Vertical farming is getting popular across the globe as it is set to overcome the traditional complex supply chain system of the produce and improving the yield quality

Western Cape Department of Agriculture and the Deciduous Fruit Development Chamber of South Africa (DFDC-SA) has handed over 10,000 fruit parcels to the NGO Gift of the Givers, to be distributed among the vulnerable communities living in the Western Cape

Rothamsted scientists are asking farmers to send GPS data collected at harvest that will be used to assess whether flower-rich margins, hedgerows or tree lines are helping improve yield

Agriculture is an industry which is already feeling the impact of COVID-19, including in Africa, which runs the risk of losing its per capita unit production in multiple markets, if an indefinite lockdown is implemented