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Growers optimistic about 2024/2025 stone fruit exports

Growers optimistic about 2024/2025 stone fruit exports

Sappi, Agricolleges International partner for forestry education

Sappi, Agricolleges International partner for forestry education

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

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

The avocados arrived on 22 October 2024. Source: Supplied.

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John Hudson, Head of Agriculture, Nedbank Commercial Banking

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COP29: AI can help develop climate-resistant crops for Africa – but it shouldn’t be left in the hands of corporates

COP29: AI can help develop climate-resistant crops for Africa – but it shouldn’t be left in the hands of corporates

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"Lost crops" provide unique opportunity for food security in Africa

"Lost crops" provide unique opportunity for food security in Africa

Zoë Karl-Waithaka 28 Jun 2024

#YouthMonth: Lunga Momoza of Basket Ecommerce, empowering youth in SA's agritech

#YouthMonth: Lunga Momoza of Basket Ecommerce, empowering youth in SA's agritech

Robin Fredericks 27 Jun 2024

Rainbow Chicken lists on JSE

Rainbow Chicken lists on JSE

Nelson Banya 26 Jun 2024

SA advances WTO dispute against EU citrus restrictions

SA advances WTO dispute against EU citrus restrictions

26 Jun 2024

UFH and AngloGold Ashanti join forces to drive dairy sector innovation

UFH and AngloGold Ashanti join forces to drive dairy sector innovation

25 Jun 2024

Daybreak Foods, YES Programme partner to combat youth unemployment

Daybreak Foods, YES Programme partner to combat youth unemployment

25 Jun 2024

The Proudly SA Local Wine Expo returns

The Proudly SA Local Wine Expo returns

25 Jun 2024

Agbiz/IDC Report: Agribusiness confidence hits 15-year low

Agbiz/IDC Report: Agribusiness confidence hits 15-year low

Wandile Sihlobo 24 Jun 2024

#YouthMonth: Abbey Pretorius, shaping the future of South African winemaking

#YouthMonth: Abbey Pretorius, shaping the future of South African winemaking

Robin Fredericks 24 Jun 2024

Land Bank encouraged by surge of youth farmers in SA

Land Bank encouraged by surge of youth farmers in SA

21 Jun 2024

Sustainable Gastronomy Week kicks off, emphasising 'More Taste, Less Waste'

Sustainable Gastronomy Week kicks off, emphasising 'More Taste, Less Waste'

20 Jun 2024

No respite for coffee lovers as higher global prices stoke local inflation

No respite for coffee lovers as higher global prices stoke local inflation

Paul Makube 20 Jun 2024

Competition watchdog finds price mark-ups, barriers in SA's fresh produce market

Competition watchdog finds price mark-ups, barriers in SA's fresh produce market

Nqobile Dludla 19 Jun 2024

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Farming with a mixture of crops, animals and trees is better for the environment and for people – evidence from Ghana and Malawi

Laura Vang Rasmussen, Hanson Nyantakyi-Frimpong, Ingo Grass, Marney Isaac and Rachel Bezner Kerr 19 Jun 2024

Ivory Coast moves to cut out middlemen in cocoa sector reform

Ivory Coast moves to cut out middlemen in cocoa sector reform

Ange Aboa 18 Jun 2024

KZN Kwanalu Young Farmer of the Year competition now open

KZN Kwanalu Young Farmer of the Year competition now open

18 Jun 2024

FAO foresees stable food commodity markets amid 2024/25 outlook

FAO foresees stable food commodity markets amid 2024/25 outlook

14 Jun 2024

Farmers urged to prepare for dry winter forecast

Farmers urged to prepare for dry winter forecast

14 Jun 2024

Malawi farming experiment shows how simple changes can boost maize yields and improve soil

Malawi farming experiment shows how simple changes can boost maize yields and improve soil

