Growers install netting primarily to protect fruit, but the move also saves a lot of water. Hannes Laubscher of United Exports estimated the savings at 15 percent. It allows them to cut back on ...

Most will never own nor have use for the large-scale machinery, as most of the work done on African farms are by manual labor for planting, weed protection and harvesting. Smallholder farmers need ...

This report was written by Bronwen Manby, senior researcher in the Africa Division of Human Rights ... including the Women on Farms Project, Lawyers for Human Rights, and the Centre for Rural ...