Stop the Culture of Bush Burning

Bush burning is a silent killer to land productivity as the fire burns everything in sight, leaving only misery behind. This culture of bush burning should be abolished totally in the agricultural sector in the developing countries as this destroys...

Food Inflation: There is a Need for Palliative Measures Now

The increasing food inflation is a big threat to the agricultural sector, especially at the primary production level.

Formerly a Kingdom, now the Republic of Rwanda

My recent visit to the beautiful East African city of Kigali in Rwanda was remarkable and a moment of congregating together of the academia, researchers, entrepreneurs, farmers, businessmen, youths, leaders and other persons for the International...

Food Inflation: Beyond the Talk in 2023, Let’s Get to Work in 2024!

The agriculture sector was affected by a number of external factors at different times in the year, especially the primary production. The sum total has resulted in inflation rates with side effects we cannot afford to accept.

Farmers Acquiring Knowledge on Climate Change: Learning Never Stops

In our changing world, climate change has been a bane to food production. Farmers are adversely affected both at farm and community level and no concrete solutions at sight. Everyday, new information, technologies, and techniques keep emerging to...

Small Farmers Have no Data and Solidaridad is Doing Something About It

"If everyone has to abide by the same rules, then maybe we will finally make progress in making the world food system more sustainable," says Frederik Claasen, Head of Policy at the NGO Solidaridad. He sees the introduction of the Corporate...

Knowledge Has No End!

Every day we are faced with new challenges and realities in the agricultural sector: insecurity, inflation, climate crisis amongst others. Their impact has drastically challenged the status quo, distorting the supply chain and increasing the number...

When the Soil is Destroyed, What Can Farmers Do?

My experience working with smallholder farmers spanning over 13 years has taught me many lessons, especially practices that destroy the soil structure and render the farmers helpless and hopeless.

PATS’ Mini-drones Nip Insect Infestation in the Bud

To protect crops from pests and diseases, two approaches are generally used: crop protection products (which can be chemical or green), or biological control through antagonists (predatory mites, bacteria). During the Foodlog Digital Food Webinar on...

Dry Season Farming: The Need to Increase Productivity

As we commence the dry season farming, the impact of climate change becomes more and more obvious; the irrigation water dries up quickly, the weather becomes less dense, and heat stress becomes more pronounced.

Scope 3 Emissions Aren’t Absolute Values

The power plant you see above produces electricity. A bakery using electrical stoves purchases electricity in order to bake cakes, pastries and loaves of bread. A supermarket buys the bakeries' products to sell them in its carbon neutral operated...

Using AI to grow tomatoes and broilers

In automotive you know exactly how many cars you are going to produce. In horticulture, it is more difficult because you are dealing with living organisms. However, data based growth management makes it possible to control life just like a carmaker.