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SA red meat producers target Algeria to expand exports

SA red meat producers target Algeria to expand exports

#BizTrends2025 Sponsors announced and categories still open for Curating the Future

#BizTrends2025 Sponsors announced and categories still open for Curating the Future

21 Nov 2024

Kenyan eco-entrepreneur tackles food waste with sustainable solutions

Kenyan eco-entrepreneur tackles food waste with sustainable solutions

28 Oct 2024

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FAO launches Green Cities Initiative to help transform agri-food systems

FAO launches Green Cities Initiative to help transform agri-food systems

23 Sep 2020

African Pioneer Marine acquires canned pilchards brand Glenryck

18 Sep 2020

Google and FAO launch new big data tool, Earth Map

Google and FAO launch new big data tool, Earth Map

17 Sep 2020

The fourth agricultural revolution is coming - but who will really benefit?

The fourth agricultural revolution is coming - but who will really benefit?

David Rose and Charlotte-Anne Chivers 16 Sep 2020

Honey-alcohol fermentation experiment with chopped “moerwortel” plant additive, Glia prolifera. Neil Rusch

Does alcohol have an undisclosed African heritage?

Neil Rusch 15 Sep 2020

Failing Africa's farmers, starving the continent

Failing Africa's farmers, starving the continent

Timothy A. Wise 11 Sep 2020

Building back better on food and agriculture

Building back better on food and agriculture

QU Dongyu 10 Sep 2020

Will Zimbabwe's ambition to notably lift its maize production in 2020/21 materialise?

Will Zimbabwe's ambition to notably lift its maize production in 2020/21 materialise?

Wandile Sihlobo 7 Sep 2020

African farmers are younger than you think. Here is why

African farmers are younger than you think. Here is why

Felix Kwame Yeboah and Thomas Jayne 7 Sep 2020

Newly launched virtual event to bring African agrofood, plastprintpack industries together

Newly launched virtual event to bring African agrofood, plastprintpack industries together

4 Sep 2020

Global food prices rise in August

Global food prices rise in August

3 Sep 2020

Why more Ugandan farmers aren't adopting drought tolerant maize

Why more Ugandan farmers aren't adopting drought tolerant maize

HyeJin Lee 3 Sep 2020

Africa has a growing food security problem: why it can't be fixed without proper data

Africa has a growing food security problem: why it can't be fixed without proper data

28 Aug 2020

The imperative to create shared value for Africa through investment in agriculture

The imperative to create shared value for Africa through investment in agriculture

Axel Smeulders 27 Aug 2020

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Using agriculture to help boost job creation, investment in Mozambique

25 Aug 2020

A palm oil plantation in Malaysia. (Shutterstock)

How our food choices cut into forests and put us closer to viruses

24 Aug 2020

Food prices in Nigeria have shot through the roof. But is the pandemic to blame?

Food prices in Nigeria have shot through the roof. But is the pandemic to blame?

Adegboye, Folasade Bosede 19 Aug 2020

Professor Cyril Nhlanhla Mbatha, director of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER) at Rhodes University

Digital small-scale models could help SA's pandemic-stricken farmers

Professor Cyril Nhlanhla Mbatha 17 Aug 2020

Vegetable farmers in urban Ghana don't worry much about food safety - but they should

Vegetable farmers in urban Ghana don't worry much about food safety - but they should

Kabila Abass 12 Aug 2020

Residents of Lamu, Kenya, accuse the government of ignoring their concerns and going ahead with the construction of a huge port. TONY KARUMBA/AFP via Getty Images

Review of nine African 'blue economy' projects shows what works and what doesn't

Ifesinachi Okafor-Yarwood 12 Aug 2020

Do you know where your coffee comes from? The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of knowing about our supply chains. Here, a woman carries harvested coffee beans in a coffee plantation in Mount Gorongosa, Mozambique, in August 2019. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

The coronavirus pandemic requires us to understand food's murky supply chains

Cory Searcy and Pavel Castka 6 Aug 2020

Global food prices continue to rise in July

Global food prices continue to rise in July

6 Aug 2020

Namibia harvests first commercial blueberries thanks to smart irrigation

Namibia harvests first commercial blueberries thanks to smart irrigation

5 Aug 2020

Are young trees or old forests more important for slowing climate change?

