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Source: Supplied - Forestry South Africa

Agriculture

From trees to triumph: Forestry as a plastic pollution solution

23 Apr 2024

Bird flu could be eradicated by editing the genes of chickens - our study shows how

Agriculture

Bird flu could be eradicated by editing the genes of chickens - our study shows how

Alewo Idoko-Akoh 3 Nov 2023

Shoprite calls for action to counter food insecurity

Retail

Shoprite calls for action to counter food insecurity

17 Oct 2023

South Africa: Tackling food loss, waste and the regulatory environment

ESG & Sustainability

South Africa: Tackling food loss, waste and the regulatory environment

Andy du Plessis, Issued by FoodForward SA 29 Sep 2023

Climate crisis = hunger crisis

ESG & Sustainability

Climate crisis = hunger crisis

Issued by FoodForward SA 9 Dec 2022

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Retail

What will give within the pressure cooker of prices?

2 Mar 2022

SA consumer food price inflation rate increases to 6.2%

Agriculture

SA consumer food price inflation rate increases to 6.2%

Wandile Sihlobo 16 Feb 2022

Developing a business plan to assist in the development of Livestock Identification and Traceability System

Agriculture

Developing a business plan to assist in the development of Livestock Identification and Traceability System

Issued by Enterprises University of Pretoria 1 Jun 2021

Covid-19 and the agricultural sector: We dare not waste this crisis

Agriculture

Covid-19 and the agricultural sector: We dare not waste this crisis

Ishmael Sunga 10 May 2021

How Cabo Verde indigenous beans could boost food security

Agriculture

How Cabo Verde indigenous beans could boost food security

Anyse Sofia Fernandes Pereira Essoh 11 Mar 2021

Why Covid-19 is another blow for Kenya's food security

Agriculture

Why Covid-19 is another blow for Kenya's food security

Timothy Njagi Njeru and Miltone Ayieko Were 21 Apr 2020

Lessons on how to effectively tackle insect invasions

Agriculture

Lessons on how to effectively tackle insect invasions

Esther Ndumi Ngumbi 20 Jan 2020

Can Africa overcome these threats to security and stability?

Marketing & Media

Can Africa overcome these threats to security and stability?

Pedro Guerreiro 11 Nov 2019

When tree planting actually damages ecosystems

Agriculture

When tree planting actually damages ecosystems

Kate Parr and Caroline Lehmann 29 Jul 2019

AGCO expands footprint in Africa with new office in Morocco

Agriculture

AGCO expands footprint in Africa with new office in Morocco

14 Jun 2019

Global grains market developments, and the implications for SA

Agriculture

Global grains market developments, and the implications for SA

Wandile Sihlobo 1 Apr 2019

African seed companies shine in serving smallholder farmers

Agriculture

African seed companies shine in serving smallholder farmers

7 Mar 2019

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Agriculture

How agricultural innovation is helping Africa grow

4 Feb 2019

Seeing food wasted makes us mad - but should it?

Retail

Seeing food wasted makes us mad - but should it?

Martin Cohen 6 Dec 2018

Policies needed for food security and nutrition

Agriculture

Policies needed for food security and nutrition

David Neves 24 Oct 2018

Stats SA conducts a nationwide census on commercial agriculture

Agriculture

Stats SA conducts a nationwide census on commercial agriculture

9 Oct 2018

Agriculture

EAC tea consumption to increase in the next decade

Maryanne Gicobi 6 Jun 2018

Agriculture

Innovation key to improved commercial and smallholder farming in South Africa

5 Jan 2018

Rwanda's agricultural revolution is not the success it claims to be

Agriculture

Rwanda's agricultural revolution is not the success it claims to be

Multiple authors 20 Dec 2017

Ed Hawkesworth/DFID via

Agriculture

What needs to be done to give Africa's smallholder farmers access to machinery

Thomas Daum, Regina Birner 22 Nov 2017

Prof Kennedy Dzama

Agriculture

SU professor recognised for research on genetics of indigenous South African livestock species

31 Oct 2017

Agriculture

The traditional vegetable and sweet potato research that's revolutionising the way we build food and nutrition security in Africa

Millie Phiri, Sonia Naidoo, Nadia Ibraimo 17 Oct 2017

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Agriculture

Avian influenza H5N8 outbreak confirmed in SA

23 Jun 2017

Dietitian's urge South Africans to 'Eat Fact Not Fiction' June 2017

Healthcare

Dietitian's urge South Africans to 'Eat Fact Not Fiction' June 2017

Issued by Association for Dietetics in South Africa 12 Jun 2017

Africa's food security challenges driving technological innovation

Agriculture

Africa's food security challenges driving technological innovation

20 Mar 2017

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Agriculture

Could 'resurrection' crops survive drought and feed a hungry planet?

Peter Lykke Lind 9 Mar 2017

Eating insects has long made sense in Africa. The world must catch up

Agriculture

Eating insects has long made sense in Africa. The world must catch up

Saliou Niassy, Sunday Ekesi 24 Jan 2017

Marketing & Media

Drought, hunger add to South Sudan's woes

26 Oct 2016

Investing in science can help put food on Africa's plates

ESG & Sustainability

Investing in science can help put food on Africa's plates

John Butler-Adam 22 Aug 2016

Diane Radley, CEO: Old Mutual Investment Group

Finance

#Africa Month: Old Mutual ups equity stake in UFF African Agri Investments

26 May 2016

Farm attacks and murders unacceptably high

Agriculture

Farm attacks and murders unacceptably high

9 May 2016

L-R: Purity Kabuba, Koppert; Jennifer Githaiga, Koppert; John Orwa, forester at Karura Forest

ESG & Sustainability

Koppert, Karura Forest collaborate to control disease

29 Mar 2016

United Nation's Tenure Guidelines in the spotlight at national workshop

Agriculture

United Nation's Tenure Guidelines in the spotlight at national workshop

8 Jun 2015

Zimbabwe to import 700,000 tons of corn to avert hunger

Agriculture

Zimbabwe to import 700,000 tons of corn to avert hunger

7 May 2015

Hedge funds and corporate raiders in Africa: Space invaders of the third kind

Education

Hedge funds and corporate raiders in Africa: Space invaders of the third kind

Issued by Regent Business School 10 Mar 2015

Tractor sales fell 12.2% y/y in Jan '15 to 555 units: Saama

Agriculture

Tractor sales fell 12.2% y/y in Jan '15 to 555 units: Saama

Helmo Preuss 10 Feb 2015

Youth key in growing Africa's agricultural sector

Agriculture

Youth key in growing Africa's agricultural sector

31 Mar 2014

Reducing meat production to reduce greenhouse gasses

Retail

Reducing meat production to reduce greenhouse gasses

17 Oct 2013

SA at risk of food crisis

Government

SA at risk of food crisis

3 Oct 2012

Retail

SA at risk of food crisis

1 Oct 2012

Climate-Smart Agriculture can drive green growth, Joemat-Pettersson says

ESG & Sustainability

Climate-Smart Agriculture can drive green growth, Joemat-Pettersson says

18 Sep 2012

Agriculture

Climate-Smart Agriculture can drive green growth, Joemat-Pettersson says

12 Sep 2012