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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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Inflationary pressures see alcohol and fast food purchases decline

Danette Breitenbach

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

Best of local talent named at the National Film & TV Awards South Africa 2024

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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

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Heartwater costs the livestock industry millions

Heartwater costs the livestock industry millions

Dr Johan van Rensburg 14 Jul 2017

Bird flu spreads to two more farms

Bird flu spreads to two more farms

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Africa's tropical forests could be next in line as global food demand grows

Africa's tropical forests could be next in line as global food demand grows

Elsa Ordway 13 Jul 2017

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Eastern Cape entrepreneurs find business success in agriculture

13 Jul 2017

Bumper crop drives down volumes of futures contracts traded

Bumper crop drives down volumes of futures contracts traded

Reitumetse Pitso 13 Jul 2017

Cork to compost: How biodynamics makes for truly sustainable winemaking

Cork to compost: How biodynamics makes for truly sustainable winemaking

12 Jul 2017

Drought slashes apple, pear exports

11 Jul 2017

Food commodity prices to remain low over next decade - OECD, FAO

Food commodity prices to remain low over next decade - OECD, FAO

10 Jul 2017

Growing food in the post-truth era

Alana Mann 6 Jul 2017

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Global status of commercialised biotech/GM crops

4 Jul 2017

Ongama and Innocent at Jordan Wines. Image by I See A Different You

New Winelands portal to unlock the future of wine and wine tourism

4 Jul 2017

Pome fruit export volumes down due to continued drought

4 Jul 2017

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Grapes to grow into billion-dollar industry

Matheus Hamutenya 3 Jul 2017

Price of white maize falls with glut in SA's export markets

Price of white maize falls with glut in SA's export markets

Colleen Goko 30 Jun 2017

What not to miss at PMA Fresh Connections Southern Africa 2017

What not to miss at PMA Fresh Connections Southern Africa 2017

30 Jun 2017

Senwes records increase in profit despite tough macroeconomic conditions

30 Jun 2017

Poultry sales in SA 'not affected by outbreak'

Poultry sales in SA 'not affected by outbreak'

Bekezela Phakathi 30 Jun 2017

Four reasons why WC agriculture is important to SA's economy

Four reasons why WC agriculture is important to SA's economy

29 Jun 2017

Left to Right: Fresh Produce Exporters Association of Kenya Chairman Apollo Owuor welcomes newly-appointed Chief Executive Officer, Hosea Machuki to the association

Kenya's horticulture sector to undergo major changes as new standard comes into play

28 Jun 2017

SA's neighbours ban poultry imports over bird flu

28 Jun 2017

Left to Right: George Steyn (Chairman), Sean Walsh (Managing Director) and Graeme Sim (FD Director) of Kaap Agri Limited

Kaap Agri sees good demand at listing

28 Jun 2017

Astral doing 'all in its power' to contain bird flu

Astral doing 'all in its power' to contain bird flu

28 Jun 2017

EkoFarmer: High-tech turnkey solution for businesses who want to grow their own

EkoFarmer: High-tech turnkey solution for businesses who want to grow their own

28 Jun 2017

Golden Delicious brings stability to apple season

Golden Delicious brings stability to apple season

27 Jun 2017

Avian influenza confirmed in Mpumalanga

27 Jun 2017

Kaap Agri Limited Directors celebrating the listing at the JSE

Kaap Agri lists on JSE in speciality retailer sector

26 Jun 2017

Adéle’s Mohair near Fish River Mouth has been providing employment for rural communities for over 30 years. Here founder and Agri EC Adéle Cutten (left) and long-time employee Liz Dyakala (right) inspect the team’s new uniforms. (Image: Supplied)

EC farming communities battling unemployment with innovative small businesses

26 Jun 2017

Silos ready for record maize harvest

Silos ready for record maize harvest

Reitumetse Pitso 26 Jun 2017

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The sustainability of organic wine production

23 Jun 2017

Agriculture confidence keeps sprouting

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Heartwater costs the livestock industry millions

