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Boxer formally announces its intention to list on JSE

#OrchidsandOnions: Spar reminds us why we're special with Christmas ad

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Data breach alert: Over 100,000 fake accounts linked to SA grant-fraud claim

Inflationary pressures see alcohol and fast food purchases decline

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Mattel scrambles after Wicked doll packaging links to explicit site

SAB triumphs with 9 Effie Awards, cementing its position as SA's Most Effective Marketer

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FAO: September sees biggest food price hike in 18 months

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FAO reports slight dip in global food prices for August

6 Sep 2024

Verve - the fibre of choice for the future

Verve - the fibre of choice for the future

21 Aug 2024

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Lessons learned from the drought: A focus on the agricultural sector

Dawie Maree 5 May 2017

AB InBev to launch Budweiser in SA

AB InBev to launch Budweiser in SA

Robert Laing 4 May 2017

Buy a bag of apples, feed a hungry South African

Buy a bag of apples, feed a hungry South African

4 May 2017

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Pioneer Foods expects first-half HEPS to drop up to 49%

4 May 2017

Thousands of cheese lovers make SA Cheese Festival a success

4 May 2017

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CNN explores the impact of new tech on ag

3 May 2017

New captains of SAAGA optimistic about future of avocados

3 May 2017

John Deere drops merger plan with Monsanto unit

3 May 2017

Africa has vast agricultural potential, so why are we due to import $110 billion worth of food annually by 2025?

Africa has vast agricultural potential, so why are we due to import $110 billion worth of food annually by 2025?

Junior Sabena Mutabazi 2 May 2017

Orange industry in big trouble

Dave Chambers 2 May 2017

Six ways the meat on your plate is killing the planet

Six ways the meat on your plate is killing the planet

Francis Vergunst and Julian Savulescu 26 Apr 2017

SA to harvest second biggest maize crop on record

Andries Mahlangu 26 Apr 2017

From left to right: ECDC Imvaba Co-operative Fund manager Simphiwe Ntshweni; Matyeni Agricultural Co-operative deputy chairperson Langa Zophondle; and Eastern Cape MEC for Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism, Sakhumzi Somyo at the launch of the Matyeni Agricultural Co-operative processing plant

Eastern Cape cooperative launches livestock feed and maize meal processing facility

25 Apr 2017

Tru-Cape's Buks Nel and Henk Griessel with the ancient apple tree on Table Mountain

Ancient apple tree found on Table Mountain may be SA's oldest

25 Apr 2017

From maggot to the dining table

From maggot to the dining table

Theresia Tjihenuna 25 Apr 2017

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Technology and big data are helping Cameroonians protect their forests

Arend de Haas 24 Apr 2017

From left to right: Farmer Mlungisi Ndobeni, Chief Nobandla Makaula, OR Tambo District Municipality officials Jackson Sabona and Andiswa Dunywa, Potato South Africa Transformation Manager Nomvula Xaba, Kei Fresh Produce Marker acting operations manager Melinkqubo Ndabokutya and ECDC’s acting Imvaba Co-operatives Fund Manager Simphiwe Ntshweni.

ECDC invests millions into potato producing cooperatives

24 Apr 2017

Govt unveils crop disease quarantine

Runyararo Muzavazi 24 Apr 2017

How Zambia could achieve breadbasket status

How Zambia could achieve breadbasket status

20 Apr 2017

Harmonised regional policies are farmers' lifeline

Harmonised regional policies are farmers' lifeline

19 Apr 2017

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Dangote's move into rice cultivation to reduce Nigeria's food imports

18 Apr 2017

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New global standard for safer international trade of seeds and plants adopted

18 Apr 2017

Uganda's second Slow Food Earth Market launched in Manafwa

13 Apr 2017

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Keeping track of fish from sea to plate to keep illegally caught fish off store shelves

13 Apr 2017

Winter veggie planting: seeds that thrive in cooler temperatures

Winter veggie planting: seeds that thrive in cooler temperatures

13 Apr 2017

Global wine production falls in 2016

12 Apr 2017

Recognising the value of fresh produce market agents to the industry

Recognising the value of fresh produce market agents to the industry

Lindie Stroebel and Tommie van Zyl 12 Apr 2017

How SA's credit rating downgrade will affect SADC neighbours

How SA's credit rating downgrade will affect SADC neighbours

12 Apr 2017

Hello Kiwi set to change trade relations between SA and Greece

12 Apr 2017

Zeder aims to level portfolio

Zeder aims to level portfolio

Marc Hasenfuss 11 Apr 2017

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Buy a bag of apples, feed a hungry South African

Buy a bag of apples, feed a hungry South African

4 May 2017

Image Source: , 9RX

CNN explores the impact of new tech on ag

3 May 2017

New captains of SAAGA optimistic about future of avocados

3 May 2017

John Deere drops merger plan with Monsanto unit

3 May 2017

Africa has vast agricultural potential, so why are we due to import $110 billion worth of food annually by 2025?