Are young trees or old forests more important for slowing climate change?

Tom Pugh 31 Jul 2020

Credit: Polina via Pexels

Food giants appointing teams to focus on plant-based products

30 Jul 2020

Bronwyn Williams stars in Pulp Non-Fiction on Bizcommunity

Bronwyn Williams stars in Pulp Non-Fiction on Bizcommunity

Bizcommunity.com 30 Jul 2020

FAO launches platform to help global community reduce food loss, waste

FAO launches platform to help global community reduce food loss, waste

30 Jul 2020

Africa's coffee farmers are losing $1.47bn a year to exploitative pricing

Africa's coffee farmers are losing $1.47bn a year to exploitative pricing

30 Jul 2020

Food security: How will we feed 9 billion mouths by 2037?

Food security: How will we feed 9 billion mouths by 2037?

Dr Peter Oberem 27 Jul 2020

Fraym launches localised tool mapping populations vulnerable to food insecurity

Fraym launches localised tool mapping populations vulnerable to food insecurity

23 Jul 2020

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RetailAfrican Pioneer Marine acquires canned pilchards brand Glenryck

18 Sep 2020

Google and FAO launch new big data tool, Earth Map

AgricultureGoogle and FAO launch new big data tool, Earth Map

17 Sep 2020

The fourth agricultural revolution is coming - but who will really benefit?

AgricultureThe fourth agricultural revolution is coming - but who will really benefit?

David Rose and Charlotte-Anne Chivers 16 Sep 2020

Honey-alcohol fermentation experiment with chopped “moerwortel” plant additive, Glia prolifera. Neil Rusch

RetailDoes alcohol have an undisclosed African heritage?

Neil Rusch 15 Sep 2020

Failing Africa's farmers, starving the continent

AgricultureFailing Africa's farmers, starving the continent

Timothy A. Wise 11 Sep 2020

Building back better on food and agriculture

AgricultureBuilding back better on food and agriculture

QU Dongyu 10 Sep 2020

Will Zimbabwe's ambition to notably lift its maize production in 2020/21 materialise?

AgricultureWill Zimbabwe's ambition to notably lift its maize production in 2020/21 materialise?

Wandile Sihlobo 7 Sep 2020

African farmers are younger than you think. Here is why

AgricultureAfrican farmers are younger than you think. Here is why

Felix Kwame Yeboah and Thomas Jayne 7 Sep 2020

Newly launched virtual event to bring African agrofood, plastprintpack industries together

AgricultureNewly launched virtual event to bring African agrofood, plastprintpack industries together

4 Sep 2020

Global food prices rise in August

AgricultureGlobal food prices rise in August

3 Sep 2020

Why more Ugandan farmers aren't adopting drought tolerant maize

AgricultureWhy more Ugandan farmers aren't adopting drought tolerant maize

HyeJin Lee 3 Sep 2020

Africa has a growing food security problem: why it can't be fixed without proper data

AgricultureAfrica has a growing food security problem: why it can't be fixed without proper data

28 Aug 2020

The imperative to create shared value for Africa through investment in agriculture

AgricultureThe imperative to create shared value for Africa through investment in agriculture

Axel Smeulders 27 Aug 2020

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AgricultureUsing agriculture to help boost job creation, investment in Mozambique

25 Aug 2020

A palm oil plantation in Malaysia. (Shutterstock)

AgricultureHow our food choices cut into forests and put us closer to viruses

24 Aug 2020

Food prices in Nigeria have shot through the roof. But is the pandemic to blame?

AgricultureFood prices in Nigeria have shot through the roof. But is the pandemic to blame?

