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Shipping

Red Sea crisis: Supply chain issues set to continue despite Gaza ceasefire

Gokcay Balci 3 Feb 2025

Agriculture

Stricter EU environmental rules to affect SA agri exports

6 Jan 2025

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Agriculture

From vineyard to community: Exploring Spier Wine Farm's commitment to sustainability, empowerment

Robin Fredericks 26 Apr 2024

Potatoes SA leads roundtable on state of fresh produce markets

Agro-processing

Potatoes SA leads roundtable on state of fresh produce markets

24 Jun 2022

Climate change and women: Mainstreaming gender perspectives into climate change strategies

Climate Change

Climate change and women: Mainstreaming gender perspectives into climate change strategies

20 Jun 2022

UN WFP, Impact Hub Kigali launch programme to support food system innovations in Rwanda

Food, Water & Energy Security

UN WFP, Impact Hub Kigali launch programme to support food system innovations in Rwanda

7 Jan 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

Manni Group Design Award: Ghana Innovation Farm open for entries

Architecture & Design

Manni Group Design Award: Ghana Innovation Farm open for entries

28 Oct 2021

South Africa's recycling sector gets tech boost

ESG & Sustainability

South Africa's recycling sector gets tech boost

21 Oct 2021

Food pricing report shows increased concentration, challenges for small-scale farmers

Agriculture

Food pricing report shows increased concentration, challenges for small-scale farmers

17 Sep 2021

We throw away a third of the food we grow - here's what to do about waste

Sustainable Farming

We throw away a third of the food we grow - here's what to do about waste

Kamran Mahroof and Sankar Sivarajah 19 Aug 2021

South African riots and food security: Why there's an urgent need to restore stability

Food Security

South African riots and food security: Why there's an urgent need to restore stability

Wandile Sihlobo 14 Jul 2021

Informal food markets: What it takes to make them safer

Food Security

Informal food markets: What it takes to make them safer

Silvia Alonso Alvarez, Delia Grace and Hung Nguyen-Viet 4 Jun 2021

Sub-Saharan Africa's food security has turned out better than feared. But risks remain

Food Security

Sub-Saharan Africa's food security has turned out better than feared. But risks remain

Wandile Sihlobo 7 May 2021

Blockchain could play an important role in future agriculture and food security

Agriculture

Blockchain could play an important role in future agriculture and food security

Abdul-Rahim Abdulai, Carling Bieg, Evan Fraser and Sarah Marquis 16 Apr 2021

A new way of processing cowpeas brings affordable nutrition to children

Sustainable Farming

A new way of processing cowpeas brings affordable nutrition to children

Nokuthula Vilakati 15 Mar 2021

#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

Building back better on food and agriculture

Food Security

Building back better on food and agriculture

QU Dongyu 10 Sep 2020

Africa has a growing food security problem: why it can't be fixed without proper data

Food Security

Africa has a growing food security problem: why it can't be fixed without proper data

28 Aug 2020

Do you know where your coffee comes from? The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of knowing about our supply chains. Here, a woman carries harvested coffee beans in a coffee plantation in Mount Gorongosa, Mozambique, in August 2019. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

Supply Chain

The coronavirus pandemic requires us to understand food's murky supply chains

Cory Searcy and Pavel Castka 6 Aug 2020

Secure meat-hungry food systems to prevent next pandemic

Food Security

Secure meat-hungry food systems to prevent next pandemic

Fatima Arkin 24 Jul 2020

SA leads Africa's maize trade during Covid-19

Agribusiness

SA leads Africa's maize trade during Covid-19

Casey Delport 29 Jun 2020

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Agriculture

The impact of Covid-19 on food security in Africa

Professor Njuguna S. Ndung'u 11 Jun 2020

Africa’s dependency on commodity exports, including oil, makes it more vulnerable to the impact of Covid-19. Getty Images

