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Agriculture in Africa: What Does our Future Look Like?

Africa is home to 60% of the world’s arable land – it is considered an important centre of agricultural production. It has enormous potential to meet our own food needs and those of other countries on...

Top 5 Technological Innovations in Agriculture

This means that Africa must maximise agricultural productivity to ensure food security and economic growth. This is where the latest technological innovations come into play. Let's take a look at the...

Hydroponics: The Future of Farming?

Some of the greatest benefits of hydroponic farming are that it allows people to produce and provide food at any place, anywhere in the world. Plants also tend to grow 20% faster in hydronic systems...

The Power of the Potato

Potatoes South Africa has stepped up to the plate with the #PassthePotato initiative which was first launched in December 2021. This initiative aims to encourage South Africans to donate potatoes to...

All About Agripreneurs

can young talent transform farming? And is farming really the way to go? Let me introduce you to the term “agripreneur” – a combination of agriculture and entrepreneurship to help tackle the world’s...

5 easy tips for your upcoming exams

Have you ever studied for long hours during the day and then struggled to recollect the subject matter? Do you enter the exam room nervous…...

DON’T HATE … DEBATE!

We meet the girls from Elsies River High who recently stole the debating show. The STEM field is increasingly influencing the way society operates and…...

A JOURNEY TO SPACE WEATHER

We talk to Mpho Tshisaphungo about weathering challenges and how she made her way into space history.  Mpho Tshisaphungo is the first female to head…...

SOUTH AFRICA’S FIRST GREEN SCIENCE CENTRE

We step into the state-of-theart Cofimvaba Science Centre that recently opened in the heart of the Eastern Cape.  Located two hours from East London, the…...