Poultry litter remains one of the most nutrient-rich organic fertilizers available to farmers, significantly enhancing the growth of crops such as maize, sorghum and soybeans.Although availability ...

As the long rains approach and farmers prepare their landfor planting, the government has stepped up efforts to shield growers from arepeat of the fake fertiliser scandal that rocked the country in ...

Germination standards vary across crops due to factors such as the presence of substandard seeds on the market and the ...

Scott Packer, a Reform UK councillor and chair of the Strategic Planning Committee, casted the deciding vote to approve the project after four councillors voted in favour and four against. Astwick ...

In Moshi, villagers now face a climate worse than hazy mornings—rising food prices have turned a once-thriving agrarian community into a ground of survival ...

Malawi has to date hauled 51 000 metric tonnes (MT) of maize imported from Zambia out of 200 000MT meant to fill a food deficit gap. In a written response yesterday, National Food Reserve Agency (NFRA ...

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations reports that loss of top nutrient soils and rapid ...

PLOS One presents evidence that communities in Peru’s Chincha Valley were fertilizing maize with seabird guano by at least ...

MANICALAND Province is positioning itself for a bumper harvest after exceeding planting targets across key crops, raising expectations that the newly commissioned grain silos in Mutare will receive ...

South African farmers have increased their maize planting by 3%, with a total of 2.67 million hectares planted this year, according to the government's Crop Estimates Committee. The area for white ...

Global pressure on freshwater resources is intensifying as agriculture expands to meet rising food demand, and new research suggests that human land-use decisions now outweigh climate change as the ...

Through photosynthesis, plants use sunlight to convert water and carbon dioxide into energy-rich carbon compounds such as glucose. These compounds not only sustain the plant's own growth and ...