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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

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Agriculture

Farming with a mixture of crops, animals and trees is better for the environment and for people – evidence from Ghana and Malawi

Laura Vang Rasmussen, Hanson Nyantakyi-Frimpong, Ingo Grass, Marney Isaac and Rachel Bezner Kerr 19 Jun 2024

How crop diversification is boosting productivity and sustainability in SA agriculture

Agribusiness

How crop diversification is boosting productivity and sustainability in SA agriculture

30 Jan 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

Sustainable Farming

Farmers go green: How renewable energy is changing the agriculture industry

13 Sep 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

#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 innovation and technology help wine producers farm better

Viticulture & Oenology

How innovation and technology help wine producers farm better

28 Oct 2022

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Agriculture

SAB & FarmSol empower farmers with state-of-the-art mechanisation

12 Aug 2022

Sowing the seeds of change: Advancing the interests of women agripreneurs through collaborative conversations

Agriculture

Sowing the seeds of change: Advancing the interests of women agripreneurs through collaborative conversations

Issued by Gordon Institute of Business Science 25 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

A food systems approach: Setting the table to address agriculture's triple challenge

Agriculture

A food systems approach: Setting the table to address agriculture's triple challenge

Issued by Gordon Institute of Business Science 1 Dec 2021

Cotton farming becomes viable diversification option for SA canegrowers

Agro-processing

Cotton farming becomes viable diversification option for SA canegrowers

14 Oct 2021

Healthy soils are crucial for sustainable agri-food systems - FAO

Research & Development

Healthy soils are crucial for sustainable agri-food systems - FAO

14 Sep 2021

Investing in restoration makes sense for bees, food production and the bottom line. Here's why

Horticulture

Investing in restoration makes sense for bees, food production and the bottom line. Here's why

Daneel Rossouw 1 Jul 2021

New forum launched for global soil health

Agriculture

New forum launched for global soil health

24 Mar 2021

Food and clean water start with soil biodiversity: Learning more about it is urgent

Agriculture

Food and clean water start with soil biodiversity: Learning more about it is urgent

Charlene Janion-Scheepers 10 Dec 2020

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

Reinstated liquor ban puts pressure on agricultural commodities

Agriculture

Reinstated liquor ban puts pressure on agricultural commodities

15 Jul 2020

Conservation agriculture can boost maize yields

Research & Development

Conservation agriculture can boost maize yields

Engela Duvenage 5 May 2020

Sustainable Farming

A look at sustainable farming trends in South Africa

Claudi Nortjé 12 Feb 2020

Sustainable Farming

Soil health: Feeding the world, protecting the earth

Venessa Moodley 8 Aug 2019

How competitive is the SA soya bean industry?

Agro-processing

How competitive is the SA soya bean industry?

27 Feb 2019

Oranjezicht City Farm Market now also open on Sundays

Food & Wine

Oranjezicht City Farm Market now also open on Sundays

28 Sep 2018

The risk of unsustainable agricultural practices should not be underestimated

Agriculture

The risk of unsustainable agricultural practices should not be underestimated

20 Jun 2018

Afrisoils programme launches in Africa to tackle soil productivity and degradation

Agriculture

Afrisoils programme launches in Africa to tackle soil productivity and degradation

14 Jun 2018

Potatoes SA announces first Enterprise Development Farmer of the Year

Agriculture

Potatoes SA announces first Enterprise Development Farmer of the Year

Hanrie Greebe 11 Jun 2018

South African wheat production under the spotlight

Agriculture

South African wheat production under the spotlight

Andries Gouws 18 Apr 2018

AnnaJB via - Intercropping maize and beans in Rwanda

Agriculture

Eco-farming can solve hunger, climate crises, experts say

9 Apr 2018

Why African farmers should balance pesticides with other control methods

Agriculture

Why African farmers should balance pesticides with other control methods

Esther Ndumi Ngumbi 22 Mar 2018

San pioneer new farming techniques to achieve greater food security

Agriculture

San pioneer new farming techniques to achieve greater food security

21 Feb 2018

Agriculture

Top 10 research projects in agri for 2018

13 Feb 2018

Zeynel Cebeci via

Agriculture

Reduce pesticides use with sustainable farming methods

Sam Otieno 4 Jan 2018

Agriculture

Why the world is scrambling to grow hemp

Arné Verhoef 3 Jan 2018

Study: Better soil could trap as much planet-warming carbon as transport produces

Agriculture

Study: Better soil could trap as much planet-warming carbon as transport produces

Thin Lei Win 21 Nov 2017

Agriculture a culprit in global warming, says US research

Agriculture

Agriculture a culprit in global warming, says US research

Ellen Wulfhorst 25 Aug 2017

How sustainable tourism is rising in Africa

Tourism & Travel

How sustainable tourism is rising in Africa

Stephen Marshal 3 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

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Agriculture

Is organic farming really organic to the core?

Ankit Gupta 13 Jun 2017

Western Cape agriculture under threat

Agriculture

Western Cape agriculture under threat

30 Mar 2017

Focusing on soil fertility, form of farming insurance says Advanced Agri

Agriculture

Focusing on soil fertility, form of farming insurance says Advanced Agri

23 Dec 2016

Battling climate change with holistic solutions

Food Security

Battling climate change with holistic solutions

Jamie Matroos 9 Dec 2016

Soil and pulses strategic allies in creating food security, combating climate change

Agriculture

Soil and pulses strategic allies in creating food security, combating climate change

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

Agro-processing

Smoking and sustainability: tobacco farming in Southern Africa

Professor Andreas Freytag 18 Nov 2016

- Simnai and Phillip Tshuma, smallholder farmers from Hwange, Zimbabwe, show off their sorghum crop planted using fertilizers. Photo: Busani Bafana

Agriculture

Innovative use of fertilisers revives hope for Africa's Green Revolution

Busani Bafana 5 Sep 2016

Image by Tawanda Marandure

Sustainable Farming

How agriculture can be intensified in Africa without causing harm

Tawanda Marandure and Kennedy Dzama 2 Sep 2016

New postgrad diploma for agronomists launched at SU

Agriculture

New postgrad diploma for agronomists launched at SU

10 Aug 2016

The role of pulses in creating a sustainable world

Sustainable Farming

The role of pulses in creating a sustainable world

8 Jun 2016