Economy

How a post-Covid-19 revival could kickstart Africa's free trade area

Faizel Ismail 27 May 2020

Africa urged to expand food reserves, keep food supply flowing

Food Security

Africa urged to expand food reserves, keep food supply flowing

28 May 2020

South Africa has raised social grants: Why this shouldn't be a stop-gap measure

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

South Africa has raised social grants: Why this shouldn't be a stop-gap measure

Christopher Webb and Natasha Vally 11 May 2020

How code is improving food security

4th Industrial Revolution

How code is improving food security

7 May 2020

Build inclusive food systems to fight Covid-19

Food Security

Build inclusive food systems to fight Covid-19

Wilson Odhiambo 4 May 2020

How Mauritius' outward-focused economy survived previous shocks

Economy

How Mauritius' outward-focused economy survived previous shocks

Harshana Kasseeah 29 Apr 2020

African farmers lose export market access amidst Covid-19 crisis

Agriculture

African farmers lose export market access amidst Covid-19 crisis

16 Apr 2020

Global food price index drops in March

Commodities & Fairtrade

Global food price index drops in March

2 Apr 2020

Shaping Africa's urban areas to withstand future pandemics

Health & Welfare

Shaping Africa's urban areas to withstand future pandemics

Astrid R.N. Haas 2 Apr 2020

#Covid19: Mitigating the impact on global food trade

Food Security

#Covid19: Mitigating the impact on global food trade

1 Apr 2020

Covid-19: Africa urgently needs an ubuntu plan

Health & Welfare

Covid-19: Africa urgently needs an ubuntu plan

Dr Victor Oladokun 30 Mar 2020

Agriculture

#Covid19: Saai provides online platform for travel documents

27 Mar 2020

Food processing is exempt from the Covid-19 lockdown

Covid-19

Essential services and businesses allowed to operate under lockdown

24 Mar 2020

SingularityU South Africa Summit 2019 sets new standards for technology and innovation on the continent

Events & Conferencing

SingularityU South Africa Summit 2019 sets new standards for technology and innovation on the continent

Issued by Mann Made 21 Oct 2019

SingularityU South Africa Summit 2019 full schedule announced

Events & Conferencing

SingularityU South Africa Summit 2019 full schedule announced

Issued by Mann Made 19 Sep 2019

Three ways cities can help feed the world, without costing the Earth

Sustainable Farming

Three ways cities can help feed the world, without costing the Earth

Silvio Caputo 4 Apr 2019

Feeding cities in the 21st century: Why urban-fringe farming is vital for food resilience

Agriculture

Feeding cities in the 21st century: Why urban-fringe farming is vital for food resilience

Rachel Carey, Jennifer Sheridan and Kirsten Larsen 6 Dec 2018

How to make computers faster and climate friendly

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

How to make computers faster and climate friendly

Seokbum Ko 3 Oct 2018

Sustainable diets will remain a minefield until we change the way we approach food

Agriculture

Sustainable diets will remain a minefield until we change the way we approach food

Chris West, Bob Doherty & Tony Heron 20 Mar 2018

Partnership beefs up veterinary services across Africa, Asia and Middle East to tackle animal disease

Agriculture

Partnership beefs up veterinary services across Africa, Asia and Middle East to tackle animal disease

12 Mar 2018

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Agriculture

Agriculture will be Africa's quiet revolution, says report

17 Jan 2018

The 3D-printed snack of the future by Chloé Rutzerveld

Technology

The 3D-printed snack of the future by Chloé Rutzerveld

Emile Uys 28 Sep 2017

$280m partnership to help drive inclusive agriculture transformation in Africa

Agriculture

$280m partnership to help drive inclusive agriculture transformation in Africa

11 Sep 2017

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Agriculture

African agribusiness and smallholders must seize opportunities in potential $1 trillion food market

7 Sep 2017

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Agri Tech

#AfricaMonth: Sustainable food production requires digitisation of entire agri value chain

26 May 2017

Kate Holt/AusAID via - Olivia Gimbo holds up her family's supply of food for the week in Epworth, Harare.

Food Security

Global future food security in jeopardy warns FAO report

22 Feb 2017