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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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New animated film marks International Year of Plant Health 2020

New animated film marks International Year of Plant Health 2020

22 May 2020

Build inclusive food systems to fight Covid-19

Build inclusive food systems to fight Covid-19

Wilson Odhiambo 4 May 2020

Nestlé-IDH partnership to boost sourcing practices in Central, West Africa

Nestlé-IDH partnership to boost sourcing practices in Central, West Africa

28 Apr 2020

10 ways to stay connected on Biz during lockdown

10 ways to stay connected on Biz during lockdown

Bizcommunity.com 15 Apr 2020

European agri industry gets funding for Covid-19

European agri industry gets funding for Covid-19

7 Apr 2020

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Rescuing Kenya's flower sector amid Covid-19

Nelson Maina 30 Mar 2020

'Bee-washing' hurts bees and misleads consumers

'Bee-washing' hurts bees and misleads consumers

Lila Westreich 24 Feb 2020

4 African finalists make the shortlist for Commonwealth Youth Awards 2020

4 African finalists make the shortlist for Commonwealth Youth Awards 2020

19 Feb 2020

Bumblebees in crisis: Insect's inner lives reveal what the world would lose if they disappear

Bumblebees in crisis: Insect's inner lives reveal what the world would lose if they disappear

14 Feb 2020

Adidas and Ikea lead 2020 sustainable cotton ranking

Adidas and Ikea lead 2020 sustainable cotton ranking

13 Feb 2020

Roadmap developed to conserve global insect populations

10 Feb 2020

Africa's youth want to cultivate careers, not just crops

Africa's youth want to cultivate careers, not just crops

Sylvia Ng'eno 10 Feb 2020

Trees in South Africa are under attack. Why it's proving hard to manage

Trees in South Africa are under attack. Why it's proving hard to manage

Trudy Paap 6 Feb 2020

Growing extra trees, shrubs raises smallholders $50/year

Growing extra trees, shrubs raises smallholders $50/year

Gilbert Nakweya 23 Jan 2020

East Africa agri-industry director honoured for role in agricultural transformation

20 Jan 2020

Can African smallholders farm themselves out of poverty?

Can African smallholders farm themselves out of poverty?

12 Dec 2019

Using solar energy to contribute to SA's national electricity grid

Using solar energy to contribute to SA's national electricity grid

2 Dec 2019

Why we're involved in a project in Africa to promote edible insects

Why we're involved in a project in Africa to promote edible insects

Robert Musundire 29 Nov 2019

Traditional healthy diets fundamental to sustainable development

Traditional healthy diets fundamental to sustainable development

28 Nov 2019

Daylight and not rains 'drives vegetation growth onset'

Daylight and not rains 'drives vegetation growth onset'

Nelson Mandela Ogema 18 Nov 2019

Farming in South Africa is under threat from climate change. Here's how

Farming in South Africa is under threat from climate change. Here's how

13 Nov 2019

LE South Africa introduces oil-spill-eating enzyme technology

LE South Africa introduces oil-spill-eating enzyme technology

8 Nov 2019

Kenya's Twiga Foods raises $30m in Series B round

Kenya's Twiga Foods raises $30m in Series B round

28 Oct 2019

Growing demand for natural honey from happy bees

24 Oct 2019

#SACSCCongress: How green roofs can contribute to people, profit and planet

#SACSCCongress: How green roofs can contribute to people, profit and planet

Sindy Peters 23 Oct 2019

Ghana's cocoa farmers are trapped by the chocolate industry

Ghana's cocoa farmers are trapped by the chocolate industry

Michael E Odijie 11 Oct 2019

Cargill, IFC renew partnership in strengthening cocoa producing cooperatives

Cargill, IFC renew partnership in strengthening cocoa producing cooperatives

3 Oct 2019

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

Bizcommunity.com 2 Oct 2019

Top ratings for Biz Rate Card 2019

Top ratings for Biz Rate Card 2019

Bizcommunity.com 27 Sep 2019

Food systems development needs a new trajectory - FAO director-general

Food systems development needs a new trajectory - FAO director-general

27 Sep 2019

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New animated film marks International Year of Plant Health 2020

