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Technology and sustainable farming can contain the cost-price squeeze

Agri Tech

Technology and sustainable farming can contain the cost-price squeeze

John Hudson 9 Oct 2024

How agriculture can make the most of one of the world’s biggest carbon sink, soil

Research & Development

How agriculture can make the most of one of the world’s biggest carbon sink, soil

Rémi Cardinael, Armwell Shumba and Vira Leng 7 Dec 2023

Sustainable agriculture: A smart investment for farmers

Agriculture

Sustainable agriculture: A smart investment for farmers

9 Oct 2023

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Trends

6 agriculture trends to look out for in 2023

Justin Platt 14 Dec 2022

Study explores impact of drought on apple and wheat farmers in the Western Cape

Agro-processing

Study explores impact of drought on apple and wheat farmers in the Western Cape

Jorisna Bonthuys 19 May 2022

Agricultural sector should be proactive in mitigating and adapting to climate change

Agribusiness

Agricultural sector should be proactive in mitigating and adapting to climate change

22 Apr 2022

New forum launched for global soil health

Agriculture

New forum launched for global soil health

24 Mar 2021

Tractors can change farming in good ways and bad: lessons from four African countries

Agri Tech

Tractors can change farming in good ways and bad: lessons from four African countries

Thomas Daum 29 Dec 2020

#BizTrends2021: Recovery starts now - looking back at 2020 and ahead to a more resilient region

Trends

#BizTrends2021: Recovery starts now - looking back at 2020 and ahead to a more resilient region

Patrice Talla 6 Jan 2021

Why a Zimbabwean farming project failed: Lessons for rural innovation

Research & Development

Why a Zimbabwean farming project failed: Lessons for rural innovation

Eness Paidamoyo Mutsvangwa-Sammie 19 Oct 2020

Covid-19 recovery is a chance to improve the African food system

Agriculture

Covid-19 recovery is a chance to improve the African food system

Kai Mausch, Michael Hauser, Todd Rosenstock and Wanjiku Gichohi-Wainaina 12 Jun 2020

Conservation agriculture can boost maize yields

Research & Development

Conservation agriculture can boost maize yields

Engela Duvenage 5 May 2020

Western Cape to receive R25m in drought support

Agriculture

Western Cape to receive R25m in drought support

23 Mar 2020

Sustainable Farming

#Everydropcounts: Driving water conservation through adjusted pricing models

Karen King 25 Mar 2020

Sustainable Farming

A look at sustainable farming trends in South Africa

Claudi Nortjé 12 Feb 2020

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

Sustainable Farming

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

13 Nov 2019

Farmer-to-farmer programme launches in Zimbabwe

Agriculture

Farmer-to-farmer programme launches in Zimbabwe

31 May 2019

How to fight climate change in agriculture while protecting jobs

Sustainable Farming

How to fight climate change in agriculture while protecting jobs

Laxmi Pant 18 Feb 2019

Agriculture continues to create jobs despite tough three years

Agribusiness

Agriculture continues to create jobs despite tough three years

18 Feb 2019

AfDB looks to turn African savannah into global food basket using agritech

Agribusiness

AfDB looks to turn African savannah into global food basket using agritech

8 Nov 2018

Investing in agricultural sector, key to curb poverty

Food Security

Investing in agricultural sector, key to curb poverty

2 Nov 2018

Achieving sustainable food security in South Africa

Food Security

Achieving sustainable food security in South Africa

Wandile Sihlobo 20 Sep 2018

Helping smallholders participate in the rise of agribusiness in Africa

Agriculture

Helping smallholders participate in the rise of agribusiness in Africa

4 Jun 2018

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Agriculture

Honeybees hog the limelight, yet wild insects are the most important and vulnerable pollinators

Philip Donkersley 16 Apr 2018

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Agriculture

On dangerous ground: Land degradation is turning soils into deserts

Prof Abbas El-Zein 29 Mar 2018

Agriculture

Scaling up game-changing agricultural innovations and technologies in Africa

Esther Ngumbi 29 Mar 2018

Jklaasen via - Goats and sheep leaving a kraal in Namaqualand

Agriculture

Equipping farming communities for environmental stewardship

13 Mar 2018

Jobs and profits drying up on Western Cape grape farms

Agriculture

Jobs and profits drying up on Western Cape grape farms

Aidan Jones 9 Mar 2018

Agriculture

The Doomsday Vault a vital seed backup to protect the world's food supply

27 Feb 2018

Agriculture

Top 10 research projects in agri for 2018

13 Feb 2018

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

Agriculture

Ten priorities for getting agriculture moving in Zimbabwe

Ian Scoones 24 Jan 2018

Five major trends in South Africa's agro-food system

Trends

Five major trends in South Africa's agro-food system

John Purchase 12 Jan 2018

Eyibeauty Oyelowo via

Agriculture

More people went hungry in Africa in 2017. But new initiatives also bore fruit

Esther Ndumi Ngumbi 3 Jan 2018

Sustainable business models key to sustainable modernisation of agriculture in Africa

Agriculture

Sustainable business models key to sustainable modernisation of agriculture in Africa

13 Sep 2017

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Agriculture

The decrease in honey production and its impact on local producers and consumers

15 Aug 2017

Prudent farming: How farmers can cut input costs in grain and animal farming

Agriculture

Prudent farming: How farmers can cut input costs in grain and animal farming

14 Jul 2017

Demonstration farms showcase agricultural techniques and technologies to improve crops. Flickr/Remi Nono-Womdim, FAO (Source: The Conversation)

Agriculture

Demonstration farms can help revolutionise African agriculture

Esther Ndumi Ngumbi 27 Jun 2017

Western Cape agriculture under threat

Agriculture

Western Cape agriculture under threat

30 Mar 2017

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Food Security

Three key ingredients to achieve food security in Africa

Nicolas Mounard 28 Feb 2017

Farmers hold the key to nature conservation: let's treat them that way

Agriculture

Farmers hold the key to nature conservation: let's treat them that way

Falko Buschke 20 Feb 2017

Oxfam East Africa via

Agriculture

Is Africa really undergoing a smallholder agricultural revolution?

Brendan Brown and Ian Nuberg 8 Feb 2017

Innovative sustainability at Boschendal

Agriculture

Innovative sustainability at Boschendal

4 Jan 2017

Mainstreaming biodiversity to create sustainable agriculture

Agriculture

Mainstreaming biodiversity to create sustainable agriculture

6 Dec 2016

MEC Alan Winde - Western Cape agriculture mid-term budget allocation

Agriculture

MEC Alan Winde - Western Cape agriculture mid-term budget allocation

2 Dec 2016

How a climate crisis can lead farmers to joint planning and response

Agriculture

How a climate crisis can lead farmers to joint planning and response

Stephanie Midgley 2 Nov 2016

Agri Tech

Mechanised agriculture essential in Sub-Saharan Africa

29 Sep 2016

USAID Africa Bureau via

Food Security

A race against time: ensuring farming support in drought-ravaged Southern Africa

29 Jul 2016

ESG

Race against time in drought-ravaged Southern Africa

29 Jul 2016

Once you start farming, there's no going back

Agribusiness

Once you start farming, there's no going back

12 Jul 2016