Variable rate application (VRA) technology coincided with the arrival of precision soil sampling. This process has allowed the farmer to apply products at a variable rate according to the precision maps obtained from the precision soil sampling data. As a result, the process of applying additives to crop spraying has [...]
Contract farming by its very nature is a partnership – between farmer and contractor and between contractor and other third parties. One of the best ways to optimise such relationships is to do so across regions within the same continent. For instance, Unitrans Africa provides transport and logistics services for [...]
Variable rate application, or VRA, in the agricultural sector not only allows the farmer to save money, but also assists in optimising yield output, which in turn increases the profitability of a farm. Agriculture contributes no less than 4% to the annual GDP of South Africa. In fact, the produce [...]
Soil sampling is probably the most important feature in agriculture, as it provides a broad indication of the nutrient levels within the soil. Genetic technology, in terms of crop breeding, has made tremendous leaps over the last 100 years, but genetic breeding only forms one part of the equation. Farmers [...]
Unitrans Africa Zambia looking after learners Unitrans Africa Zambia is dedicated to addressing social and environmental concerns in our day to day business operations as well as our immediate community and environment as a whole. We are proud to have been able to donate fertilizer to the Kabanje, Nakambala and [...]
Careful Land Preparation yields harvest triumphs The primary aim of land preparation (or Land Prep) is to provide the best soil conditions for crops to flourish and achieve optimal growth, yield and survival, for ultimate estate preservation. Land preparation practices form a fundamental and important departure point for commercial farming [...]
Road Trains – the mammoth haulers of goods Road trains or land trains, also known as Long Combination Vehicles (LCVs), are most suitable for countries with large expanses of remote land, in continents like Australia, the US, Canada, Africa (including Malawi, Zambia, Tanzania, Mozambique, Namibia and Madagascar) and some parts [...]
ADDRESS
Block V, Greenford Office Park
Puntersway, Kenilworth
7700
ADDRESS
Block V, Greenford Office Park
Puntersway, Kenilworth
7700
ADDRESS
Block V, Greenford Office Park
Puntersway, Kenilworth
7700
