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UFH and AngloGold Ashanti join forces to drive dairy sector innovation

Agriculture

UFH and AngloGold Ashanti join forces to drive dairy sector innovation

25 Jun 2024

Applications open for GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition

Agriculture

Applications open for GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize Competition

12 Apr 2024

SAB Foundation seeks applicants for 2024 Social Innovation and Disability Empowerment Awards

Entrepreneurship

SAB Foundation seeks applicants for 2024 Social Innovation and Disability Empowerment Awards

28 Feb 2024

Secrets of soil-enriching pulses could transform future of sustainable agriculture

Agriculture

Secrets of soil-enriching pulses could transform future of sustainable agriculture

Sebastian Schornack 12 Feb 2024

New veterinary rules could change animal healthcare in SA

Agriculture

New veterinary rules could change animal healthcare in SA

20 Apr 2023

Support for rural farmers

Agriculture

Support for rural farmers

Rebone Moerane & Alfred Kgasi, Issued by University of Pretoria 30 Aug 2022

Source: Africa Food Security via

Agriculture

Effects of Covid-19 on local food systems and rural livelihoods

23 Feb 2022

Agriculture

#BizTrends2022: Why cultural and contextual trends matter in land reform

Peter Setou 6 Jan 2022

Big irrigation projects in Africa have failed to deliver. What's needed next

Agriculture

Big irrigation projects in Africa have failed to deliver. What's needed next

Tom Higginbottom, Roshan Adhikari and Timothy Foster 10 Jun 2021

SA sees increase in alien invasive species

ESG & Sustainability

SA sees increase in alien invasive species

31 May 2021

FAO seeks funds as Desert Locust swarms threaten food security in Africa, Yemen

Agriculture

FAO seeks funds as Desert Locust swarms threaten food security in Africa, Yemen

23 Dec 2020

Rufino Uribe via

Agriculture

Sugar masterplan signing welcomed by industry stakeholders

20 Nov 2020

KwaZulu-Natal community and medical staff benefit from the Beiersdorf International Aid Programme

Healthcare

KwaZulu-Natal community and medical staff benefit from the Beiersdorf International Aid Programme

Issued by Beiersdorf Southern Africa 2 Nov 2020

Problematic assumptions raise questions about South Africa's new land reform plan

Agriculture

Problematic assumptions raise questions about South Africa's new land reform plan

Ben Cousins 27 Oct 2020

Why a Zimbabwean farming project failed: Lessons for rural innovation

Agriculture

Why a Zimbabwean farming project failed: Lessons for rural innovation

Eness Paidamoyo Mutsvangwa-Sammie 19 Oct 2020

Agriculture

EU contributes €15m to the fight against desert locust in Africa

9 Jul 2020

Agriculture

FAO scales up emergency response against locust upsurge in East Africa

22 Jan 2020

Social grants provide an important cushion amid poverty in South Africa. shutterstock

ESG & Sustainability

What some entrepreneurial welfare beneficiaries do to improve their lives

12 Sep 2019

Nedbank announces R25m boost to safeguard water, biodiversity and job security

Agriculture

Nedbank announces R25m boost to safeguard water, biodiversity and job security

7 Aug 2019

Integral considerations for the water sector towards sustainable rural development

ESG & Sustainability

Integral considerations for the water sector towards sustainable rural development

Dhesigen Naidoo 15 Jul 2019

How cities can approach redesigning informal settlements after disasters

Construction & Engineering

How cities can approach redesigning informal settlements after disasters

Fiona Anciano and Laurence Piper 6 May 2019

Connecting food waste and sanitation services can help African farmers

Agriculture

Connecting food waste and sanitation services can help African farmers

Federico Davila, Alice Mweetwa, Dana Cordell, Frank Mnthambala, Gudina Tucho, Ruben Sakrabani 4 Mar 2019

Africa Centre for Climate and Sustainable Development launched

ESG & Sustainability

Africa Centre for Climate and Sustainable Development launched

29 Jan 2019

FAO utilises GCF Readiness Programme to help developing countries address climate change

Agriculture

FAO utilises GCF Readiness Programme to help developing countries address climate change

12 Jun 2018

Agriculture

Mainstreaming biodiversity crucial for securing global food security

31 May 2018

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Agriculture

What is driving the rise in global tea consumption and production?

