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Global competition and local challenges shake SA maize prices

Agribusiness

Global competition and local challenges shake SA maize prices

11 Nov 2024

Simply Boer at Nampo 2024 offering affordable cover for farm workers

Agribusiness

Simply Boer at Nampo 2024 offering affordable cover for farm workers

Sam Fleming, Issued by Simply Financial Services 17 Sep 2024

South African agriculture needs to crack the Chinese market. How to boost exports

Agribusiness

South African agriculture needs to crack the Chinese market. How to boost exports

Wandile Sihlobo 16 Sep 2024

FirstRand Empowerment Foundation shares agri vision at Trialogue Business in Society Conference

Food Security

FirstRand Empowerment Foundation shares agri vision at Trialogue Business in Society Conference

Issued by Trialogue 2 Sep 2024

Navigating financial volatility: Crucial tips for young South African farmers

Agriculture

Navigating financial volatility: Crucial tips for young South African farmers

Phumla Mavundla 6 Aug 2024

Simondium Brewery scoops Best Beer In Africa Award

FMCG

Simondium Brewery scoops Best Beer In Africa Award

28 May 2024

The Coca-Cola system in Kenya announces major investment

FMCG

The Coca-Cola system in Kenya announces major investment

22 May 2024

SA challenges EU citrus regulations for second time

Agriculture

SA challenges EU citrus regulations for second time

Nelson Banya 25 Apr 2024

South African farmers turn to strategic planning amidst escalating costs

Agribusiness

South African farmers turn to strategic planning amidst escalating costs

28 Feb 2024

Cheeba Cannabis Academy launches new scholarship for cannabis industry course

Agriculture

Cheeba Cannabis Academy launches new scholarship for cannabis industry course

15 Feb 2024

SA fruit farmers invest for survival amid load shedding woes

Agriculture

SA fruit farmers invest for survival amid load shedding woes

20 Dec 2023

Agriculture challenges in South Africa: We need a different lens

Agriculture

Agriculture challenges in South Africa: We need a different lens

Christian Giesel 14 Dec 2023

AEC: 'African nations must reject promises of aid and handouts to abandon their oil and gas as COP28 wraps up'

Energy

African Energy Chamber is an outspoken advocate for African oil and gas

NJ Ayuk 10 Dec 2023

Food Security

South Africa's food security at risk, farmers warn

16 Nov 2023

Woodlands Dairy's First Choice launches flavoured custard

FMCG

Woodlands Dairy's First Choice launches flavoured custard

5 Sep 2023

Food waste and loss is everyone's responsibility - and needs to be addressed with urgency

ESG

Food waste and loss is everyone's responsibility - and needs to be addressed with urgency

4 Sep 2023

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Agribusiness

SA farmers want WTO dispute declared over EU citrus rules

Nelson Banya 4 Aug 2023

Food crisis in Africa: The high cost of imported fertilisers is adding to the problem

Food Security

Food crisis in Africa: The high cost of imported fertilisers is adding to the problem

Simon Roberts and Ntombifuthi Tshabalala 26 Jul 2023

Technology can boost farming in Africa, but it can also threaten biodiversity - how to balance the two

Agri Tech

Technology can boost farming in Africa, but it can also threaten biodiversity - how to balance the two

Thomas Daum, Frédéric Baudron, Ingo Grass, Matin Qaim and Regina Birner 18 Jul 2023

Changing weather patterns set to exacerbate challenges faced by SA's farmers

Agribusiness

Changing weather patterns set to exacerbate challenges faced by SA's farmers

19 Jun 2023

Johann Kotzé appointed new CEO of Agri SA

Agribusiness

Johann Kotzé appointed new CEO of Agri SA

15 Jun 2023

#AfricaMonth: Kuronga is using AI to help African farmers feed the continent

Agri Tech

#AfricaMonth: Kuronga is using AI to help African farmers feed the continent

Robin Fredericks 31 May 2023

#OrchidsandOnions: Clientele ad is both respectful and enticing

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: Clientele ad is both respectful and enticing

Brendan Seery 22 May 2023

Farmers in South Africa face power cuts and a weak rand - but a number of factors are working in their favour too

Agriculture

Farmers in South Africa face power cuts and a weak rand - but a number of factors are working in their favour too

