taplin of[...]
Ancient African food Part 3: The answer to Africa’s malnutrition and obesity?
In the previous two issues on ancient African foods, we discussed food security in Africa and how ancient food plants that are not cultivated anymore can help to add nutrients to the African diet. Modern foodplants do not provide enough nutrients, which leads to several disorders, including stunted growth[...]