Africa has vast agricultural potential, so why are we due to import $110 billion worth of food annually by 2025?

Junior Sabena Mutabazi 2 May 2017

Orange industry in big trouble

Dave Chambers 2 May 2017

Six ways the meat on your plate is killing the planet

Six ways the meat on your plate is killing the planet

Francis Vergunst and Julian Savulescu 26 Apr 2017

SA to harvest second biggest maize crop on record

Andries Mahlangu 26 Apr 2017

From left to right: ECDC Imvaba Co-operative Fund manager Simphiwe Ntshweni; Matyeni Agricultural Co-operative deputy chairperson Langa Zophondle; and Eastern Cape MEC for Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism, Sakhumzi Somyo at the launch of the Matyeni Agricultural Co-operative processing plant

Eastern Cape cooperative launches livestock feed and maize meal processing facility

25 Apr 2017

Tru-Cape's Buks Nel and Henk Griessel with the ancient apple tree on Table Mountain

Ancient apple tree found on Table Mountain may be SA's oldest

25 Apr 2017

From maggot to the dining table

From maggot to the dining table

Theresia Tjihenuna 25 Apr 2017

sjludwig@gmail.com via

Technology and big data are helping Cameroonians protect their forests

Arend de Haas 24 Apr 2017

From left to right: Farmer Mlungisi Ndobeni, Chief Nobandla Makaula, OR Tambo District Municipality officials Jackson Sabona and Andiswa Dunywa, Potato South Africa Transformation Manager Nomvula Xaba, Kei Fresh Produce Marker acting operations manager Melinkqubo Ndabokutya and ECDC’s acting Imvaba Co-operatives Fund Manager Simphiwe Ntshweni.

ECDC invests millions into potato producing cooperatives

24 Apr 2017

Govt unveils crop disease quarantine

Runyararo Muzavazi 24 Apr 2017

How Zambia could achieve breadbasket status

How Zambia could achieve breadbasket status

20 Apr 2017

Harmonised regional policies are farmers' lifeline

Harmonised regional policies are farmers' lifeline

19 Apr 2017

abhisheklyrics via

Dangote's move into rice cultivation to reduce Nigeria's food imports

18 Apr 2017

PublicDomainPictures via

New global standard for safer international trade of seeds and plants adopted

18 Apr 2017

Uganda's second Slow Food Earth Market launched in Manafwa

13 Apr 2017

DanielWanke via

Keeping track of fish from sea to plate to keep illegally caught fish off store shelves

13 Apr 2017

Winter veggie planting: seeds that thrive in cooler temperatures

Winter veggie planting: seeds that thrive in cooler temperatures

13 Apr 2017

Global wine production falls in 2016

12 Apr 2017

Recognising the value of fresh produce market agents to the industry

Recognising the value of fresh produce market agents to the industry

Lindie Stroebel and Tommie van Zyl 12 Apr 2017

How SA's credit rating downgrade will affect SADC neighbours

How SA's credit rating downgrade will affect SADC neighbours

12 Apr 2017

Hello Kiwi set to change trade relations between SA and Greece

12 Apr 2017

Zeder aims to level portfolio

Zeder aims to level portfolio

Marc Hasenfuss 11 Apr 2017

Good news for agribusiness likely to be short-lived

Bekezela Phakathi 11 Apr 2017

World Bank funds Land Bank project with focus on supporting emerging farmers

World Bank funds Land Bank project with focus on supporting emerging farmers

11 Apr 2017

Kenyan avocado farmers receive GlobalG.A.P. certification

10 Apr 2017

Junk status bad news for agribusiness and food security

Junk status bad news for agribusiness and food security

10 Apr 2017

Catastrophic antibiotic threat from food

Catastrophic antibiotic threat from food

Jomo Kwame Sundaram and Tan Zhai Gen 7 Apr 2017

Private-public sector efforts to find solutions for poultry industry woes welcomed

Private-public sector efforts to find solutions for poultry industry woes welcomed

7 Apr 2017

Why farmers should hedge their prices

Why farmers should hedge their prices

7 Apr 2017

Tractor sales surge by 18.7% y/y in March to 515 units: Saama

Dominic Preuss 7 Apr 2017

Food prices to rise as EA braces for poor harvest

Kabona Esiara 6 Apr 2017

Improving cassava production in Nigeria through sustainable seed systems

Improving cassava production in Nigeria through sustainable seed systems

6 Apr 2017

What are the implications for Western Cape agriculture as drought conditions continue?

What are the implications for Western Cape agriculture as drought conditions continue?

6 Apr 2017

Boschendal fostering entrepreneurship in local communities

Boschendal fostering entrepreneurship in local communities

6 Apr 2017

Water saving Garden in a Box keeps vegetable gardens going

Water saving Garden in a Box keeps vegetable gardens going

5 Apr 2017

Harvest season reveals South Africa's unique terroir

Harvest season reveals South Africa's unique terroir

5 Apr 2017