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Agriculture

Cameroon farmers turn to vigilantes and amulets to stop cocoa theft

Amindeh Blaise Atabong 2 Oct 2024

Insect farming in Africa: A unique opportunity for a sustainable future

Agro-processing

Insect farming in Africa: A unique opportunity for a sustainable future

25 Sep 2024

Boosting food security: Eastern Cape's new rural hubs initiative

Agriculture

Boosting food security: Eastern Cape's new rural hubs initiative

11 Sep 2024

Kagiso Trust, Spar partner to empower rural farmers with R3m donation

Agriculture

Kagiso Trust, Spar partner to empower rural farmers with R3m donation

9 Sep 2024

Rainbow Chicken aims for low-cost operations post-listing

Agro-processing

Rainbow Chicken aims for low-cost operations post-listing

Sfundo Parakozov 2 Jul 2024

Agriculture

WPF training guides for small-scale producer poultry farming in Africa

14 May 2024

Chocolate prices continue to rise

Agro-processing

Chocolate prices continue to rise

Paul Makube 8 Apr 2024

Cybersecurity in agriculture: A critical factor for South Africa's food security

Agriculture

Cybersecurity in agriculture: A critical factor for South Africa's food security

7 Mar 2024

Agriculture – farming for the future with modernised systems

Agriculture

Agriculture – farming for the future with modernised systems

Clive Roberts 16 Feb 2024

Winners of 2023 AWIEF Awards announced

Awards

Winners of 2023 AWIEF Awards announced

Issued by AWIEF 14 Nov 2023

Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) announces finalists for 2023 AWIEF Awards

Awards

Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) announces finalists for 2023 AWIEF Awards

Issued by AWIEF 21 Sep 2023

2023 AWIEF Awards finalists announced

Awards

2023 AWIEF Awards finalists announced

20 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

Nigeria is Africa's leading rice producer, but still needs more - reusing wastewater for irrigation would boost farming

Sustainable Farming

Nigeria is Africa's leading rice producer, but still needs more - reusing wastewater for irrigation would boost farming

Christopher Oluwakunmi Akinbile 22 Jun 2023

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Viticulture & Oenology

SA wins big at 2023 Concours Mondial du Sauvignon

24 Mar 2023

Land reform in South Africa is failing. Ignoring the realities of rural life plays a part

Agriculture

Land reform in South Africa is failing. Ignoring the realities of rural life plays a part

Elizabeth Hull 18 Oct 2022

What will your cup of coffee look like in 2030?

Agro-processing

What will your cup of coffee look like in 2030?

Scott Coles 12 Oct 2022

How GPS field design can lead to more efficient farming

Agri Tech

How GPS field design can lead to more efficient farming

Issued by KAP Limited 2 Feb 2022

SA suspends anti-dumping duty on Brazilian chicken

Agro-processing

SA suspends anti-dumping duty on Brazilian chicken

Sao Paulo newsroom 18 Aug 2022

Minister halts all cattle movement due to FMD outbreak

Agro-processing

Minister halts all cattle movement due to FMD outbreak

16 Aug 2022

Mastercard, Ecobank digitise Africa's agri value chain to help smallholder farmers

Agriculture

Mastercard, Ecobank digitise Africa's agri value chain to help smallholder farmers

15 Jun 2022

Aerobotics becomes an associate member of Samac

Agri Tech

Aerobotics becomes an associate member of Samac

4 Jun 2021

Partnership launches digital solution for SA livestock buyer, auction market

Agri Tech

Partnership launches digital solution for SA livestock buyer, auction market

18 May 2021

Agriculture

Niche farming could pave the way for agricultural growth in SA

17 Feb 2020

Sustainable Farming

A look at sustainable farming trends in South Africa

Claudi Nortjé 12 Feb 2020

Ethiopia is making maps to help improve soil health

Agriculture

Ethiopia is making maps to help improve soil health

Ermias Betemariam 5 Dec 2019

East Coast Fever, a threat on South Africa's doorstep

Agriculture

East Coast Fever, a threat on South Africa's doorstep

Peter Oberem 29 Aug 2019

Smallholder crop farming is on the decline in South Africa. Why it matters

Agro-processing

Smallholder crop farming is on the decline in South Africa. Why it matters

Charlie Shackleton 4 Jul 2019

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Agribusiness

Why crop insurance is a vital tool in minimising risk for SA farmers

Phillip du Preez 6 Jun 2019

Agriculture

Fruit industry transformation, all hands on deck

Konanani Liphadzi 7 May 2019

What young Zambians have to say about making farming more attractive

Agriculture

What young Zambians have to say about making farming more attractive

Thomas Daum 23 Apr 2019

eLearning Africa launches training programme for farming, food sectors in Africa

Agriculture

eLearning Africa launches training programme for farming, food sectors in Africa

18 Apr 2019

AAVF creates platform for vertical farming network

Horticulture

AAVF creates platform for vertical farming network

17 Apr 2019

Smallholders benefitting from digitised agriculture

Agriculture

Smallholders benefitting from digitised agriculture

Nelson Mandela Ogema 15 Apr 2019

AFT Fund to launch 17 new projects in support of agribusiness in Africa

Agriculture

AFT Fund to launch 17 new projects in support of agribusiness in Africa

12 Apr 2019

Commercialisation of small scale farmers is critical to Africa's transformation to a global breadbasket

Agriculture

Commercialisation of small scale farmers is critical to Africa's transformation to a global breadbasket

Zhann Meyer 10 Apr 2019

Irrigating Africa: Can small-scale farmers lead the way?

Sustainable Farming

Irrigating Africa: Can small-scale farmers lead the way?

Ian Scoones 20 Mar 2019

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Agriculture

AGCO unveils innovative Farm in a Box initiative for Africa's rural communities

22 Jan 2019

Agriculture

NW MEC commits to addressing farmers' challenges

17 Jan 2019

Agri Tech

World Agritech Innovation Summit 2019 names Aerobotics as one of 13 startups to watch out for

21 Jan 2019

Challenging year ahead for South African beef cattle farmers

Agro-processing

Challenging year ahead for South African beef cattle farmers

Wandile Sihlobo 15 Jan 2019

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Fishing

Kelp: How sea weed stimulates plant growth

23 Nov 2018

SA citrus exports close in on 2 million tonnes

Agribusiness

SA citrus exports close in on 2 million tonnes

17 Oct 2018

Agri-Expo Livestock, Groot Plaasproe a gateway to agriculture value chains

Agribusiness

Agri-Expo Livestock, Groot Plaasproe a gateway to agriculture value chains

18 Oct 2018

Study in Ethiopia links healthy soils to more nutritious cereals

Agriculture

Study in Ethiopia links healthy soils to more nutritious cereals

Frédéric Baudron 9 Oct 2018

Sustainable blueberries, order of the day for tobacco farmers

Agribusiness

Sustainable blueberries, order of the day for tobacco farmers

3 Oct 2018

Turning around the failure of South Africa's land reform projects

Agribusiness

Turning around the failure of South Africa's land reform projects

Cyril Nhlanhla Mbatha 1 Oct 2018

SA drought conditions still of concern for Agri SA

Agribusiness

SA drought conditions still of concern for Agri SA

7 Sep 2018