Managing Pests and Diseases: The Crop Rotation Solution
Crop rotation is a practice used in agriculture which involves the deliberate and sequential planting of different crops in the same area at other times of the year.
South Africa’s Just Transition Energy Framework: Transforming Agribusiness Sustainably
The Just Transition Framework recognises the agricultural sector as a-risk in the green transition and sets out various principles to achieve it responsibly.
Biocontrol
Introduction Biological control involves the use of a pest’s own natural enemies (parasites, predators and pathogens) – whether introduced or otherwise manipulated – to suppress the pest populations to an acceptable level. The word “pest” is used here in a broad sense, which includes diseases, insects, mites, nematodes and weeds and/or invasive alien plants. While […]