Alan Dixon 13 Jun 2024

Inaugural Cape Agritech Connect bridges gaps in local agriculture

Inaugural Cape Agritech Connect bridges gaps in local agriculture

12 Jun 2024

Oceana Group reveals record first-half performance

Oceana Group reveals record first-half performance

12 Jun 2024

Ghana delays cocoa shipments, impacting global chocolate industry

Ghana delays cocoa shipments, impacting global chocolate industry

Maytaal Angel and Maxwell Akalaare Adombila 12 Jun 2024

Ocean Basket, Abalobi partner to promote sustainable, fair fishing practices

Ocean Basket, Abalobi partner to promote sustainable, fair fishing practices

11 Jun 2024

FAO report: Global seafood reaches record high, led by aquaculture boom

FAO report: Global seafood reaches record high, led by aquaculture boom

10 Jun 2024

Call for applications: Metropolitan youth agri-entrepreneur initiative

Call for applications: Metropolitan youth agri-entrepreneur initiative

10 Jun 2024

Top South African wines shine at 2024 National Wine Challenge

Top South African wines shine at 2024 National Wine Challenge

7 Jun 2024

Source: ©Oleksandr Boiko via 123RF

Global food prices rise for third straight month

7 Jun 2024

ECape farmers urged to curb the spread of foot and mouth disease

ECape farmers urged to curb the spread of foot and mouth disease

6 Jun 2024

RCL Foods edges closer to spinning off poultry business

RCL Foods edges closer to spinning off poultry business

Nelson Banya 6 Jun 2024

SAWIPB launches ‘Lead the way’ campaign for wine industry advancement

SAWIPB launches ‘Lead the way’ campaign for wine industry advancement

YehBaby Marketing Creatives 5 Jun 2024

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Source: Supplied. Haytham El Maayergi, executive vice president, Global Trade Bank, Afreximbank and Smangele Mandidi, acting managing director of CBZ Bank during the signing ceremony.

Afreximbank inks $80m deals with CBZ Bank

26 Jun 2024

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

Africa’s ‘forgotten’ foods research wins prestigious US Cozzarelli Prize

16 May 2024

Farmers work at a cocoa farm in Daloa, Ivory Coast, 3 October 2023. Reuters/Ange Aboa/File Photo

EU will not delay deforestation law, environment chief says on Ivory Coast visit

Ange Aboa 8 Apr 2024

Australia’s shot-hole borer beetle invasion has begun, but we don’t need to chop down every tree under attack

Australia’s shot-hole borer beetle invasion has begun, but we don’t need to chop down every tree under attack

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#YouthMonth: Lunga Momoza of Basket Ecommerce, empowering youth in SA's agritech

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Rainbow Chicken lists on JSE

Rainbow Chicken lists on JSE

Nelson Banya 26 Jun 2024

SA advances WTO dispute against EU citrus restrictions

SA advances WTO dispute against EU citrus restrictions

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UFH and AngloGold Ashanti join forces to drive dairy sector innovation

UFH and AngloGold Ashanti join forces to drive dairy sector innovation

25 Jun 2024

Daybreak Foods, YES Programme partner to combat youth unemployment

Daybreak Foods, YES Programme partner to combat youth unemployment

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The Proudly SA Local Wine Expo returns

The Proudly SA Local Wine Expo returns

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Agbiz/IDC Report: Agribusiness confidence hits 15-year low

Agbiz/IDC Report: Agribusiness confidence hits 15-year low

Wandile Sihlobo 24 Jun 2024

#YouthMonth: Abbey Pretorius, shaping the future of South African winemaking

#YouthMonth: Abbey Pretorius, shaping the future of South African winemaking

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Land Bank encouraged by surge of youth farmers in SA

Land Bank encouraged by surge of youth farmers in SA

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Sustainable Gastronomy Week kicks off, emphasising 'More Taste, Less Waste'

Sustainable Gastronomy Week kicks off, emphasising 'More Taste, Less Waste'

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No respite for coffee lovers as higher global prices stoke local inflation

No respite for coffee lovers as higher global prices stoke local inflation

Paul Makube 20 Jun 2024

Competition watchdog finds price mark-ups, barriers in SA's fresh produce market

Competition watchdog finds price mark-ups, barriers in SA's fresh produce market

Nqobile Dludla 19 Jun 2024

Image source: Marcin Jucha –

Farming with a mixture of crops, animals and trees is better for the environment and for people – evidence from Ghana and Malawi

