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Organic & Natural Products Expo to return in September

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SA Harvest introduces innovative nutritional tracking technology to fight hunger

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Chocolate-making ingredient cocoa hits highest price in 46 years

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Agritech startup's deal with Shoprite bears fruit

29 Jun 2023

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AstraZeneca's global reforestation initiative expands

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File photo: A street traders' fruit is displayed on a street in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, 21 May 2017. Reuters/Rogan Ward

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SA citrus growers say EU pest rules putting squeeze on exports

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Two outbreaks of H7 bird flu in poultry reported

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South Africa's reliance on rice imports

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Eskom, the Netherlands to collaborate on Grootvlei Power Station transition

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Researchers to investigate plastic ingestion in Kenya's livestock, working animals

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This figure shows which parts of the country were most affected by the 2015/16 El Nino event. Much of the central parts of the country, including the western maize production regions, experienced extreme drought conditions from October to December, while the north-eastern parts were less negatively affected
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Agribusiness confidence remains subdued in Q2

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Kenya signs trade deal with European Union to safeguard exports

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Changing weather patterns set to exacerbate challenges faced by SA's farmers

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Johann Kotzé appointed new CEO of Agri SA

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High domestic food prices threaten vulnerable countries - FAO

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WorldFish, Norway collaborate on climate-smart aquaculture tech in Egypt

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Sanlam commits R10m to stimulate SanParks supply chain. Source: Supplied

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The expo returns in September. Source: Supplied.

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SA Harvest introduces innovative nutritional tracking technology to fight hunger

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RetailAgritech startup's deal with Shoprite bears fruit

29 Jun 2023

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HealthcareAstraZeneca's global reforestation initiative expands

28 Jun 2023

File photo: A street traders' fruit is displayed on a street in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, 21 May 2017. Reuters/Rogan Ward

AgricultureSA citrus growers say EU pest rules putting squeeze on exports

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Lab-grown meat techniques aren't new but bringing them up to scale will require further development

AgricultureLab-grown meat techniques aren't new but bringing them up to scale will require further development

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Fresh produce conference to transform challenges into opportunities

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27 Jun 2023

Two outbreaks of H7 bird flu in poultry reported

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South Africa's reliance on rice imports

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Source: Reuters.

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Nigeria is Africa's leading rice producer, but still needs more - reusing wastewater for irrigation would boost farming

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Eskom, the Netherlands to collaborate on Grootvlei Power Station transition

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Researchers to investigate plastic ingestion in Kenya's livestock, working animals

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This figure shows which parts of the country were most affected by the 2015/16 El Nino event. Much of the central parts of the country, including the western maize production regions, experienced extreme drought conditions from October to December, while the north-eastern parts were less negatively affected
Photo credit: Johann Malherbe, ARC

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File photo: A vehicle carries untreated phosphate after being dropped off on a mountain at a phosphate mine at Boucraa factory of the National Moroccan phosphate company (OCP) situated in the southern provinces, 100km southwest of the town of Laayoune 18 February 2016. Reuters/Youssef Boudlal/File Photo

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Agribusiness confidence remains subdued in Q2

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Kenya signs trade deal with European Union to safeguard exports

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Changing weather patterns set to exacerbate challenges faced by SA's farmers

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Johann Kotzé appointed new CEO of Agri SA

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Woodlands Dairy commissions additional biomass boiler to further reduce emissions

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ClemenGold to donate 1,000 tonnes of citrus during 2023 season

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Kgodiso Development Fund, Raisin SA launch Vine Academy in Northern Cape

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SanParks to donate game to emerging farmers

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9 Jun 2023

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AgricultureHortgro Awards honours deciduous fruit industry champions

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Slump in global cashew demand pushes Ivory Coast industry to verge of collapse

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Ange Aboa and Alessandra Prentice 8 Jun 2023

Farming in South Africa is being hobbled by power cuts and poor roads. Rural towns are being hit hardest

AgricultureFarming in South Africa is being hobbled by power cuts and poor roads. Rural towns are being hit hardest

Wandile Sihlobo 7 Jun 2023

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LegalHave your say on revised water use licence regulations

7 Jun 2023

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AgricultureA further deterioration in agriculture GDP outcomes turn negative in Q1 of 2023

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FinanceSouth Africa dodges recession as economy grows 0.4% in Q1

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