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Financial skills key to unlocking SA farmers' long-term prosperity

Agriculture

Financial skills key to unlocking SA farmers' long-term prosperity

17 May 2024

Dry weather hits southern Africa’s farmers, putting key maize supplies at risk: How to blunt the impact

Agriculture

Dry weather hits southern Africa’s farmers, putting key maize supplies at risk: How to blunt the impact

Wandile Sihlobo 6 Mar 2024

Gauteng emerging farmers urged to apply for funding

Agriculture

Gauteng emerging farmers urged to apply for funding

4 Mar 2024

SanParks to donate game to emerging farmers

Tourism & Travel

SanParks to donate game to emerging farmers

9 Jun 2023

Tanzania's tomato harvest goes to waste: Solar-powered cold storage could be a sustainable solution

Agriculture

Tanzania's tomato harvest goes to waste: Solar-powered cold storage could be a sustainable solution

Evodius Waziri Rutta 13 Jan 2023

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Agriculture

SAB & FarmSol empower farmers with state-of-the-art mechanisation

12 Aug 2022

Agriculture

Are small farms the solution to food insecurity? Uganda study shows policies can get it wrong

Juan Pablo Rud, Diego Restuccia and Fernando Aragon Sanchez 2 Dec 2021

Optimism high as farmers trod ahead to plant more in the new agriculture season

Agriculture

Optimism high as farmers trod ahead to plant more in the new agriculture season

Paul Makube 29 Oct 2021

Why SA's farmers need to invest in alternative energy sources

Agriculture

Why SA's farmers need to invest in alternative energy sources

Kyle Durham and Dawie Maree 13 Oct 2021

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Agriculture

Survey reveals more than 55% of agricultural areas, rural towns in economic ruin

21 Jul 2021

African farmers could benefit from more friendly EU agriculture policies

Agriculture

African farmers could benefit from more friendly EU agriculture policies

Hans Wetzels 13 Jul 2021

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Agriculture

US-based WPF releases video series to help Africa's farmers improve poultry production

22 Jun 2021

President to hand over land, title deeds to farmers

Agriculture

President to hand over land, title deeds to farmers

20 May 2021

A slight reprieve at the pump still positive for farmers

Agriculture

A slight reprieve at the pump still positive for farmers

Paul Makube 5 May 2021

Creating an enabling environment for women entrepreneurs in agriculture

Agriculture

Creating an enabling environment for women entrepreneurs in agriculture

Issued by Gordon Institute of Business Science 30 Mar 2021

Agriculture and the consumer's "right to know" movement

Agriculture

Agriculture and the consumer's "right to know" movement

Theo Boshoff 18 Jan 2021

Nigerian startups make ag-tech accessible to small local farmers

Agriculture

Nigerian startups make ag-tech accessible to small local farmers

5 Jan 2021

Pick n Pay donates R100,000 to help farmers affected by recent veld fires

Agriculture

Pick n Pay donates R100,000 to help farmers affected by recent veld fires

16 Nov 2020

Karoo farmers take to the sky to curb the spread of invasive alien plants

Agriculture

Karoo farmers take to the sky to curb the spread of invasive alien plants

13 Jul 2020

Agriculture

Farmers donate grain seed to colleagues in drought stricken Matzikama

10 Jul 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

Petrol and diesel price decrease brings relief to farmers

Agriculture

Petrol and diesel price decrease brings relief to farmers

Paul Makube 3 Mar 2020

Agriculture

Technology can aid farmers during SA's water crisis

9 Jan 2020

Agriculture

Soil health: Feeding the world, protecting the earth

Venessa Moodley 8 Aug 2019

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Agriculture

AB InBev, BanQu to empower Africa farmers with blockchain technology

1 Aug 2019

CUT professor helps Africa farmers adapt to climate change

Education

CUT professor helps Africa farmers adapt to climate change

16 Jul 2019

Young South Africans want to farm. But the system isn't ready for them

Agriculture

Young South Africans want to farm. But the system isn't ready for them

Luke Metelerkamp 16 Jul 2019

Farmer-to-farmer programme launches in Zimbabwe

Agriculture

Farmer-to-farmer programme launches in Zimbabwe

31 May 2019

Forum launched to help farmers evolve, grow businesses

Agriculture

Forum launched to help farmers evolve, grow businesses

6 May 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

How droughts will affect South Africa's broader economy

Agriculture

How droughts will affect South Africa's broader economy

Mmatlou Kalaba 7 Mar 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

Medium-scale African farmers are relatively wealthy and influential. ©BOULENGER Xavier/Shutterstock

Agriculture

Medium-scale farms are on the rise in Africa. Why this is good news

Thomas Jayne and Milu Muyanga 18 Dec 2018

Africa farmers need finance that is focused on the entire value chain

Agriculture

Africa farmers need finance that is focused on the entire value chain

6 Dec 2018

Agriculture

Experts give advice about beef cattle farming at Agri-Expo Livestock

4 Oct 2018

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

Agriculture

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

Cyril Nhlanhla Mbatha 1 Oct 2018

Facebook rewards community leaders

Marketing & Media

Facebook rewards community leaders

25 Sep 2018

Africa should be the breadbasket of the world says AfDB president

Agriculture

Africa should be the breadbasket of the world says AfDB president

10 Aug 2018

Africa goes green and digital with a consortium of 30 agritech entrepreneurs

Agriculture

Africa goes green and digital with a consortium of 30 agritech entrepreneurs

Aïda El Kohen and Hamza Rkha Chaham 17 Jul 2018

AFASA's Young Farmers Summit is a contribution to food security for the future

Agriculture

AFASA's Young Farmers Summit is a contribution to food security for the future

10 Jul 2018

FoodForward SA's Second Harvest an agri outreach to feed more people

Agriculture

FoodForward SA's Second Harvest an agri outreach to feed more people

Robin Fredericks 2 Jul 2018

Agribusiness Confidence Index: SA agribusiness remains optimistic albeit index decline

Agriculture

Agribusiness Confidence Index: SA agribusiness remains optimistic albeit index decline

18 Jun 2018

FAO calls for greater resilience against drought in Africa

Agriculture

FAO calls for greater resilience against drought in Africa

18 Jun 2018

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Agriculture

Fighting FAW: Guide to help Africa tackle Fall armyworm head-on

19 Feb 2018

Increase in violent crime raising concerns about safety of rural communities, farmers

Agriculture

Increase in violent crime raising concerns about safety of rural communities, farmers

25 Oct 2017

Agriculture

Land expropriation without compensation: Possible impact on the South African agricultural economy

Hamlet Hlomendlini and Pusho Makgolane 28 Jul 2017

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Agriculture

How a lack of access to reliable weather data is hurting African farmers

Stephen Yeboah 5 Jul 2017

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Agriculture

African nations have the will to adapt agriculture to climate change

Elwyn Grainger-Jones 16 Nov 2016

Investing in science can help put food on Africa's plates

ESG & Sustainability

Investing in science can help put food on Africa's plates

John Butler-Adam 22 Aug 2016