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Hyperspectral imaging: See grain grading differently
Combining machine learning with data collected from light interactions with objects, hyperspectral imaging could one day enable grain storage operators to grade grain more quickly, efficiently, and wi.....
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South Africa’s mineral wealth and its importance to agriculture
The long-term global growth in the production of staple foods and commodities such as maize, sorghum, wheat, soya beans, and sunflower seed is dependent on population growth. Long- term trends over se.....
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Revolutionising farming with agritech
Nico Groenewald, former head of Agribusiness at Standard Bank, conveyed a strong message at the TLU SA congress in September this year: “Don’t let poor technological decisions impede financial decisio.....
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Laws and regulations in the agricultural sector
Agriculture is constantly evolving, whether in respect of products, working conditions, or marketing strategies. As technology, market dynamics, and consumer needs and preferences change, those .....
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Future-proofing food security
According to an article by Wolfram Schlenker, a professor at Columbia University, and David Lobell of Stanford University, published in Environmental Research Letters, climate change could cause.....
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Focus on China and Middle East agri trade
With South African president Cyril Ramaphosa’s state visit to China concluded, the next stop should be the Middle East. But before transitioning to the Middle East, let’s briefly examine China’s.....
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