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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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Can meat exports be made humane? Here are three key strategies

Can meat exports be made humane? Here are three key strategies

Andrew Butt, Andrew Fisher & Shakira Hussein 11 May 2018

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Exploring the best tactics to combat Fall armyworm outbreaks in Africa

Saliou Niassy, Sevgan Subramanian 10 May 2018

Insights into the global vanilla market

Insights into the global vanilla market

10 May 2018

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Going beyond farm-to-fork to encourage healthier food systems

9 May 2018

Challenges and opportunities as the fourth industrial revolution bring change to agriculture

Challenges and opportunities as the fourth industrial revolution bring change to agriculture

8 May 2018

#AfricaMonth: The power of smart technology in Africa

#AfricaMonth: The power of smart technology in Africa

Greg Morris 8 May 2018

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Millennials' premium palate driving a shift in the wine market

8 May 2018

Key insights into Asian meat and poultry market

Key insights into Asian meat and poultry market

4 May 2018

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Food prices steady, output in cereals expected to decline

4 May 2018

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Key insights into global pineapple market

3 May 2018

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Hidden danger: Why soil pollution should be a top priority globally

3 May 2018

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GI labelling promotes inclusive food systems, sustainable development

2 May 2018

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EAC trailing in exportation of bananas

Zephania Ubwani 2 May 2018

Inaugural Africa Blue Economy Forum to coincide with World Oceans Day

Inaugural Africa Blue Economy Forum to coincide with World Oceans Day

30 Apr 2018

Farmers hail cotton auction system

Farmers hail cotton auction system

Elita Chikwati 30 Apr 2018

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Innovation, people key to creating a sustainable bioeconomy

25 Apr 2018

Investment in agriculture helps tackle pressing SDGs

Investment in agriculture helps tackle pressing SDGs

25 Apr 2018

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Key insights into the global garlic market

25 Apr 2018

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Dangerous hitchhikers: New measures to help stop the spread of plant pests across borders

24 Apr 2018

African youth participate at an international youth forum at the UN headquarters in New York. Photo: Africa Renewal/Shu Zhang

African youth demand a seat at the table

Busani Bafana 24 Apr 2018

Key challenges for Kenya in big push to reduce post-harvest losses

Key challenges for Kenya in big push to reduce post-harvest losses

Timothy Njagi Njeru, Priscilla Wainaina 20 Apr 2018

Kenya's Twiga Foods partners IBM for blockchain-based microfinancing

Kenya's Twiga Foods partners IBM for blockchain-based microfinancing

Tom Jackson 19 Apr 2018

Source: AGCO Corporation

Partnership provides financial solution for Zambian farmers purchasing farm machinery

19 Apr 2018

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Papers to help improve labour safety in agriculture, forestry sectors

19 Apr 2018

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$17m investment contributes to growth of floriculture in East Africa

19 Apr 2018

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East Africa: Technology helping East Africa unlock agriculture potential

Ruari Phillips 17 Apr 2018

Ghanaian startup crowned 2018 Seedstars Global Winner

Ghanaian startup crowned 2018 Seedstars Global Winner

16 Apr 2018

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Honeybees hog the limelight, yet wild insects are the most important and vulnerable pollinators

Philip Donkersley 16 Apr 2018

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Proper water management key to viability of solar-powered irrigation systems

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New maize seeds impress farmers as yields improve

Elias Msuya 12 Apr 2018

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Fall armyworm. Sevgan Subramanian. Image Source:

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Saliou Niassy, Sevgan Subramanian 10 May 2018

Insights into the global vanilla market

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10 May 2018

Photo by Scott Warman on

AgricultureGoing beyond farm-to-fork to encourage healthier food systems

9 May 2018

Challenges and opportunities as the fourth industrial revolution bring change to agriculture

AgricultureChallenges and opportunities as the fourth industrial revolution bring change to agriculture

8 May 2018

#AfricaMonth: The power of smart technology in Africa

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Greg Morris 8 May 2018

Image supplied by Zonnebloem

AgricultureMillennials' premium palate driving a shift in the wine market

8 May 2018

Key insights into Asian meat and poultry market

AgricultureKey insights into Asian meat and poultry market

4 May 2018

Photo by Emre Gencer on

AgricultureFood prices steady, output in cereals expected to decline

4 May 2018

Photo by Maria Fernanda Gonzalez on

AgricultureKey insights into global pineapple market

3 May 2018

Photo by paul mocan on

AgricultureHidden danger: Why soil pollution should be a top priority globally

3 May 2018

Picking Penja pepper. Image Source:

AgricultureGI labelling promotes inclusive food systems, sustainable development

2 May 2018

Issa ahmed khamis via

AgricultureEAC trailing in exportation of bananas

Zephania Ubwani 2 May 2018

Inaugural Africa Blue Economy Forum to coincide with World Oceans Day

ESG & SustainabilityInaugural Africa Blue Economy Forum to coincide with World Oceans Day

30 Apr 2018

Farmers hail cotton auction system

AgricultureFarmers hail cotton auction system

Elita Chikwati 30 Apr 2018

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AgricultureInnovation, people key to creating a sustainable bioeconomy

25 Apr 2018

Investment in agriculture helps tackle pressing SDGs

AgricultureInvestment in agriculture helps tackle pressing SDGs

25 Apr 2018

Photo by Mike Kenneally on

AgricultureKey insights into the global garlic market

25 Apr 2018

nuzree via - fruit fly

AgricultureDangerous hitchhikers: New measures to help stop the spread of plant pests across borders

24 Apr 2018

African youth participate at an international youth forum at the UN headquarters in New York. Photo: Africa Renewal/Shu Zhang

ESG & SustainabilityAfrican youth demand a seat at the table

Busani Bafana 24 Apr 2018

Key challenges for Kenya in big push to reduce post-harvest losses

AgricultureKey challenges for Kenya in big push to reduce post-harvest losses

Timothy Njagi Njeru, Priscilla Wainaina 20 Apr 2018

Kenya's Twiga Foods partners IBM for blockchain-based microfinancing

RetailKenya's Twiga Foods partners IBM for blockchain-based microfinancing

Tom Jackson 19 Apr 2018

Source: AGCO Corporation

AgriculturePartnership provides financial solution for Zambian farmers purchasing farm machinery

19 Apr 2018

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AgriculturePapers to help improve labour safety in agriculture, forestry sectors

19 Apr 2018

Swamianandabhay via

Agriculture$17m investment contributes to growth of floriculture in East Africa

19 Apr 2018

Neil Palmer (CIAT) via

AgricultureEast Africa: Technology helping East Africa unlock agriculture potential

Ruari Phillips 17 Apr 2018

Ghanaian startup crowned 2018 Seedstars Global Winner

ICTGhanaian startup crowned 2018 Seedstars Global Winner

16 Apr 2018

dennisflarsen via

AgricultureHoneybees hog the limelight, yet wild insects are the most important and vulnerable pollinators

Philip Donkersley 16 Apr 2018

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AgricultureProper water management key to viability of solar-powered irrigation systems

13 Apr 2018

RahimMngwaya via

AgricultureNew maize seeds impress farmers as yields improve

Elias Msuya 12 Apr 2018

Deforestation in tropical Africa is not as bad as previously thought

AgricultureDeforestation in tropical Africa is not as bad as previously thought

Julie C. Aleman 12 Apr 2018

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AgricultureKenyan agripreneurs looks to Netherlands for lessons in agribusiness innovation, advanced horticulture

11 Apr 2018

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AgricultureResearchers developing drought-tolerant African crops

11 Apr 2018

Newly-discovered coastal current has direct implications for fishing industry of Madagascar, SA

AgricultureNewly-discovered coastal current has direct implications for fishing industry of Madagascar, SA

10 Apr 2018

Andreas Krappweis via

AgricultureEl Niño affected two-thirds of the world's harvests

10 Apr 2018

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AgricultureThe next great water crisis may be under our feet

Karen G. Villholth 10 Apr 2018

The cotton bollworm is hybridizing with the corn earworm in ways that could result in a damaging mega-pest (Credit: CSIRO)

AgricultureTwo major crop scourges are hybridising to produce a new mega-pest

Rich Haridy 10 Apr 2018

AB InBev plans to build $100m brewery in Tanzania

RetailAB InBev plans to build $100m brewery in Tanzania

9 Apr 2018

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AgricultureEco-farming can solve hunger, climate crises, experts say

9 Apr 2018

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AgricultureStrengthening the role of family and small-scale farmers in scaling up agroecology

6 Apr 2018

Africa's great migrations are failing but there is a solution - and you can eat it too

AgricultureAfrica's great migrations are failing but there is a solution - and you can eat it too

Penny van Oosterzee 6 Apr 2018