Wandile Sihlobo 9 May 2023

SA's maize harvest seen 2.65% higher this year

Agro-processing

SA's maize harvest seen 2.65% higher this year

Nelson Banya 29 Mar 2023

Second international summit on food production in Africa to open in Dakar

Food Security

Second international summit on food production in Africa to open in Dakar

20 Jan 2023

#BizTrends2023: Trending opportunities for SMEs to stay ahead of the game

Trends

#BizTrends2023: Trending opportunities for SMEs to stay ahead of the game

Catherine Wijnberg 9 Jan 2023

How SA farmers can reap the benefits of agriculture insurance

Agribusiness

How SA farmers can reap the benefits of agriculture insurance

23 Dec 2022

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Agro-processing

SA wheat harvest forecast 1.6% lower than last year

Nelson Banya 22 Dec 2022

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Trends

6 agriculture trends to look out for in 2023

Justin Platt 14 Dec 2022

A woman roasts maize cobs on the side of the road in Lawley informal settlement in the south of Johannesburg, South Africa, April 24, 2019. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko

Agribusiness

SA's 2022 maize harvest forecast 5.7% lower than last year

Nelson Banya 30 Nov 2022

Climate change - the real threat to farming profitably

Agriculture

Climate change - the real threat to farming profitably

Felix Kagura 16 Nov 2022

How digital tools can help farmers in Africa fight climate change - study

Agri Tech

How digital tools can help farmers in Africa fight climate change - study

8 Nov 2022

Source: Supplied.

Finance

Gates Foundation calls for bold and immediate action at COP27

9 Nov 2022

SA farmers' intentions to plant data point to prospects of another large summer crop

Agribusiness

SA farmers' intentions to plant data point to prospects of another large summer crop

Wandile Sihlobo 27 Oct 2022

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos speaks during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, 2 November 2021. Paul Ellis/Pool via Reuters

Climate Change

Jeff Bezos fund to push for Africa land restoration around UN climate summit

Jeffrey Dastin 4 Oct 2022

Global Citizen open letter to African leaders

Food, Water & Energy Security

Global Citizen open letter to African leaders

Issued by OnPoint PR 26 Sep 2022

SA maize harvest forecast 8% lower than last year

Agro-processing

SA maize harvest forecast 8% lower than last year

Nelson Banya 31 Aug 2022

Storing cattle feed can improve milk and meat yields: why African farmers aren't doing it

Agro-processing

Storing cattle feed can improve milk and meat yields: why African farmers aren't doing it

Mulubrhan Gebremikael 26 Aug 2022

SA's maize harvest down 9.8% from last year

Agribusiness

SA's maize harvest down 9.8% from last year

Nelson Banya 27 Jul 2022

Source: Supplied.

Banking

African Development Bank extends €121m food-production loan to Senegal to cushion impacts of war in Ukraine

11 Jul 2022

China to adopt genetically modified maize and soy: Why it matters for South Africa

Agribusiness

China to adopt genetically modified maize and soy: Why it matters for South Africa

Wandile Sihlobo 17 Jun 2022

AfDB approves $1.5bn emergency food facility

Agribusiness

AfDB approves $1.5bn emergency food facility

Wendell Roelf 23 May 2022

Is agritourism the future for farmers?

Agriculture

Is agritourism the future for farmers?

17 May 2022

How leveraging technology can help African farmers weather climate change

Agri Tech

How leveraging technology can help African farmers weather climate change

5 Apr 2022

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Markets & Investment

The Vaal Cannabis Capital - the linchpin of SA's first smart city

Katja Hamilton 31 Mar 2022

ThriveAgric secures $56.4m funding, accelerates expansion plans

Funding

ThriveAgric secures $56.4m funding, accelerates expansion plans

23 Mar 2022

Nico Groenewald, Head of Agriculture at Standard Bank's Business & Commercial Clients division.

Agriculture

Ukraine crisis highlights importance of food security

Nico Groenewald 10 Mar 2022

No perfect solution: Africa's smallholder farmers must use both traditional and new practices

Agro-processing

No perfect solution: Africa's smallholder farmers must use both traditional and new practices

Ratemo Michieka 7 Feb 2022

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Agriculture

South African farming: New policy offers promise, but there's fixing to be done too

Wandile Sihlobo 21 Jan 2022