Tag: Agricultural Research Council

Estimated reading time: 3 minutes In order to survive and thrive, producers need to find new ways to add value to their produce. One way...

Estimated reading time: 6 minutes Post-harvest losses are described as fruit and vegetables produced that do not reach consumers due to quality and quantity degradation....

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Award-winning production scientist, Nkosinathi Percy Bareki, from the ARC Unit of the North West Department of Agriculture and Rural Development,...

Rainfed crop production remains the main source of food security and livelihoods for rural communities in South Africa, but presents the challenge of climate...

Estimated reading time: 6 minutes When you decide to store grain on your farm and need a storage structure for this purpose, there is most...

Estimated reading time: 6 minutes Profit margins in the agricultural industry are not always what they should be. Producers therefore need to focus on...

Given the changes in our climate, knowledge dissemination in the agricultural sector could lead to a change in agricultural practices with evident shifts in...

Nowadays, more attention is being paid to alternative crops and hemp is certainly one that has been gaining its share of the attention. The...

Estimated reading time: 5 minutes During a visit to the Agricultural Research Council’s (ARC) Vegetable and Ornamental Plants campus at Roodeplaat, Farmbiz caught up with...

Without the aid of food processing, we would not have the convenience of the large variety of food products available in supermarkets and other...