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#YouthMonth: Yolanda Maphalala champions agri-tech innovation

Agriculture

#YouthMonth: Yolanda Maphalala champions agri-tech innovation

Robin Fredericks 19 Jun 2025

US tariffs: The potential fallout for smallholder farmers in South Africa

Agriculture

US tariffs: The potential fallout for smallholder farmers in South Africa

30 Apr 2025

Source: Medigrow.

Pharmaceuticals

Gqeberha welcomes Medigrow's R1bn cannabis project

Katja Hamilton 11 Feb 2025

Africa’s battle against food waste: How interventions can save 30% of produce

Agriculture

Africa’s battle against food waste: How interventions can save 30% of produce

31 Oct 2024

Boosting food security: Eastern Cape's new rural hubs initiative

Agriculture

Boosting food security: Eastern Cape's new rural hubs initiative

11 Sep 2024

Kagiso Trust, Spar partner to empower rural farmers with R3m donation

Agriculture

Kagiso Trust, Spar partner to empower rural farmers with R3m donation

9 Sep 2024

5 benefits of pursuing agricultural entrepreneurship in South Africa

Entrepreneurship

5 benefits of pursuing agricultural entrepreneurship in South Africa

Phumla Mavundla 2 Jul 2024

Climate change: Alarming Africa-wide report predicts 30% drop in crop revenue, 50 million without water

Food Security

Climate change: Alarming Africa-wide report predicts 30% drop in crop revenue, 50 million without water

Philip Kofi Adom 1 Mar 2024

Climate change and farming: Economists warn more needs to be done to adapt in sub-Saharan Africa

Agriculture

Climate change and farming: Economists warn more needs to be done to adapt in sub-Saharan Africa

Abeeb Babatunde Omotoso and Abiodun Olusola Omotayo 22 Nov 2023

Pharmaceuticals

Cannabis industry plans for South Africa have stalled: how to get them moving again

Melina Mara 27 Mar 2023

Call for applications: 2023 SAB Foundation Social Innovation Awards

Awards

Call for applications: 2023 SAB Foundation Social Innovation Awards

21 Feb 2023

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

Support for rural farmers

Agriculture

Support for rural farmers

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

#StartupStory: Producing healthy food for both animals and people with Mangau Animal Feeds

Agro-processing

#StartupStory: Producing healthy food for both animals and people with Mangau Animal Feeds

Robin Fredericks 14 Jul 2022

Telecel Group names 10 African startups for "prestigious" acceleration programme

How To Start Up

Telecel Group names 10 African startups for "prestigious" acceleration programme

14 Mar 2022

Storytelling event spotlights achievements in African agricultural research

Agriculture

Storytelling event spotlights achievements in African agricultural research

20 Jan 2022

Ghana's rice farmers need finance for new technologies, but banks don't trust them

Agri Tech

Ghana's rice farmers need finance for new technologies, but banks don't trust them

Philip Tetteh Quarshie and Evan Fraser 27 Sep 2021

Agri Tech

Youth-led, African agribusinesses announced as Pitch AgriHack 2021 winners

9 Sep 2021

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Agriculture

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

21 Jul 2021

WPF releases training video series for Africa's poultry farmers

Agriculture

WPF releases training video series for Africa's poultry farmers

9 Jun 2021

Food Lover’s Market CEO Brian Coppin with TVMA founder Mmabatho Portia Morudi

ESG

The Village Market Africa triumphs in Food Lover's Seeds of Change initiative

28 Apr 2021

Spar's successful Rural Hub initiative poised for growth

ESG

Spar's successful Rural Hub initiative poised for growth

5 Jan 2021

The Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown has accelerated 4IR [Part 2]

4th Industrial Revolution

The Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown has accelerated 4IR [Part 2]

Alan Knott-Craig 3 Jun 2020

Growing extra trees, shrubs raises smallholders $50/year

Forestry

Growing extra trees, shrubs raises smallholders $50/year

Gilbert Nakweya 23 Jan 2020

Agriculture

Young African agribusiness innovators fellowship launched

23 Oct 2019

Branding

Establishing an Africa-based global destination image platform at Brand Summit Africa 2020

9 Oct 2019

Legalisation is killing our market, say small-scale dagga growers

Agribusiness

Legalisation is killing our market, say small-scale dagga growers

Christopher Clark 7 Oct 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

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

PEFC endorses sustainable forest management initiative for SA's rural farmers

Forestry

PEFC endorses sustainable forest management initiative for SA's rural farmers

22 Nov 2018

How 4IR will benefit South Africa (Part 2)

Technology

How 4IR will benefit South Africa (Part 2)

Alan Knott-Craig 24 Oct 2018

Addressing Nigeria's insignificant contribution to global seed trade

Agro-processing

Addressing Nigeria's insignificant contribution to global seed trade

17 Oct 2018

Spotlight on successful transformation at Agri SA congress

Agriculture

Spotlight on successful transformation at Agri SA congress

Ursula Human 12 Oct 2018

Women at the forefront of sugarcane production in rural communities

Agriculture

Women at the forefront of sugarcane production in rural communities

30 Aug 2018

Ghanaian agritech startup Cowtribe planning nationwide coverage

Agri Tech

Ghanaian agritech startup Cowtribe planning nationwide coverage

Tom Jackson 28 Aug 2018

Farming innovations changing the South African agricultural landscape

Agriculture

Farming innovations changing the South African agricultural landscape

Bruce Hakutizwi 8 Aug 2018

Nigeria's Farmcrowdy wins Digital Business of the Year Award

Agriculture

Nigeria's Farmcrowdy wins Digital Business of the Year Award

Tom Jackson 17 Jul 2018

NEF closing ceremony. Image supplied.

Education

Next Einstein Forum awards high impact innovations

4 Apr 2018

Kate HoltAusAID via

Agriculture

Beyond profit: How innovation is helping Africa's agri-industry feed the world

Paul McKane 22 Feb 2018

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Agriculture

ECOWAS charged to enforce gender-friendly and inclusive agricultural laws

Chinelo Chikelu 5 Dec 2017

Good to know (perhaps) that food is being 'nuclearised'

Agro-processing

Good to know (perhaps) that food is being 'nuclearised'

Baher Kamal 23 Nov 2017

Agriculture

Why the powers that be should think twice about taking land without compensation

26 Sep 2017

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Agriculture

Water scarcity drives a new wave of practices in Cape Winelands

Wessel Lemmer 8 Aug 2017

Agriculture

Addressing land redistribution through the One Household One Hectare policy

Yolisa Mfaise 18 Jul 2017

Development programme empowers small-scale farmers with agricultural knowledge

Agriculture

Development programme empowers small-scale farmers with agricultural knowledge

21 Jun 2017

Partnership as a panacea for enduring woes in agriculture

Agriculture

Partnership as a panacea for enduring woes in agriculture

Justice Novati Rutenge 18 May 2017

Agriculture

Young Africans create new roads for agriculture

Pius Sawa, Reuters 28 Apr 2017

After drought, Zimbabwe contends with Fall armyworm invasion

Agriculture

After drought, Zimbabwe contends with Fall armyworm invasion

Sally Nyakanyanga 4 Apr 2017

Challenging times see farmers turning to smart agriculture

Agri Tech

Challenging times see farmers turning to smart agriculture

2 Feb 2017