30 May 2018

R10m up for grabs in 2018 SAB Foundation Social Innovation and Disability Empowerment Awards

ESG & Sustainability

R10m up for grabs in 2018 SAB Foundation Social Innovation and Disability Empowerment Awards

19 Mar 2018

Agriculture

More Farmer Field Schools: Ongoing agricultural education needed to meet challenges

15 Feb 2018

Dizaphotographer via

Agriculture

International community must work together to achieve a sustainable, low-carbon livestock industry

22 Jan 2018

Minister Senzeni Zokwana, MEC Oupa Khoabane planting a food garden during household visits in Phuthaditjhaba

Agriculture

DAFF commemorates World Food Day

17 Oct 2017

Skitterphoto via

Agriculture

Organisations join forces, launches roadmap to combat zoonotic TB

13 Oct 2017

José Graziano da Silva, director-general, FAO. ©FAO/Alessandra Benedetti.

Agriculture

FAO director-general calls for renewed commitment to zero tolerance on food loss, waste

22 Sep 2017

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

Climate-smart agriculture urgently needed in Africa

Agriculture

Climate-smart agriculture urgently needed in Africa

Baher Kamal 8 Sep 2017

Alison Burrell via

Agriculture

Zim, SA lose one million chickens to bird flu

Elita Chikwati 8 Aug 2017

After 25 years of progress, world hunger is on the rise again

ESG & Sustainability

After 25 years of progress, world hunger is on the rise again

3 Jul 2017

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Agriculture

Pursuing sustainable soil management to combat soil pollution

26 Jun 2017

From left to right: ECDC Imvaba Co-operative Fund manager Simphiwe Ntshweni; Matyeni Agricultural Co-operative deputy chairperson Langa Zophondle; and Eastern Cape MEC for Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism, Sakhumzi Somyo at the launch of the Matyeni Agricultural Co-operative processing plant

Agriculture

Eastern Cape cooperative launches livestock feed and maize meal processing facility

25 Apr 2017

Marketing & Media

Famine declared in South Sudan

Louise Marsland 22 Feb 2017

Oxfam East Africa via

Agriculture

Man-made famine declared in South Sudan, thousands face starvation

21 Feb 2017

Oxfam East Africa via

Agriculture

Horn of Africa faces acute food shortage

30 Jan 2017

Sustainable farming is water smart farming

Agriculture

Sustainable farming is water smart farming

Issued by UTZ 7 Dec 2016

Mainstreaming biodiversity to create sustainable agriculture

Agriculture

Mainstreaming biodiversity to create sustainable agriculture

6 Dec 2016

South Centre, FAO partner to address South-South challenges

ESG & Sustainability

South Centre, FAO partner to address South-South challenges

14 Nov 2016

#WomensMonth: empowering women for the sake of food security

Agriculture

#WomensMonth: empowering women for the sake of food security

Cari Van Wyk 24 Aug 2016

Better forest management needed for building sustainable agriculture

Agriculture

Better forest management needed for building sustainable agriculture

25 Jul 2016

Limited food options take their toll on the health of South Africa's rural poor

ESG & Sustainability

Limited food options take their toll on the health of South Africa's rural poor

Angela McIntyre 25 May 2016

Findings of the baseline and scoping study on freshwater inland fisheries

Agriculture

Findings of the baseline and scoping study on freshwater inland fisheries

2 Jun 2015

[Climate changing the face of agriculture]: Part 2 - Farmers fight against climate change

Agriculture

[Climate changing the face of agriculture]: Part 2 - Farmers fight against climate change

Rudi Massyn 3 Jul 2014

Cooperatives important in economic growth

Government

Cooperatives important in economic growth

28 Oct 2013