Adegboye, Folasade Bosede 19 Aug 2020

Professor Cyril Nhlanhla Mbatha, director of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER) at Rhodes University

AgricultureDigital small-scale models could help SA's pandemic-stricken farmers

Professor Cyril Nhlanhla Mbatha 17 Aug 2020

Vegetable farmers in urban Ghana don't worry much about food safety - but they should

AgricultureVegetable farmers in urban Ghana don't worry much about food safety - but they should

Kabila Abass 12 Aug 2020

Residents of Lamu, Kenya, accuse the government of ignoring their concerns and going ahead with the construction of a huge port. TONY KARUMBA/AFP via Getty Images

FinanceReview of nine African 'blue economy' projects shows what works and what doesn't

Ifesinachi Okafor-Yarwood 12 Aug 2020

Do you know where your coffee comes from? The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of knowing about our supply chains. Here, a woman carries harvested coffee beans in a coffee plantation in Mount Gorongosa, Mozambique, in August 2019. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

RetailThe coronavirus pandemic requires us to understand food's murky supply chains

Cory Searcy and Pavel Castka 6 Aug 2020

Global food prices continue to rise in July

AgricultureGlobal food prices continue to rise in July

6 Aug 2020

Namibia harvests first commercial blueberries thanks to smart irrigation

AgricultureNamibia harvests first commercial blueberries thanks to smart irrigation

5 Aug 2020

Are young trees or old forests more important for slowing climate change?

AgricultureAre young trees or old forests more important for slowing climate change?

Tom Pugh 31 Jul 2020

Credit: Polina via Pexels

RetailFood giants appointing teams to focus on plant-based products

30 Jul 2020

Bronwyn Williams stars in Pulp Non-Fiction on Bizcommunity

Marketing & MediaBronwyn Williams stars in Pulp Non-Fiction on Bizcommunity

Bizcommunity.com 30 Jul 2020

FAO launches platform to help global community reduce food loss, waste

ESG & SustainabilityFAO launches platform to help global community reduce food loss, waste

30 Jul 2020

Africa's coffee farmers are losing $1.47bn a year to exploitative pricing

AgricultureAfrica's coffee farmers are losing $1.47bn a year to exploitative pricing

30 Jul 2020

Food security: How will we feed 9 billion mouths by 2037?

AgricultureFood security: How will we feed 9 billion mouths by 2037?

Dr Peter Oberem 27 Jul 2020

Fraym launches localised tool mapping populations vulnerable to food insecurity

ESG & SustainabilityFraym launches localised tool mapping populations vulnerable to food insecurity

23 Jul 2020

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AgricultureGeospatial data platform launches to help build stronger food, agriculture sectors

22 Jul 2020

Smaller farmer's fields can reduce biodiversity loss and increase wild plants, birds, beetles and bats

AgricultureSmaller farmer's fields can reduce biodiversity loss and increase wild plants, birds, beetles and bats

Lenore Fahrig 13 Jul 2020

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AgricultureGlobal poultry production to reach 137m tonnes in 2020

10 Jul 2020

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AgricultureEU contributes €15m to the fight against desert locust in Africa

9 Jul 2020

Coconut oil production threatens five times more species than palm oil - new findings

AgricultureCoconut oil production threatens five times more species than palm oil - new findings

Erik Meijaard 7 Jul 2020

Preventing Covid-19 from becoming a hunger crisis in Africa

AgriculturePreventing Covid-19 from becoming a hunger crisis in Africa

Mimi Alemayehou 6 Jul 2020

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AgricultureNespresso introduces new Ugandan coffee through Reviving Origins programme

3 Jul 2020

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AgricultureUnlocking Africa's agribusiness potential with platform thinking

Louis van Ravesteyn 1 Jul 2020

Maria Helena Semedo, deputy director-general, UN FAO

AgricultureWe must act now to avert an imminent food crisis in Africa

Maria Helena Semedo 30 Jun 2020

SA leads Africa's maize trade during Covid-19

AgricultureSA leads Africa's maize trade during Covid-19

Casey Delport 29 Jun 2020

The Nigerian Naira has been under a lot pressure lately
Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images

FinanceNigeria's post-Covid-19 recovery plan has some merit. But it misses the mark

Tolu Olarewaju 22 Jun 2020