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Farmers work at a cocoa farm in Daloa, Ivory Coast, 3 October 2023. Reuters/Ange Aboa/File Photo

EU will not delay deforestation law, environment chief says on Ivory Coast visitAnge Aboa

WorldFish, Norway collaborate on climate-smart aquaculture tech in Egypt

WorldFish, Norway collaborate on climate-smart aquaculture tech in Egypt

11 Jul 2023

Nigeria is Africa's leading rice producer, but still needs more - reusing wastewater for irrigation would boost farming

Nigeria is Africa's leading rice producer, but still needs more - reusing wastewater for irrigation would boost farming

By Christopher Oluwakunmi Akinbile 22 Jun 2023

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FAO director-general calls on food industry to do more to support healthy foods

FAO director-general calls on food industry to do more to support healthy foods

26 Sep 2019

Employing innovative ideas for sustainable agriculture

Employing innovative ideas for sustainable agriculture

23 Sep 2019

#FoodNextAfrica: The SA food startup championing traditional African flavours

#FoodNextAfrica: The SA food startup championing traditional African flavours

Lauren Hartzenberg 17 Sep 2019

Impacts of climate change on food security not evenly distributed, conference hears

5 Sep 2019

Nestlé announces winners of sub-Saharan Africa innovation challenge

Nestlé announces winners of sub-Saharan Africa innovation challenge

4 Sep 2019

Ethiopia's future is tied to water - a vital yet threatened resource in a changing climate

Ethiopia's future is tied to water - a vital yet threatened resource in a changing climate

Meron Teferi Taye and Ellen Dyer 2 Sep 2019

Bees: How important are they and what would happen if they went extinct

Bees: How important are they and what would happen if they went extinct

Philip Donkersley 21 Aug 2019

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SAIMI awareness campaign to boost SA's maritime culture

19 Aug 2019

Investing in the future of food and agriculture - farm better, not bigger

Investing in the future of food and agriculture - farm better, not bigger

Mark Hassenkamp 14 Aug 2019

Restoring soil can help address climate change

Restoring soil can help address climate change

David R. Montgomery 14 Aug 2019

Diageo dedicates $219m to sustainability projects in Africa

Diageo dedicates $219m to sustainability projects in Africa

8 Aug 2019

Illovo Sugar Africa and partners launch LandAssess Tool

Illovo Sugar Africa and partners launch LandAssess Tool

31 Jul 2019

Irrigation earns flood-prone farmers US$4,344 a hectare

Irrigation earns flood-prone farmers US$4,344 a hectare

30 Jul 2019

Undercover farming helps overcome climate change challenges

Undercover farming helps overcome climate change challenges

Carin Venter 25 Jul 2019

3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

Bizcommunity.com 23 Jul 2019

Agroecology as innovation

Agroecology as innovation

Timothy A. Wise 11 Jul 2019

SCA halts fracking exploration in the Eastern Cape

5 Jul 2019

Would you eat meat grown from cells in a laboratory? Here's how it works

Would you eat meat grown from cells in a laboratory? Here's how it works

Leigh Ackland 26 Jun 2019

Integrated approach needed to aid conservation, health

Integrated approach needed to aid conservation, health

21 Jun 2019

Cut the greenwash. Get the facts straight about paper and recycling

Cut the greenwash. Get the facts straight about paper and recycling

Samantha Choles 10 Jun 2019

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Radisson Blu forms three-way partnership to enhance sustainable forest management in Zambia

7 Jun 2019

Farmer-to-farmer programme launches in Zimbabwe

Farmer-to-farmer programme launches in Zimbabwe

31 May 2019

How design thinking united Malawian researchers and farmers

How design thinking united Malawian researchers and farmers

Kurt R. Richter and Bill Heinrich 28 May 2019

Luke Dale Roberts

Luke Dale Roberts joins Farm Africa's Chefs for Change initiative in Kenya

27 May 2019

Forum challenges African businesses to dive into the Blue Economy

Forum challenges African businesses to dive into the Blue Economy

10 May 2019

Mon Choco's eco-friendly Easter eggs

Mon Choco's eco-friendly Easter eggs

18 Apr 2019

Wealth from waste - three ways pollution can be turned into something useful

Wealth from waste - three ways pollution can be turned into something useful

Maria Sotenko 11 Apr 2019

From grain to glass: Pernod Ricard's roadmap to sustainability

From grain to glass: Pernod Ricard's roadmap to sustainability

10 Apr 2019

UJ to host inaugural African Conference on Vertical Farming and Urban Agriculture

UJ to host inaugural African Conference on Vertical Farming and Urban Agriculture

5 Apr 2019

FAO, ADEPT partner to promote potential of African diaspora in agribusiness

FAO, ADEPT partner to promote potential of African diaspora in agribusiness

4 Apr 2019

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Employing innovative ideas for sustainable agriculture

Employing innovative ideas for sustainable agriculture

23 Sep 2019

#FoodNextAfrica: The SA food startup championing traditional African flavours

#FoodNextAfrica: The SA food startup championing traditional African flavours

Lauren Hartzenberg 17 Sep 2019

Impacts of climate change on food security not evenly distributed, conference hears

5 Sep 2019

Nestlé announces winners of sub-Saharan Africa innovation challenge

Nestlé announces winners of sub-Saharan Africa innovation challenge

4 Sep 2019

Ethiopia's future is tied to water - a vital yet threatened resource in a changing climate

Ethiopia's future is tied to water - a vital yet threatened resource in a changing climate

Meron Teferi Taye and Ellen Dyer 2 Sep 2019

Bees: How important are they and what would happen if they went extinct

Bees: How important are they and what would happen if they went extinct

Philip Donkersley 21 Aug 2019

Image Supplied.