New animated film marks International Year of Plant Health 2020

22 May 2020

Build inclusive food systems to fight Covid-19

Build inclusive food systems to fight Covid-19

Wilson Odhiambo 4 May 2020

Nestlé-IDH partnership to boost sourcing practices in Central, West Africa

Nestlé-IDH partnership to boost sourcing practices in Central, West Africa

28 Apr 2020

10 ways to stay connected on Biz during lockdown

10 ways to stay connected on Biz during lockdown

Bizcommunity.com 15 Apr 2020

European agri industry gets funding for Covid-19

European agri industry gets funding for Covid-19

7 Apr 2020

Swamianandabhay via

Rescuing Kenya's flower sector amid Covid-19

Nelson Maina 30 Mar 2020

'Bee-washing' hurts bees and misleads consumers

'Bee-washing' hurts bees and misleads consumers

Lila Westreich 24 Feb 2020

4 African finalists make the shortlist for Commonwealth Youth Awards 2020

4 African finalists make the shortlist for Commonwealth Youth Awards 2020

19 Feb 2020

Bumblebees in crisis: Insect's inner lives reveal what the world would lose if they disappear

Bumblebees in crisis: Insect's inner lives reveal what the world would lose if they disappear

14 Feb 2020

Adidas and Ikea lead 2020 sustainable cotton ranking

Adidas and Ikea lead 2020 sustainable cotton ranking

13 Feb 2020

Roadmap developed to conserve global insect populations

10 Feb 2020

Africa's youth want to cultivate careers, not just crops

Africa's youth want to cultivate careers, not just crops

Sylvia Ng'eno 10 Feb 2020

Trees in South Africa are under attack. Why it's proving hard to manage

Trees in South Africa are under attack. Why it's proving hard to manage

Trudy Paap 6 Feb 2020

Growing extra trees, shrubs raises smallholders $50/year

Growing extra trees, shrubs raises smallholders $50/year

Gilbert Nakweya 23 Jan 2020

East Africa agri-industry director honoured for role in agricultural transformation

20 Jan 2020

Can African smallholders farm themselves out of poverty?

Can African smallholders farm themselves out of poverty?

12 Dec 2019

Using solar energy to contribute to SA's national electricity grid

Using solar energy to contribute to SA's national electricity grid

2 Dec 2019

Why we're involved in a project in Africa to promote edible insects

Why we're involved in a project in Africa to promote edible insects

Robert Musundire 29 Nov 2019

Traditional healthy diets fundamental to sustainable development

Traditional healthy diets fundamental to sustainable development

28 Nov 2019

Daylight and not rains 'drives vegetation growth onset'

Daylight and not rains 'drives vegetation growth onset'

Nelson Mandela Ogema 18 Nov 2019

Farming in South Africa is under threat from climate change. Here's how

Farming in South Africa is under threat from climate change. Here's how

13 Nov 2019

LE South Africa introduces oil-spill-eating enzyme technology

LE South Africa introduces oil-spill-eating enzyme technology

8 Nov 2019

Kenya's Twiga Foods raises $30m in Series B round

Kenya's Twiga Foods raises $30m in Series B round

28 Oct 2019

Growing demand for natural honey from happy bees

24 Oct 2019

#SACSCCongress: How green roofs can contribute to people, profit and planet

#SACSCCongress: How green roofs can contribute to people, profit and planet

Sindy Peters 23 Oct 2019

Ghana's cocoa farmers are trapped by the chocolate industry

Ghana's cocoa farmers are trapped by the chocolate industry

Michael E Odijie 11 Oct 2019

Cargill, IFC renew partnership in strengthening cocoa producing cooperatives

Cargill, IFC renew partnership in strengthening cocoa producing cooperatives

3 Oct 2019

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

Bizcommunity.com 2 Oct 2019

Top ratings for Biz Rate Card 2019

Top ratings for Biz Rate Card 2019

Bizcommunity.com 27 Sep 2019

Food systems development needs a new trajectory - FAO director-general

Food systems development needs a new trajectory - FAO director-general

27 Sep 2019

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