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Malawi farming experiment shows how simple changes can boost maize yields and improve soil

Research & Development

Malawi farming experiment shows how simple changes can boost maize yields and improve soil

Alan Dixon 13 Jun 2024

#SAelections24: A crucial turning point for rural development and land reform

Agriculture

#SAelections24: A crucial turning point for rural development and land reform

Peter Setou 23 May 2024

IITA collaborates with global leaders to transform African agriculture

Agriculture

IITA collaborates with global leaders to transform African agriculture

29 Jan 2024

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Finance

Gates Foundation calls for bold and immediate action at COP27

9 Nov 2022

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

Farming and fertilisers: How ecological practices can make a difference

Research & Development

Farming and fertilisers: How ecological practices can make a difference

Chloe MacLaren 1 Sep 2022

Tiger Brands' agriculture aggregator programme - growing more than just crops

Agriculture

Tiger Brands' agriculture aggregator programme - growing more than just crops

Robin Fredericks 29 Aug 2022

Agroecology needs coherent governance and bottom-up action

Agriculture

Agroecology needs coherent governance and bottom-up action

21 Dec 2021

Water scarcity is a growing risk for companies

Infrastructure & Utilities

Water scarcity is a growing risk for companies

Chetan Mistry 14 Dec 2021

What EU's farm-to-fork strategy will mean for SA agriculture

Agribusiness

What EU's farm-to-fork strategy will mean for SA agriculture

Wandile Sihlobo 27 Oct 2021

Africa's green revolution initiative has faltered: Why other ways must be found

Agriculture

Africa's green revolution initiative has faltered: Why other ways must be found

Timothy A. Wise 16 Sep 2021

Ghana's farmers aren't all seeing the fruits of a Green Revolution

Sustainable Farming

Ghana's farmers aren't all seeing the fruits of a Green Revolution

17 Jun 2021

Cotton: A golden opportunity for South Africa?

Agro-processing

Cotton: A golden opportunity for South Africa?

Cobus de Bruyn 27 Jan 2021

How sub-Saharan Africa can rethink its approach to agriculture

Agriculture

How sub-Saharan Africa can rethink its approach to agriculture

Michael Aliber and Wandile Sihlobo 15 Dec 2020

Will Zimbabwe's ambition to notably lift its maize production in 2020/21 materialise?

Agro-processing

Will Zimbabwe's ambition to notably lift its maize production in 2020/21 materialise?

Wandile Sihlobo 7 Sep 2020

Finding the key to agricultural growth in SA

Agribusiness

Finding the key to agricultural growth in SA

Wandile Sihlobo 5 Aug 2020

Microsoft investment to boost sustainability in SA's agricultural sector

Sustainable Farming

Microsoft investment to boost sustainability in SA's agricultural sector

6 Aug 2020

Agriculture

SA agriculture sector 1Q20 recovery - where to from here?

Casey Delport 28 Jul 2020

Revolutionise food production system or face mass deforestation, scientists warn

Forestry

Revolutionise food production system or face mass deforestation, scientists warn

Julie Mollins 20 Feb 2020

Why we're involved in a project in Africa to promote edible insects

Sustainable Farming

Why we're involved in a project in Africa to promote edible insects

Robert Musundire 29 Nov 2019

How digital technologies can help Africa's smallholder farmers

Agro-processing

How digital technologies can help Africa's smallholder farmers

15 Jul 2019

Kenya social entrepreneur wins Commonwealth secretary-general's innovation award

Agribusiness

Kenya social entrepreneur wins Commonwealth secretary-general's innovation award

12 Jul 2019

Transforming the African agribusiness sector: Tech, transparency hold key to inclusive growth

Agribusiness

Transforming the African agribusiness sector: Tech, transparency hold key to inclusive growth

Frédéric Massé 4 Dec 2018

A brief history of South Africa's maize production

Agriculture

A brief history of South Africa's maize production

Wandile Sihlobo 3 Dec 2018

Bayer SA committed to supporting smallholder farmers

Agriculture

Bayer SA committed to supporting smallholder farmers

12 Jul 2018

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Agriculture

Small-scale farmers should be at the centre of land reform in South Africa

Ben Cousins 18 Apr 2018

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

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

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

19 Mar 2018

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Agriculture

South Africa's land debate is clouded by misrepresentation and lack of data

Ben Cousins 12 Mar 2018

Agriculture

Innovation key to improved commercial and smallholder farming in South Africa

5 Jan 2018

Agriculture

You can't eat your smartphone: Why agriculture is the first frontier of African innovation

Ashley Boag 14 Nov 2017

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Agriculture

New campaign launched to contain a major threat to banana production

19 Oct 2017

Agriculture

#WorldFoodDay: Transforming the agricultural sector by unlocking the potential of smallholder farmers

Dr Klaus Eckstein 16 Oct 2017

Sustainable Farming

How to help farmers prepare for climate change

Dian Spear and Chandni Singh 27 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

Why controlling rats on small-scale African farms is vital for food security

Lourens Swanepoel 4 Aug 2017

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Agriculture

Is Africa really undergoing a smallholder agricultural revolution?

Brendan Brown and Ian Nuberg 8 Feb 2017

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Sustainable Farming

Changing climate threatens world's smallholder farmers

Lyndal Rowlands 24 Oct 2016

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Agriculture

Big Data and Africa's Green Revolution

Debisi Araba 21 Sep 2016

ESG

Nigerians head back to the farm to beat recession

7 Sep 2016

Can agriculture in Africa sustain a nourishing rural non-farm economy?

Agriculture

Can agriculture in Africa sustain a nourishing rural non-farm economy?

Andries Du Toit 10 Mar 2016

Smallholder farmers drawing the short end of the water stick

Agriculture

Smallholder farmers drawing the short end of the water stick

2 Sep 2015

Top Western Cape female entrepreneurs in agriculture crowned

Agriculture

Top Western Cape female entrepreneurs in agriculture crowned

24 Aug 2015

SACAU gathers leaders to discuss the future of agriculture

Agriculture

SACAU gathers leaders to discuss the future of agriculture

2 Oct 2014

Farming awards to empower emerging and subsistence female farmers

Agriculture

Farming awards to empower emerging and subsistence female farmers

7 Aug 2014

Smallholder farming to be transformed through ICT, mobile

Digital

Smallholder farming to be transformed through ICT, mobile

6 Nov 2013

Massmart to invest R15m in AgriBEE programme

Agriculture

Massmart to invest R15m in AgriBEE programme

6 Mar 2012

Retail

Zim: Small-scale farmers gearing up to take cotton buyers on

Stanley Kwenda 19 Aug 2009

Retail

AGRA, Standard Bank invest in African agriculture

20 Mar 2009

FMCG

Enterprise development programmes set global std for SAB group

11 Dec 2008