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Issued by The Social Employment Fund 18 Jun 2024

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

Agriculture

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

Alan Dixon 13 Jun 2024

G-Star successfully grows greenhouse cotton

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G-Star successfully grows greenhouse cotton

3 Jun 2024

Source: Supplied. Olebogeng Manhe, chairman of the Gap Infrastructure Corporation (GIC).

Property

Transforming informal settlements with modern drainage solutions

Olebogeng Manhe 5 Mar 2024

Eastern Cape farmers gain hemp cultivation skills in innovative training initiative

Agriculture

Eastern Cape farmers gain hemp cultivation skills in innovative training initiative

26 Feb 2024

Agriculture challenges in South Africa: We need a different lens

Agriculture

Agriculture challenges in South Africa: We need a different lens

Christian Giesel 14 Dec 2023

How agriculture can make the most of one of the world’s biggest carbon sink, soil

Agriculture

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

Agriculture

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

13 Sep 2023

#FarmingfortheFuture: RegenAg SA - Advancing regenerative agriculture for soil, human and planet health

Agriculture

#FarmingfortheFuture: RegenAg SA - Advancing regenerative agriculture for soil, human and planet health

Robin Fredericks 28 Apr 2023

Pioneering sustainable forestry towards a circular economy

Agriculture

Pioneering sustainable forestry towards a circular economy

Marietjie Brown 21 Apr 2023

Climate change - the real threat to farming profitably

Agriculture

Climate change - the real threat to farming profitably

Felix Kagura 16 Nov 2022

Farming and fertilisers: How ecological practices can make a difference

Agriculture

Farming and fertilisers: How ecological practices can make a difference

Chloe MacLaren 1 Sep 2022

5 ways you can be better for the environment

ESG & Sustainability

5 ways you can be better for the environment

29 Apr 2022

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Agriculture

Using AI in agriculture could boost global food security - but we need to anticipate the risks

Asaf Tzachor 31 Mar 2022

How a humble mushroom could save forests and fight climate change

Agriculture

How a humble mushroom could save forests and fight climate change

Paul W Thomas 2 Feb 2022

Report: Developing 'future-fit' South African cities and engaging in a just transition

Construction & Engineering

Report: Developing 'future-fit' South African cities and engaging in a just transition

3 Dec 2021

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Logistics & Transport

Kenya's huge railway project is causing environmental damage. Here's how

29 Jun 2021

'Sacred forests' in West Africa capture carbon and keep soil healthy

Agriculture

'Sacred forests' in West Africa capture carbon and keep soil healthy

Michele Francis 9 Apr 2021

To what extent does climate change affect food insecurity? What we found in Lesotho

Agriculture

To what extent does climate change affect food insecurity? What we found in Lesotho

Friederike Otto and Jasper Verschuur 16 Mar 2021

Experts point ways to better crops and farmer incomes

Agriculture

Experts point ways to better crops and farmer incomes

5 Mar 2021

Tractors can change farming in good ways and bad: lessons from four African countries

Agriculture

Tractors can change farming in good ways and bad: lessons from four African countries

Thomas Daum 29 Dec 2020

Metals from urban pollution are contaminating the last few old forests in Cape Town

ESG & Sustainability

Metals from urban pollution are contaminating the last few old forests in Cape Town

Anne-Liese Naude (Kruger) 15 Dec 2020

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

Agriculture

Why a Zimbabwean farming project failed: Lessons for rural innovation

Eness Paidamoyo Mutsvangwa-Sammie 19 Oct 2020

Key insights into land degradation from seven African countries

Agriculture

Key insights into land degradation from seven African countries

Karl Hughes 5 Oct 2020

Nespresso commits to carbon neutral coffee by 2022

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Nespresso commits to carbon neutral coffee by 2022

18 Sep 2020

How to reverse global wildlife declines by 2050

ESG & Sustainability

How to reverse global wildlife declines by 2050

Michael Obersteiner, David Leclère, Piero Visconti 15 Sep 2020

A palm oil plantation in Malaysia. (Shutterstock)

Agriculture

How our food choices cut into forests and put us closer to viruses

24 Aug 2020

New project explores impact of biodiversity loss on well-being in Africa

ESG & Sustainability

New project explores impact of biodiversity loss on well-being in Africa

17 Aug 2020

Korean bamboo cultivation system recognised as Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System

Agriculture

Korean bamboo cultivation system recognised as Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System

26 Jun 2020

Conservation agriculture can boost maize yields

Agriculture

Conservation agriculture can boost maize yields

Engela Duvenage 5 May 2020

Biodiversity loss adds to economic woes, research shows

ESG & Sustainability

Biodiversity loss adds to economic woes, research shows

Bonani Madikizela 28 Jan 2020

Growing extra trees, shrubs raises smallholders $50/year

Agriculture

Growing extra trees, shrubs raises smallholders $50/year

Gilbert Nakweya 23 Jan 2020

Soil is our best ally in the fight against climate change - but we're fast running out of it

Agriculture

Soil is our best ally in the fight against climate change - but we're fast running out of it

17 Dec 2019

Samara: a charming safari destination for discerning travellers

Lifestyle

Samara: a charming safari destination for discerning travellers

Lauren Hartzenberg 2 Oct 2019

Artificial intelligence has a gender bias problem - just ask Siri

ESG & Sustainability

Artificial intelligence has a gender bias problem - just ask Siri

Rachel Adams 25 Sep 2019

Forestry South Africa launches new infographic for Arbor Month

Agriculture

Forestry South Africa launches new infographic for Arbor Month

Dr Ronald Heath 4 Sep 2019

How digital technologies can help Africa's smallholder farmers

Agriculture

How digital technologies can help Africa's smallholder farmers

15 Jul 2019

Recovery of soil health crucial for agricultural sustainability

Agriculture

Recovery of soil health crucial for agricultural sustainability

20 Jun 2019

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Agriculture

Drone technology helps EC farmers reduce overheads, strengthen security

24 May 2019

Attainment of Africa Agenda 2063 and SDG:2030 goals through nature-based solutions

ESG & Sustainability

Attainment of Africa Agenda 2063 and SDG:2030 goals through nature-based solutions

Bonani Madikizela 21 May 2019

Mon Choco's eco-friendly Easter eggs

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Mon Choco's eco-friendly Easter eggs

18 Apr 2019

Cyclone Idai shows why long-term disaster resilience is so crucial

ESG & Sustainability

Cyclone Idai shows why long-term disaster resilience is so crucial

Channing Arndt and Claudia Ringler 5 Apr 2019

Agriculture

Forest products matter - every day in every way

Jane Molony 27 Mar 2019

Having clean water is a human right: Maintaining clean environment is a human responsibility

ESG & Sustainability

Having clean water is a human right: Maintaining clean environment is a human responsibility

Bonani Madikizela 19 Mar 2019

In 100 years' time, maybe our food won't be grown in soil

Agriculture

In 100 years' time, maybe our food won't be grown in soil

Alex McBratney 28 Dec 2018

Viable forest solutions are needed to build greener, healthier cities says FAO

Agriculture

Viable forest solutions are needed to build greener, healthier cities says FAO

28 Nov 2018