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Food, Water & Energy Security

Eastern Cape R80m programme to tackle poverty, malnutrition

17 Oct 2024

Farm workers and their children are exposed to pesticides that have been banned in Europe. These pesticides remain in the environment, and studies have found them all year round in three river catchments in the Western Cape. Archive photo: Steve Kretzmann / GroundUp

Environment & Natural Resources

Pesticides are polluting Western Cape rivers all year round

Steve Kretzmann 12 Jun 2024

Heineken Beverages honours history of entrepreneurship

Food & bev. services

Heineken Beverages honours history of entrepreneurship

Issued by Heineken Beverages 4 Apr 2024

Land reform: Overcoming challenges and creating opportunities for rural economies

Agriculture

Land reform: Overcoming challenges and creating opportunities for rural economies

21 Feb 2024

Urban agriculture isn’t as climate-friendly as it seems – but these best practices can transform gardens and city farms

Agriculture

Urban agriculture isn’t as climate-friendly as it seems – but these best practices can transform gardens and city farms

Jason Hawes, Benjamin Goldstein and Joshua Newell 23 Jan 2024

Women shatter gender barriers in Uganda's fish farming industry

Fishing

Women shatter gender barriers in Uganda's fish farming industry

Pearl Amina Karungi 14 Sep 2023

Eni bets on agribusiness in Africa to expand biofuel production

Energy

Eni bets on agribusiness in Africa to expand biofuel production

Francesca Landini 1 Jun 2023

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Competition Law

10 things you should know about the Fresh Produce Market Inquiry

Dominique Arteiro 20 Feb 2023

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Agriculture

South Africa's small-scale farmers still can't find a place in the food value chain

Adrino Mazenda 14 Oct 2022

More genuine transformation initiatives needed to empower Black female farmers

Sustainable Farming

More genuine transformation initiatives needed to empower Black female farmers

29 Sep 2022

South Africa's ability to manage wastewater is collapsing: what's at risk

Infrastructure & Utilities

South Africa's ability to manage wastewater is collapsing: what's at risk

Kevin Winter and Kirsty Carden 28 Apr 2022

Agriculture

Farmer register to improve statistics of commercial, smallholder producers

22 Feb 2022

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Agri Tech

Harnessing the power of agritech to help SA's smallholder farmers

15 Dec 2021

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Agriculture

Energy reform not an easy and quick road

Kulani Siweya 9 Dec 2021

SU to help Faure community rebuild village, restore natural environment

Environment & Natural Resources

SU to help Faure community rebuild village, restore natural environment

2 Jun 2021

AlphaCode awards R2m to fintech startups

Entrepreneurship

AlphaCode awards R2m to fintech startups

14 May 2021

Webinar sheds light on holistic management of grapevines

Viticulture & Oenology

Webinar sheds light on holistic management of grapevines

Carin Venter 12 Mar 2021

Poor rural infrastructure holds back food production by small Nigerian farmers

Agribusiness

Poor rural infrastructure holds back food production by small Nigerian farmers

Abiodun Olusola Omotayo, Abeeb Babatunde Omotoso, Saidat Adebola Daud 25 Feb 2021

10 fintech startups revealed for AlphaCode's R10m support programme

Tech Startups

10 fintech startups revealed for AlphaCode's R10m support programme

1 Feb 2021

Tongaat Hulett celebrates women in sugar cane farming

Agribusiness

Tongaat Hulett celebrates women in sugar cane farming

21 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

#BizUnity: How tending a food garden lends to greater food security

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

#BizUnity: How tending a food garden lends to greater food security

Sindy Peters 6 Jul 2020

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

#BizUnity: How tending a food garden lends to food security

Issued by 6 Jul 2020

Healthcare workers testing people in Nairobi, Kenya during a mass testing exercise for Covid-19. Photo by SIMON MAINA/AFP via Getty Images

Covid-19

Sub-Saharan Africa needs to plug local knowledge gap to up its anti-Covid-19 game

