potato
Agri Trends: Vegetable market report – Global onion shortages to influence local market prices
Average monthly prices for onion portrayed increases, off the back of a decrease in volumes supplied. Cabbage market trends Average cabbage prices followed increasing price trends by 8,2% week-on-week and 29,2% month-on-month. Monthly averages increased from R2 476 per ton to R3 200 for the week ending on March[...]
Reimagining seed potato farming with a crane-friendly trial at Ivanhoe Farm
Potatoes are traditionally one of the most intensive crops to grow on a commercial scale in terms of soil disturbance and chemical input usage. Is there potential for the economically viable production of high-quality seed potato crops using regenerative agriculture practices and minimal to zero synthetic fertilisers and chemical[...]
Hybrid True Potato Seed: Unlocking the power of the potato on the African continent
By Justin Platt, Founder & CEO, Zylem and RegenZ Today, a major transformation in potato breeding is here in the form of hybrid true potato seeds (HTPS), created through new non-GMO breeding technology that allows for the production of stable and uniform potatoes from true seed instead of tubers.[...]