vegetables
Bayer shapes the future of agriculture through innovative products
by Jaco Cilliers Improving production and profits while minimising expense and effort is every farmer’s goal. Bayer understands this and continuously develop products that will enable a farmer to achieve these goals. That is why Bayer introduced new crop protection products to the agricultural market. These products are specifically[...]
Crop production guide Namibia Part 9: Shading and harvesting of fruits and vegetables
(Image source: unsplash.com by Skylar Zilka) Shading vegetables Because Namibia's climate is often warm, shade netting helps most vegetables grow. Shade netting throughout the garden is expensive, so only use it where needed. Most seedlings and some crops, like green peppers and Swiss chard, benefit greatly from shade. Other[...]
Vegetable crop production guide – Part 1: Spinach
Agriculture is not only limited to commercial farming units. In fact, the majority of agricultural products in Africa are produced by small-scale and emerging farmers. If more people are empowered by knowledge to grow their own food, there will be less hunger and better nutrition on the African continent.[...]
New horizons: Have you ever considered growing vegetables in Namibia?
Most farmers in Namibia are expert growers of maize or pearl millet. However, growing vegetables for own consumption or for the market may be fun and lucrative. Vegetable seeds are readily available in Namibia and most of them are hybrids that produce a higher yield. There are vegetable crops[...]
Hishtil South Africa – Leaders in Agricultural Innovation
After a long period of development and field trials, Hishtil South Africa is proud to introduce its new innovation to the vegetable seedling market of South Africa. Earlier this month, for the first time in SA, HSA introduced to their cucumber growers its new, patented system. The system is[...]