In Africa there are truly indigenous (from the continent) Brassica crops, and long past introduced Brassica that together can be considered the “African kales and […]
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Orphan crops: the Ginger family
The ginger family (Zingibaraceae) is a large one, with about 50 genera and roughly 1 600 species. Many are important ornamental, spice, or medicinal plants. […]
Orphan crops: Blue Agave
Although many species of “orphan” plants are indigenous, there are some which are not. However, they will grow readily in South Africa, and hold great […]
Horse Sickness vaccine backlog to be cleared, says OBP
If South Africa’s government-owned animal vaccine manufacturer, Onderstepoort Biological Products (OBP) keeps to its word, up to 90 000 doses of African Horse Sickness (AHS) […]
UPDATE: Are RHVD infections slowing?
Although it’s still early days anecdotal evidence tentatively suggests that the rapid spread of the fatal Rabbit Haemmorhagic Viral Disease outbreak throughout southern Africa may […]
Uses for Old Coffee Grounds on your Plot
Spent coffee grounds, the unappealing dark brown sludge at the bottom of your coffee maker after you’ve poured your cup, don’t need to go to […]
UPDATE: Rabbit Haemorrhagic Disease Spreading Fast Countrywide
The killer Rabbit Haemorrhagic Viral Disease (RHD or RHVD) has now been positively identified along the Garden Route and in the Southern and Eastern Cape. […]
Orphan species: African Ginseng
African Ginseng (Mondia whitei) can, and should, become important again as a crop in today’s more ecologically sensitive, small-scale farming community. The indigenous African Ginseng […]
UPDATE: Rabbit Disease Spreading Fast in Gauteng
Gauteng’s rabbits, both domestic and wild, continue to become infected with the fatal and highly infectious Rabbit Haemmorhagic Disease (RHD). Confirmed cases Since yesterday, cases […]
Gauteng Rabbits Die from Haemmorhagic Disease
An epidemic outbreak of Rabbit Haemmorhagic Disease (RHD, sometimes called RVHD) is sweeping though Gauteng, infecting and killing both domesticated and wild rabbits and hares. […]