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Two phenomenal women join the Syngenta team
World renowned nematologist, Prof Driekie Fourie, has joined Syngenta as the Technical Product Lead for Seedcare, which include seed treated biologicals, bio-stimulants, fungicides, insecticides and nematicides. Nematologist, Prof Driekie Fourie, joins Syngenta Armed with a passion for agricultural science and a PhD in Nematology from the University of Leuven[...]
Palmer amaranth en weerstand: ‘n bose kombinasie wat gebreek kán word
‘n Amerikaanse variant van die bekende misbredie kan plaaslike voedselproduksie geweldig benadeel. Ingrid Boshoff, tegniese onkruiddoderkenner by Syngenta Suid-Afrika, verduidelik egter hoe hierdie onkruid met vroeë, vinnige en effektiewe optrede suksesvol beheer en uitgeroei kan word. Palmer amaranth is ‘n onkruid wat saaiboere hoofbrekens besorg omdat sy biologie en[...]
Op die voorvoet teen laatroes
Laatroes kom selde op Suid-Afrikaanse aartappels voor, maar is veel meer aggressief as die bekende en meer gereelde vroeëroes. Syngenta se siekterisikodiens (sien: https://www.syngenta.co.za/service/weather-and-risk-map-service) help om hierdie verwoester te stuit. Roes is ‘n konstante kopseer vir aartappelprodusente. In Suid-Afrika is vroeëroes die groot sondebok en produsente weet dat ‘n[...]
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[...]
Soya bean inoculation at its best with ATUVA®!!
Since the breakout of Covid-19, the prices of fertilisers have been rising monthly. This has been compounded with the war in Ukraine. Regardless of whether the commodity prices of fertiliser rise, farmers must continue producing, because we all need food. Food is a necessity, and we all need to[...]