Heartwater costs the livestock industry millions

Dr Johan van Rensburg 14 Jul 2017

Bird flu spreads to two more farms

Bird flu spreads to two more farms

13 Jul 2017

Africa's tropical forests could be next in line as global food demand grows

Africa's tropical forests could be next in line as global food demand grows

Elsa Ordway 13 Jul 2017

Lawrence Maduna

Eastern Cape entrepreneurs find business success in agriculture

13 Jul 2017

Bumper crop drives down volumes of futures contracts traded

Bumper crop drives down volumes of futures contracts traded

Reitumetse Pitso 13 Jul 2017

Cork to compost: How biodynamics makes for truly sustainable winemaking

Cork to compost: How biodynamics makes for truly sustainable winemaking

12 Jul 2017

Drought slashes apple, pear exports

11 Jul 2017

Food commodity prices to remain low over next decade - OECD, FAO

Food commodity prices to remain low over next decade - OECD, FAO

10 Jul 2017

Growing food in the post-truth era

Alana Mann 6 Jul 2017

mute_gemini via

Global status of commercialised biotech/GM crops

4 Jul 2017

Ongama and Innocent at Jordan Wines. Image by I See A Different You

New Winelands portal to unlock the future of wine and wine tourism

4 Jul 2017

Pome fruit export volumes down due to continued drought

4 Jul 2017

Alexas_Fotos via

Grapes to grow into billion-dollar industry

Matheus Hamutenya 3 Jul 2017

Price of white maize falls with glut in SA's export markets

Price of white maize falls with glut in SA's export markets

Colleen Goko 30 Jun 2017

What not to miss at PMA Fresh Connections Southern Africa 2017

What not to miss at PMA Fresh Connections Southern Africa 2017

30 Jun 2017

Senwes records increase in profit despite tough macroeconomic conditions

30 Jun 2017

Poultry sales in SA 'not affected by outbreak'

Poultry sales in SA 'not affected by outbreak'

Bekezela Phakathi 30 Jun 2017

Four reasons why WC agriculture is important to SA's economy

Four reasons why WC agriculture is important to SA's economy

29 Jun 2017

Left to Right: Fresh Produce Exporters Association of Kenya Chairman Apollo Owuor welcomes newly-appointed Chief Executive Officer, Hosea Machuki to the association

Kenya's horticulture sector to undergo major changes as new standard comes into play

28 Jun 2017

SA's neighbours ban poultry imports over bird flu

28 Jun 2017

Left to Right: George Steyn (Chairman), Sean Walsh (Managing Director) and Graeme Sim (FD Director) of Kaap Agri Limited

Kaap Agri sees good demand at listing

28 Jun 2017

Astral doing 'all in its power' to contain bird flu

Astral doing 'all in its power' to contain bird flu

28 Jun 2017

EkoFarmer: High-tech turnkey solution for businesses who want to grow their own

EkoFarmer: High-tech turnkey solution for businesses who want to grow their own

28 Jun 2017

Golden Delicious brings stability to apple season

Golden Delicious brings stability to apple season

27 Jun 2017

Avian influenza confirmed in Mpumalanga

27 Jun 2017

Kaap Agri Limited Directors celebrating the listing at the JSE

Kaap Agri lists on JSE in speciality retailer sector

26 Jun 2017

Adéle’s Mohair near Fish River Mouth has been providing employment for rural communities for over 30 years. Here founder and Agri EC Adéle Cutten (left) and long-time employee Liz Dyakala (right) inspect the team’s new uniforms. (Image: Supplied)

EC farming communities battling unemployment with innovative small businesses

26 Jun 2017

Silos ready for record maize harvest

Silos ready for record maize harvest

Reitumetse Pitso 26 Jun 2017

The organically grown vineyards of Avondale Wine. Image Source:

The sustainability of organic wine production

23 Jun 2017

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Avian influenza H5N8 outbreak confirmed in SA

23 Jun 2017

UP joins global fight against diseases threatening tropical and subtropical crops

23 Jun 2017

Agriculture confidence keeps sprouting

23 Jun 2017

#YouthMonth: Entrepreneur has high hopes for castor oil producing company in Africa

#YouthMonth: Entrepreneur has high hopes for castor oil producing company in Africa

Cari Coetzee 22 Jun 2017

Report: Communal farmers top maize yield

Elita Chikwati 22 Jun 2017

Boschendal keeping its food garden seasonal and sustainable

Boschendal keeping its food garden seasonal and sustainable

21 Jun 2017

Climate imperils Ethiopia's coffee output: study

Climate imperils Ethiopia's coffee output: study

20 Jun 2017

Zambia hotels winning at sustainability with agricultural and entrepreneurship projects

Zambia hotels winning at sustainability with agricultural and entrepreneurship projects

20 Jun 2017

Mpho Nemukula, poultry farm manager, Sovereign Foods

SA youth driven by passion, finds success as poultry farm manager

20 Jun 2017

#YoungGunsB2B: Discovering SA's hottest wine talent

#YoungGunsB2B: Discovering SA's hottest wine talent

19 Jun 2017

Ceres grower imports, cultivates Witlof roots to increase supply

Ceres grower imports, cultivates Witlof roots to increase supply

19 Jun 2017