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Production guide for small grains in Africa part 4: Pest and disease management

Birds are the worst nightmare for small grain producers, and can reduce yields significantly. Farmers in some areas have abandoned growing small grains due to losses from birds. Quelea b...

20 Nov 2024 · 10 min read

Production guide for small grains in Africa: Part 2 – Conditions for growing small grains and agronomic practices

Conditions for growing small grains The rainfall, humidity, temperature and soil conditions need to be perfect for the growing of small grains. A farmer must also look at the soil’s...

13 Sep 2024 · 5 min read

Production guide for small grains in Africa: Part 1 Fight back against drought

This is a quick production guide for three drought tolerant small grain crops, namely sorghum, pearl millet and finger millet. The three crops are key for household food and nutritional ...

8 Aug 2024 · 3 min read

Advanta Seeds’ field crops stands out at AgriTech

[embed]http://youtu.be/ST85NZLge1Q[/embed] Braam van den Berg, Advanta Seeds' Field crop Portfolio Manager for Southern Africa was at AgriTech in Zambia to talk about their various cr...

21 May 2024 · < 1 min read

Food Africa: Sorghum

Sorghum (Sorghum bicolour), also known as great millet, durra and jowar, originated in North-Eastern Africa. It is a significant crop in Sub-Saharan Africa and millions of people around ...

12 Dec 2023 · 8 min read

Small grains provide hope for female traders in Zimbabwe

While Zimbabwe’s smallholder farmers have been slow in embracing large-scale production of small grains such as millet and sorghum, women who have taken up growing such crops have foun...

18 Sep 2023 · 3 min read
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