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4 crucial steps to strengthen climate resilience against El Niño and La Niña

Source: © Ollivier Girad/CIFOR-ICRAF Fifty-eight ‘forgotten’ food crops in sub-Saharan Africa have been identified as able to provide healthy diets in a changing climate

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Game changer sweetener for Dutch company

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Pick n Pay spruces up fresh produce retail with in-store vertical farms

Pick n Pay spruces up fresh produce retail with in-store vertical farms

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How a humble mushroom could save forests and fight climate change

How a humble mushroom could save forests and fight climate change

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Developing SA's industrial cannabis industry needs to start with an Act

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Climate action in agribusiness could reduce emissions by up to 7%

Climate action in agribusiness could reduce emissions by up to 7%

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East Africa agricultural entrepreneurs find fortune in insect feed

East Africa agricultural entrepreneurs find fortune in insect feed

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Manni Group Design Award: Ghana Innovation Farm open for entries

Manni Group Design Award: Ghana Innovation Farm open for entries

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5 reasons why small farms are key to the future of food systems

5 reasons why small farms are key to the future of food systems

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Lessons from Zimbabwe's tobacco farmers for the COP26 climate change talks

Lessons from Zimbabwe's tobacco farmers for the COP26 climate change talks

Andrew Newsham, Toendepi Shonhe and Tsitsi Bvute 26 Oct 2021

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Partnership formed to improve food innovation, nutrition in West Africa

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What SA needs to achieve a carbon neutral food supply chain

What SA needs to achieve a carbon neutral food supply chain

18 Oct 2021

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

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

Kyle Durham and Dawie Maree 13 Oct 2021

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Japanese scientists work up an appetite for lab-grown Wagyu beef

Rikako Murayama 8 Oct 2021

2021 Innovation Award for Sustainable Food Systems winners announced

2021 Innovation Award for Sustainable Food Systems winners announced

4 Oct 2021

Healthy soils are crucial for sustainable agri-food systems - FAO

Healthy soils are crucial for sustainable agri-food systems - FAO

14 Sep 2021

Nestlé opens its largest R+D Accelerator

Nestlé opens its largest R+D Accelerator

2 Sep 2021

African Union crafts guidelines for GM crops, activists raise alarm

African Union crafts guidelines for GM crops, activists raise alarm

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We throw away a third of the food we grow - here's what to do about waste

We throw away a third of the food we grow - here's what to do about waste

Kamran Mahroof and Sankar Sivarajah 19 Aug 2021

Research and development are key to resilient food systems in Africa

Research and development are key to resilient food systems in Africa

Lulama Ndibongo Traub, Thomas Jayne and Wandile Sihlobo 2 Aug 2021

Côte d'Ivoire's Noël N'guessan wins 2021 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

Côte d'Ivoire's Noël N'guessan wins 2021 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

9 Jul 2021

#YouthMatters: Portia Phohlo of Woodlands Dairy on her love of soil science, and improving farm sustainability

#YouthMatters: Portia Phohlo of Woodlands Dairy on her love of soil science, and improving farm sustainability

Robin Fredericks 24 Jun 2021

As some farmers hit climate limits, bolder steps needed to survive

As some farmers hit climate limits, bolder steps needed to survive

Megan Rowling 24 Jun 2021

How research, collaboration are contributing to food security in Africa

How research, collaboration are contributing to food security in Africa

14 Jun 2021

Farmers, Ferraris and harvesting good investments in Africa

Farmers, Ferraris and harvesting good investments in Africa

Roux Wildenboer 31 May 2021

Report: Gender-responsive research key to farm productivity, tackling Africa's agricultural threats

Report: Gender-responsive research key to farm productivity, tackling Africa's agricultural threats

27 May 2021

Vergelegen completes eroded watercourse rehabilitation programme

Vergelegen completes eroded watercourse rehabilitation programme

20 May 2021

Brown locusts have survived a long drought in South Africa - here's how

Brown locusts have survived a long drought in South Africa - here's how

Frances Duncan 19 May 2021

Cannabis Master Plan to be presented to Nedlac

Cannabis Master Plan to be presented to Nedlac

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Nine in 10 farmers still struggling with lockdown

Nine in 10 farmers still struggling with lockdown

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Farming hygiene practices can help protect agricultural value chain

Farming hygiene practices can help protect agricultural value chain

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Supplied. The Fooditive team

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Climate action in agribusiness could reduce emissions by up to 7%

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East Africa agricultural entrepreneurs find fortune in insect feed

East Africa agricultural entrepreneurs find fortune in insect feed

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Manni Group Design Award: Ghana Innovation Farm open for entries

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5 reasons why small farms are key to the future of food systems

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Lessons from Zimbabwe's tobacco farmers for the COP26 climate change talks

Lessons from Zimbabwe's tobacco farmers for the COP26 climate change talks

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What SA needs to achieve a carbon neutral food supply chain

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

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2021 Innovation Award for Sustainable Food Systems winners announced

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Healthy soils are crucial for sustainable agri-food systems - FAO

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Nestlé opens its largest R+D Accelerator

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African Union crafts guidelines for GM crops, activists raise alarm

African Union crafts guidelines for GM crops, activists raise alarm

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We throw away a third of the food we grow - here's what to do about waste

We throw away a third of the food we grow - here's what to do about waste

Kamran Mahroof and Sankar Sivarajah 19 Aug 2021

Research and development are key to resilient food systems in Africa

Research and development are key to resilient food systems in Africa

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Côte d'Ivoire's Noël N'guessan wins 2021 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

Côte d'Ivoire's Noël N'guessan wins 2021 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

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#YouthMatters: Portia Phohlo of Woodlands Dairy on her love of soil science, and improving farm sustainability

#YouthMatters: Portia Phohlo of Woodlands Dairy on her love of soil science, and improving farm sustainability

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As some farmers hit climate limits, bolder steps needed to survive

As some farmers hit climate limits, bolder steps needed to survive

Megan Rowling 24 Jun 2021

How research, collaboration are contributing to food security in Africa

How research, collaboration are contributing to food security in Africa

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Farmers, Ferraris and harvesting good investments in Africa

Farmers, Ferraris and harvesting good investments in Africa

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Report: Gender-responsive research key to farm productivity, tackling Africa's agricultural threats

Report: Gender-responsive research key to farm productivity, tackling Africa's agricultural threats

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Vergelegen completes eroded watercourse rehabilitation programme

Vergelegen completes eroded watercourse rehabilitation programme

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Brown locusts have survived a long drought in South Africa - here's how

Brown locusts have survived a long drought in South Africa - here's how

Frances Duncan 19 May 2021

Cannabis Master Plan to be presented to Nedlac

Cannabis Master Plan to be presented to Nedlac

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Nine in 10 farmers still struggling with lockdown

Nine in 10 farmers still struggling with lockdown

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Farming hygiene practices can help protect agricultural value chain

Farming hygiene practices can help protect agricultural value chain

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Technology to drive SA agriculture toward sustainability

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How wheat straw, mango peels could be used for renewable food packaging

How wheat straw, mango peels could be used for renewable food packaging

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Scaling up bioenergy production could substantially raise water stress - new study

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How the agri sector can reap the rewards of renewable energy solutions

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Kenya dairy farmers double income, milk yields with climate-smart fodder grasses

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Beware: Conditions are ideal for an outbreak of Rift Valley Fever

Beware: Conditions are ideal for an outbreak of Rift Valley Fever

North-West University (NWU) 5 Mar 2021

A common soil pesticide cut wild bee reproduction by 89% - here's why scientists are worried

A common soil pesticide cut wild bee reproduction by 89% - here's why scientists are worried

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