Laura Vang Rasmussen, Hanson Nyantakyi-Frimpong, Ingo Grass, Marney Isaac and Rachel Bezner Kerr 19 Jun 2024

Ivory Coast moves to cut out middlemen in cocoa sector reform

Ivory Coast moves to cut out middlemen in cocoa sector reform

Ange Aboa 18 Jun 2024

KZN Kwanalu Young Farmer of the Year competition now open

KZN Kwanalu Young Farmer of the Year competition now open

18 Jun 2024

FAO foresees stable food commodity markets amid 2024/25 outlook

FAO foresees stable food commodity markets amid 2024/25 outlook

14 Jun 2024

Farmers urged to prepare for dry winter forecast

Farmers urged to prepare for dry winter forecast

14 Jun 2024

Malawi farming experiment shows how simple changes can boost maize yields and improve soil

Malawi farming experiment shows how simple changes can boost maize yields and improve soil

Alan Dixon 13 Jun 2024

Inaugural Cape Agritech Connect bridges gaps in local agriculture

Inaugural Cape Agritech Connect bridges gaps in local agriculture

12 Jun 2024

Oceana Group reveals record first-half performance

Oceana Group reveals record first-half performance

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Ghana delays cocoa shipments, impacting global chocolate industry

Ghana delays cocoa shipments, impacting global chocolate industry

Maytaal Angel and Maxwell Akalaare Adombila 12 Jun 2024

Ocean Basket, Abalobi partner to promote sustainable, fair fishing practices

Ocean Basket, Abalobi partner to promote sustainable, fair fishing practices

11 Jun 2024

FAO report: Global seafood reaches record high, led by aquaculture boom

FAO report: Global seafood reaches record high, led by aquaculture boom

10 Jun 2024

Call for applications: Metropolitan youth agri-entrepreneur initiative

Call for applications: Metropolitan youth agri-entrepreneur initiative

10 Jun 2024

Top South African wines shine at 2024 National Wine Challenge

Top South African wines shine at 2024 National Wine Challenge

7 Jun 2024

Source: ©Oleksandr Boiko via 123RF

Global food prices rise for third straight month

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ECape farmers urged to curb the spread of foot and mouth disease

ECape farmers urged to curb the spread of foot and mouth disease

6 Jun 2024

RCL Foods edges closer to spinning off poultry business

RCL Foods edges closer to spinning off poultry business

Nelson Banya 6 Jun 2024

SAWIPB launches ‘Lead the way’ campaign for wine industry advancement

SAWIPB launches ‘Lead the way’ campaign for wine industry advancement

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Agriculture GDP rebounds strongly in Q1 of 2024 despite headwinds

Agriculture GDP rebounds strongly in Q1 of 2024 despite headwinds

Paul Makube 5 Jun 2024

Namibia lifts ban on poultry imports from South Africa

Namibia lifts ban on poultry imports from South Africa

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Sappi Southern Africa launches innovative aquaponics venture

Sappi Southern Africa launches innovative aquaponics venture

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G-Star successfully grows greenhouse cotton

G-Star successfully grows greenhouse cotton

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SA's agriculture exports surge in Q1 2024, boosting trade surplus

SA's agriculture exports surge in Q1 2024, boosting trade surplus

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Local food inflation drops, but globally, hyperinflation persists in pockets

31 May 2024

The case for extending chicken tariff rebates

The case for extending chicken tariff rebates

Roy Thomas 31 May 2024

SA's navel orange exports adjusted downward by 14.5%

SA's navel orange exports adjusted downward by 14.5%

30 May 2024

Simondium Brewery scoops Best Beer In Africa Award

Simondium Brewery scoops Best Beer In Africa Award

28 May 2024

Acid mine drainage in Gauteng, South Africa, has polluted the water and soil in Soweto. Courtesy Professor Craig Sheridan, University of the Witwatersrand

Gold mine pollution is poisoning Soweto’s water and soil – study finds food gardens are at risk

Lesego Khomo 28 May 2024

Ivory Coast cracks down on fraudulent cocoa certifications

Ivory Coast cracks down on fraudulent cocoa certifications

Ange Aboa 28 May 2024