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Climate change affecting cotton production

Yamikani Yapuwa 31 Jan 2018

Brexit blessing in disguise for Kenya fresh produce exporters

Tim Chesire 30 Jan 2018

Zimbabwe tobacco under threat

Livingstone Marufu 25 Jan 2018

Tapiwa Zvakavapano via - Villagers working on the land in Bedza Village, Buhera, Zimbabwe

Ten priorities for getting agriculture moving in Zimbabwe

Ian Scoones 24 Jan 2018

Mondelez International cocoa MoU to help protect Ghana's forests

Mondelez International cocoa MoU to help protect Ghana's forests

24 Jan 2018

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New wheat breeding programme cuts a decade off new varieties

24 Jan 2018

Zimbabwe urgently needs a new land administration system

Zimbabwe urgently needs a new land administration system

Ian Scoones 16 Jan 2018

Water shortage cuts commercial banana production

15 Jan 2018

Global potato processing market to surpass $3,500m by 2025

Sayali Tribhuvan 12 Jan 2018

AAC Executive Director Ben Leyka. Image Source:

Planting the seeds of growth

10 Jan 2018

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Settling the land compensation issue is vital for Zimbabwe's economy

Ian Scoones 9 Jan 2018

Is this goodbye? Chocolate producing plants will go extinct by 2050

Njideka Agbo 9 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Investing in efficiency of Africa's small-scale farmers a game changer

#BizTrends2018: Investing in efficiency of Africa's small-scale farmers a game changer

Ashley Boag 8 Jan 2018

Sweet n Dried founder Mercy Mwende at the processing factory with dried mangoes. (Image Supplied)

Ultra-modern fruit drying machine opens export markets for hundreds of Kenyan smallholder farmers

14 Dec 2017

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Brexit blessing in disguise for Kenya fresh produce exporters

Tim Chesire 30 Jan 2018

Zimbabwe tobacco under threat

Livingstone Marufu 25 Jan 2018

Tapiwa Zvakavapano via - Villagers working on the land in Bedza Village, Buhera, Zimbabwe

Ten priorities for getting agriculture moving in Zimbabwe

Ian Scoones 24 Jan 2018

Mondelez International cocoa MoU to help protect Ghana's forests

Mondelez International cocoa MoU to help protect Ghana's forests

24 Jan 2018

BjoernSchrempp via

New wheat breeding programme cuts a decade off new varieties

24 Jan 2018

Zimbabwe urgently needs a new land administration system

Zimbabwe urgently needs a new land administration system

Ian Scoones 16 Jan 2018

Water shortage cuts commercial banana production

15 Jan 2018

Global potato processing market to surpass $3,500m by 2025

Sayali Tribhuvan 12 Jan 2018

AAC Executive Director Ben Leyka. Image Source:

Planting the seeds of growth

10 Jan 2018

SuSanA Secretariat via

Settling the land compensation issue is vital for Zimbabwe's economy

Ian Scoones 9 Jan 2018

Is this goodbye? Chocolate producing plants will go extinct by 2050

Njideka Agbo 9 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Investing in efficiency of Africa's small-scale farmers a game changer

#BizTrends2018: Investing in efficiency of Africa's small-scale farmers a game changer

Ashley Boag 8 Jan 2018

Sweet n Dried founder Mercy Mwende at the processing factory with dried mangoes. (Image Supplied)

Ultra-modern fruit drying machine opens export markets for hundreds of Kenyan smallholder farmers

14 Dec 2017

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Africa's top 10 most food-secure countries

8 Dec 2017

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Kraft Heinz extends 100% cage-free egg commitment to Africa and Asia

8 Dec 2017

Women in rural Tunisia mix hot sauce with business

Women in rural Tunisia mix hot sauce with business

Eleonore Voisard 7 Dec 2017

MoU unites African countries against chicken dumping, fights for level playing field

MoU unites African countries against chicken dumping, fights for level playing field

6 Dec 2017

Heineken begins construction on $100m brewery in Mozambique

Heineken begins construction on $100m brewery in Mozambique

4 Dec 2017

How the world needs to change as regions get drier

How the world needs to change as regions get drier

Dian Spear 1 Dec 2017

BCX, GE co-creates Digital Farm solution tailored for SA and African agriculture

BCX, GE co-creates Digital Farm solution tailored for SA and African agriculture

1 Dec 2017

The future of agriculture, food security is knowledge-intensive

The future of agriculture, food security is knowledge-intensive

28 Nov 2017

Good to know (perhaps) that food is being 'nuclearised'

Good to know (perhaps) that food is being 'nuclearised'

Baher Kamal 23 Nov 2017

Opportunities in the East-African poultry sector

Opportunities in the East-African poultry sector

23 Nov 2017

Tobacco hurts more than just your lungs - it damages the communities that grow it

Eleanor Jew 23 Nov 2017

New fish-smoking tech first introduced in Africa launched in Asia

New fish-smoking tech first introduced in Africa launched in Asia

22 Nov 2017

Efforts to tackle AMR on farms and in food systems gaining momentum

Efforts to tackle AMR on farms and in food systems gaining momentum

20 Nov 2017

#AgriIndaba: A gateway to investment opportunities in African agriculture

#AgriIndaba: A gateway to investment opportunities in African agriculture

20 Nov 2017

Agriculture and food systems will play a fundamental role in mitigating climate change

15 Nov 2017

Elijah Langat, passion fruit farmer (Image Supplied)

Reviving passion fruit production in Kenya

14 Nov 2017

New water resistant paper egg trays excite farmers

13 Nov 2017

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New online Climate-Smart Agriculture Sourcebook to help steer food systems in sustainable direction

13 Nov 2017

Meat without animals to hit shelves in 2021

Meat without animals to hit shelves in 2021

10 Nov 2017

#AgriIndaba: Meeting the challenges of investing in sub-Saharan agriculture

#AgriIndaba: Meeting the challenges of investing in sub-Saharan agriculture

10 Nov 2017

Global food import bill set to rise, boost in tropical fruit exports likely

Global food import bill set to rise, boost in tropical fruit exports likely

10 Nov 2017

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New guide to help ensure health and safety of workers in banana sector

9 Nov 2017

Greening the tobacco supply chain in Africa bears fruit

7 Nov 2017

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Nestlé to complete transition to cage-free egg supply chain in Africa by 2025

6 Nov 2017

Western Cape drought a growing concern, lack of water has far-reaching consequences

Western Cape drought a growing concern, lack of water has far-reaching consequences

3 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