Alex Ezeh & Sharon Fonn 28 May 2020

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Agriculture

Urban design to preserve our agricultural economy

Bouwer Serfontein 4 Nov 2019

UJ student's farming project clinches top spot at 2019 Student Leadership Summit

Education & Skills Development

UJ student's farming project clinches top spot at 2019 Student Leadership Summit

Issued by SAICA 24 Oct 2019

Tongaat Hulett empowering youth in sugarcane farming through transformation initiative

Agribusiness

Tongaat Hulett empowering youth in sugarcane farming through transformation initiative

1 Oct 2019

Employing innovative ideas for sustainable agriculture

Agribusiness

Employing innovative ideas for sustainable agriculture

23 Sep 2019

Global agricultural tyre market to value over $9bn by 2026

Agriculture

Global agricultural tyre market to value over $9bn by 2026

26 Jul 2019

Three-pronged partnership to upskill SA's black farmers

Agriculture

Three-pronged partnership to upskill SA's black farmers

4 Jun 2019

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Research

'No real development in Africa without regional integration'

Kingsley Ighobor 21 May 2019

What to expect from Allée Bleue's #MayDayMeander

Food & Wine

What to expect from Allée Bleue's #MayDayMeander

Leigh Andrews 13 Mar 2019

Agri Writers SA acknowledges outstanding achievements in agriculture

Agriculture

Agri Writers SA acknowledges outstanding achievements in agriculture

20 Nov 2018

SLE showcases new projects in CT

Research & Development

SLE showcases new projects in CT

4 Sep 2018

The risk of unsustainable agricultural practices should not be underestimated

Agriculture

The risk of unsustainable agricultural practices should not be underestimated

20 Jun 2018

Jklaasen via - Goats and sheep leaving a kraal in Namaqualand

Agriculture

Equipping farming communities for environmental stewardship

13 Mar 2018

Why farmers should consider drip irrigation

Agriculture

Why farmers should consider drip irrigation

Safina Buhari 26 Jan 2018

Agri Tech

Farmcrowdy launches farmers' digital app to empower farmers

Sunday Okobi and Ugo Aliogo 28 Nov 2017

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Agriculture

Promoting youth employment in agriculture by investing in rural transformation

21 Sep 2017

Agri Tech

Firm unveils new app to boost agricultural yields

Nume Ekeghe 22 Aug 2017

The 2017 Resolution Social Venture Challenge winners

Agriculture

Winners of Resolution Social Venture Challenge agents of change in their communities

20 Jul 2017

Agriculture

African Union commits to small stock rearing

Benjamin Shapi 17 Jul 2017

Amore Paulsen in the Laastedrif library

Agriculture

Ceres grower a leader in transformation

30 Jun 2017

Adéle’s Mohair near Fish River Mouth has been providing employment for rural communities for over 30 years. Here founder and Agri EC Adéle Cutten (left) and long-time employee Liz Dyakala (right) inspect the team’s new uniforms. (Image: Supplied)

Agriculture

EC farming communities battling unemployment with innovative small businesses

26 Jun 2017

More PPPs needed to get agriculture back on its feet

Agriculture

More PPPs needed to get agriculture back on its feet

8 May 2017

PPC partners DRC stakeholders to empower local communities

Sustainable Development

PPC partners DRC stakeholders to empower local communities

10 Mar 2017

Farmers should balance careful consideration with experimentation in 2017

Agriculture

Farmers should balance careful consideration with experimentation in 2017

Nico Groenewald 3 Feb 2017

Modernising agricultural statistics crucial to reach 2030 Agenda

Agri Tech

Modernising agricultural statistics crucial to reach 2030 Agenda

27 Oct 2016

Farming goes digital in Malawi - Farm Radio Trust, Access Agriculture hailed for farmer-to-farmer videos

Agri Tech

Farming goes digital in Malawi - Farm Radio Trust, Access Agriculture hailed for farmer-to-farmer videos

Chris Loka 26 Oct 2016

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Agriculture

Female farmers suffer most in Southern Africa drought

3 Oct 2016