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SA red meat producers target Algeria to expand exports

SA red meat producers target Algeria to expand exports

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Kenyan eco-entrepreneur tackles food waste with sustainable solutions

Kenyan eco-entrepreneur tackles food waste with sustainable solutions

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Project to help Africa farm its savannahs

Victor Kiprop 2 Nov 2017

#EntrepreneurMonth: A different perspective on sugar from the sugarcane fields of Mauritius

#EntrepreneurMonth: A different perspective on sugar from the sugarcane fields of Mauritius

Cari Coetzee 2 Nov 2017

From left: Prof Eugene Cloete (vice-rector: research, innovation and postgraduate studies of Stellenbosch University), the Minister of Science and Technology, Naledi Pandor, and Willem Botes (research leader of Stellenbosch University’s Plant Breeding Laboratory). Photo: Stefan Els

Wheat Breeding Platform launched to improve wheat production, yields

1 Nov 2017

Tool helps developing nations map out export targets

Tool helps developing nations map out export targets

Tom Nevin 1 Nov 2017

Inside the Lush life of an ethical cosmetics buyer

Inside the Lush life of an ethical cosmetics buyer

Lauren Hartzenberg 31 Oct 2017

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Acquisition to promote cassava production in sub-Saharan Africa

31 Oct 2017

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Digitisation, smart agriculture shaping the future of the African chemicals market

27 Oct 2017

Africa has focused on tackling undernutrition caused by low calorie diets. IFPRI

Seven African countries show how the battle against malnutrition can be won

Sheryl L Hendriks, Katrin Glatzel, Ousmane Badiane 27 Oct 2017

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Can index insurance make African farmers climate-resilient?

Wambi Michael 25 Oct 2017

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Mega-mergers will squeeze farmers, push up food prices, experts warn

Alex Whiting 24 Oct 2017

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Could East Africa be the new frontier for food and grain production?

23 Oct 2017

#WorldFoodDay: Africa holds the key to feeding the world's population

#WorldFoodDay: Africa holds the key to feeding the world's population

20 Oct 2017

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WAZA signs MoU to help make sustainably produced palm oil the norm

20 Oct 2017

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New campaign launched to contain a major threat to banana production

19 Oct 2017

Separating myths from facts: Understanding food labels and innovation in food production

Separating myths from facts: Understanding food labels and innovation in food production

19 Oct 2017

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Bird flu outbreak sees egg shortage, hefty price increases on the cards for SA

18 Oct 2017

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Bees in the city: Designing green roofs for pollinators

Catherine Howell, Jennifer Drake and Liat Margolis 18 Oct 2017

SACAU: Agriculture can play a critical role in eradicating poverty

SACAU: Agriculture can play a critical role in eradicating poverty

18 Oct 2017

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Zimbabwe bans fruit, vegetable imports to save scarce forex

18 Oct 2017

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The traditional vegetable and sweet potato research that's revolutionising the way we build food and nutrition security in Africa

Millie Phiri, Sonia Naidoo, Nadia Ibraimo 17 Oct 2017

Integrated policy approach needed to ensure sustainable food systems

Integrated policy approach needed to ensure sustainable food systems

17 Oct 2017

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Dangote initiative engages unemployed youth in rice farming

17 Oct 2017

More trees, better farming could slash carbon emissions: study

More trees, better farming could slash carbon emissions: study

17 Oct 2017

#WorldFoodDay: Access to data vital for empowering smallholders, building resilience

#WorldFoodDay: Access to data vital for empowering smallholders, building resilience

16 Oct 2017

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#WorldFoodDay: Transforming the agricultural sector by unlocking the potential of smallholder farmers

Dr Klaus Eckstein 16 Oct 2017

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Organisations join forces, launches roadmap to combat zoonotic TB

13 Oct 2017

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Underwater nurseries help revive Mediterranean fish stocks

13 Oct 2017

Ghana aims to regain top spot in cocoa production

Ghana aims to regain top spot in cocoa production

Kwaku Botwe 12 Oct 2017

Role of secure tenure rights in eradicating hunger, poverty

Role of secure tenure rights in eradicating hunger, poverty

12 Oct 2017

Philafrica aims to become big food exporter

Philafrica aims to become big food exporter

Neels Blom 11 Oct 2017