SAIMI awareness campaign to boost SA's maritime culture

19 Aug 2019

Investing in the future of food and agriculture - farm better, not bigger

Investing in the future of food and agriculture - farm better, not bigger

Mark Hassenkamp 14 Aug 2019

Restoring soil can help address climate change

Restoring soil can help address climate change

David R. Montgomery 14 Aug 2019

Diageo dedicates $219m to sustainability projects in Africa

Diageo dedicates $219m to sustainability projects in Africa

8 Aug 2019

Illovo Sugar Africa and partners launch LandAssess Tool

Illovo Sugar Africa and partners launch LandAssess Tool

31 Jul 2019

Irrigation earns flood-prone farmers US$4,344 a hectare

Irrigation earns flood-prone farmers US$4,344 a hectare

30 Jul 2019

Undercover farming helps overcome climate change challenges

Undercover farming helps overcome climate change challenges

Carin Venter 25 Jul 2019

3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

Bizcommunity.com 23 Jul 2019

Agroecology as innovation

Agroecology as innovation

Timothy A. Wise 11 Jul 2019

SCA halts fracking exploration in the Eastern Cape

5 Jul 2019

Would you eat meat grown from cells in a laboratory? Here's how it works

Would you eat meat grown from cells in a laboratory? Here's how it works

Leigh Ackland 26 Jun 2019

Integrated approach needed to aid conservation, health

Integrated approach needed to aid conservation, health

21 Jun 2019

Cut the greenwash. Get the facts straight about paper and recycling

Cut the greenwash. Get the facts straight about paper and recycling

Samantha Choles 10 Jun 2019

Image Supplied.

Radisson Blu forms three-way partnership to enhance sustainable forest management in Zambia

7 Jun 2019

Farmer-to-farmer programme launches in Zimbabwe

Farmer-to-farmer programme launches in Zimbabwe

31 May 2019

How design thinking united Malawian researchers and farmers

How design thinking united Malawian researchers and farmers

Kurt R. Richter and Bill Heinrich 28 May 2019

Luke Dale Roberts

Luke Dale Roberts joins Farm Africa's Chefs for Change initiative in Kenya

27 May 2019

Forum challenges African businesses to dive into the Blue Economy

Forum challenges African businesses to dive into the Blue Economy

10 May 2019

Mon Choco's eco-friendly Easter eggs

Mon Choco's eco-friendly Easter eggs

18 Apr 2019

Wealth from waste - three ways pollution can be turned into something useful

Wealth from waste - three ways pollution can be turned into something useful

Maria Sotenko 11 Apr 2019

From grain to glass: Pernod Ricard's roadmap to sustainability

From grain to glass: Pernod Ricard's roadmap to sustainability

10 Apr 2019

UJ to host inaugural African Conference on Vertical Farming and Urban Agriculture

UJ to host inaugural African Conference on Vertical Farming and Urban Agriculture

5 Apr 2019

FAO, ADEPT partner to promote potential of African diaspora in agribusiness

FAO, ADEPT partner to promote potential of African diaspora in agribusiness

4 Apr 2019

Three ways cities can help feed the world, without costing the Earth

Three ways cities can help feed the world, without costing the Earth

Silvio Caputo 4 Apr 2019

The Great Migration river crossing. Image source:

People are taking a huge toll on the plains of the Serengeti-Mara

Joseph Ogutu 2 Apr 2019

Syngenta to support Zambian farmers with sustainable farming solutions

Syngenta to support Zambian farmers with sustainable farming solutions

29 Mar 2019

Blue economy: Experts call for sustainable exploitation

Blue economy: Experts call for sustainable exploitation

Ruth Waruhiu 25 Mar 2019

Irrigating Africa: Can small-scale farmers lead the way?

Irrigating Africa: Can small-scale farmers lead the way?

Ian Scoones 20 Mar 2019

Africa takes centre stage at Blue Belt Initiative Conference for sustainable fisheries, aquaculture

Africa takes centre stage at Blue Belt Initiative Conference for sustainable fisheries, aquaculture

15 Mar 2019

Agri SA, SAAFWUA signs MoU to enhance water resource management

Agri SA, SAAFWUA signs MoU to enhance water resource management

14 Mar 2019

Migration and displacement: the human face of climate change

Migration and displacement: the human face of climate change

Danette Breitenbach 14 Mar 2019

Time to reframe the discipline of finance to focus on sustainability

Time to reframe the discipline of finance to focus on sustainability

Danette Breitenbach 13 Mar 2019

Global hydroponic markets to reach estimated CAGR of 6.5% by 2025

11 Mar 2019

Woolworths, partners launch community learning farm in Stellenbosch

Woolworths, partners launch community learning farm in Stellenbosch

8 Mar 2019