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South Africa to welcome new private university by 2026

Why South African advertising needs to rediscover its storytelling roots

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Blue Label Media partners with African Bank to roll out new corporate identity across 155 buses

News24 journalists take top honours in 2024 Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards

2024 Earthshot Prize - the 5 winners of £1m

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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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SA agricultural sector slowly recovering from drought

SA agricultural sector slowly recovering from drought

6 Sep 2017

Water flows from the new solar pump installed by the Youth Economic and Social Action group in Chikwawa, Malawi (Image Supplied)

Tuning in to farmers' water needs: Radio broadcasts aid Malawi irrigation efforts

Timothy A. Wise 6 Sep 2017

Agribusiness confidence sees further decline in quarter three

Agribusiness confidence sees further decline in quarter three

5 Sep 2017

Neil Palmer (CIAT) via

Closing the gap between the youth and agriculture in Africa

Thapelo Moleleki 5 Sep 2017

Purple tea is taking over the world, one cup at a time

Sharon Mundia 5 Sep 2017

Government affirms support for poultry industry

Government affirms support for poultry industry

4 Sep 2017

Seasoned Cape Winemakers Guild auctioneer gets gavel ready for 20th auction

Seasoned Cape Winemakers Guild auctioneer gets gavel ready for 20th auction

1 Sep 2017

AGT Foods expands in WC, aims to become top supplier of dry food goods

1 Sep 2017

Tango: New SA mandarin hits shelves

Tango: New SA mandarin hits shelves

31 Aug 2017

Scientists make breakthrough in fight against cassava diseases

Scientists make breakthrough in fight against cassava diseases

Masembe Tambwe 29 Aug 2017

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New bird flu cases reported

29 Aug 2017

Farm to fork: Why farmers need to stay on top of consumer trends

Farm to fork: Why farmers need to stay on top of consumer trends

Cari Coetzee 28 Aug 2017

L-R: Ag. Group Managing Director, Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc, Engr. Abdullahi Sule; Chairman, Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc, Aliko Dangote; Niger State Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello; Niger State Deputy Governor, Ahmed Muhammad Kesto, at the MoU signing ceremony between Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc and Niger State Government on Sugar Project in Niger State. (Source: Dangote Group)

Dangote, Niger State $450m sugar production MoU to revolutionise Nigerian agriculture

24 Aug 2017

Alien animals and plants are on the rise in Africa, exacting a growing toll

Alien animals and plants are on the rise in Africa, exacting a growing toll

Katelyn Faulkner, Brett Hurley & Mark Robertson 24 Aug 2017

Pig farmers urged to improve genetics, infrastructure

24 Aug 2017

Egg scare costs Dutch poultry farmers EUR33m

24 Aug 2017

Prepare your animals for the feedlot

22 Aug 2017

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Government to scale up use of greenhouses for high-value crops

Emmanuel Ntirenganya 21 Aug 2017

Warm winter and low demand lead to vegetable oversupply

Warm winter and low demand lead to vegetable oversupply

21 Aug 2017

Avian influenza containment crucial for poultry markets

Avian influenza containment crucial for poultry markets

18 Aug 2017

Niger to boost poultry farming with mobile kits

Ahmed Tahir Ajobe 18 Aug 2017

Nigeria to save N300bn annually from rice import

Bayo Amodu and Ruth Tene Natsa 16 Aug 2017

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The decrease in honey production and its impact on local producers and consumers

15 Aug 2017

Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries update report on HPAI H5N8 outbreak in South Africa

15 Aug 2017

Austria confirms find of tainted egg products

15 Aug 2017

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Western Cape Department of Agriculture on possible incidence of bird flu in Western Cape

14 Aug 2017

Amid drought and conflict, women try new livestock - bees

Moraa Obiria 11 Aug 2017

Avian flu adds more woes to poultry sector

Mark Allix 10 Aug 2017

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Kenya's herders swap livestock for chillies as drought bites

Isaiah Esipisu 10 Aug 2017

New and improved Gala variety Bigbucks sees 93% pack-out

New and improved Gala variety Bigbucks sees 93% pack-out

10 Aug 2017

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Neil Palmer (CIAT) via

Closing the gap between the youth and agriculture in Africa

Thapelo Moleleki 5 Sep 2017

Purple tea is taking over the world, one cup at a time

Sharon Mundia 5 Sep 2017

Government affirms support for poultry industry

Government affirms support for poultry industry

4 Sep 2017

Seasoned Cape Winemakers Guild auctioneer gets gavel ready for 20th auction

Seasoned Cape Winemakers Guild auctioneer gets gavel ready for 20th auction

1 Sep 2017

AGT Foods expands in WC, aims to become top supplier of dry food goods

1 Sep 2017

Tango: New SA mandarin hits shelves

Tango: New SA mandarin hits shelves

31 Aug 2017

Scientists make breakthrough in fight against cassava diseases

Scientists make breakthrough in fight against cassava diseases

Masembe Tambwe 29 Aug 2017

Myriams-Fotos via

New bird flu cases reported

29 Aug 2017

Farm to fork: Why farmers need to stay on top of consumer trends

Farm to fork: Why farmers need to stay on top of consumer trends

Cari Coetzee 28 Aug 2017

L-R: Ag. Group Managing Director, Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc, Engr. Abdullahi Sule; Chairman, Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc, Aliko Dangote; Niger State Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello; Niger State Deputy Governor, Ahmed Muhammad Kesto, at the MoU signing ceremony between Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc and Niger State Government on Sugar Project in Niger State. (Source: Dangote Group)

Dangote, Niger State $450m sugar production MoU to revolutionise Nigerian agriculture

24 Aug 2017

Alien animals and plants are on the rise in Africa, exacting a growing toll

Alien animals and plants are on the rise in Africa, exacting a growing toll

Katelyn Faulkner, Brett Hurley & Mark Robertson 24 Aug 2017

Pig farmers urged to improve genetics, infrastructure

24 Aug 2017

Egg scare costs Dutch poultry farmers EUR33m

24 Aug 2017

Prepare your animals for the feedlot

22 Aug 2017

davehan2016 via

Government to scale up use of greenhouses for high-value crops

Emmanuel Ntirenganya 21 Aug 2017

Warm winter and low demand lead to vegetable oversupply

Warm winter and low demand lead to vegetable oversupply

21 Aug 2017

Avian influenza containment crucial for poultry markets

Avian influenza containment crucial for poultry markets

18 Aug 2017

Niger to boost poultry farming with mobile kits

Ahmed Tahir Ajobe 18 Aug 2017

Nigeria to save N300bn annually from rice import

Bayo Amodu and Ruth Tene Natsa 16 Aug 2017

fancycrave1 via

The decrease in honey production and its impact on local producers and consumers

15 Aug 2017

Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries update report on HPAI H5N8 outbreak in South Africa

15 Aug 2017

Austria confirms find of tainted egg products

15 Aug 2017

cocoparisienne via

Western Cape Department of Agriculture on possible incidence of bird flu in Western Cape

14 Aug 2017

Amid drought and conflict, women try new livestock - bees

Moraa Obiria 11 Aug 2017

Avian flu adds more woes to poultry sector

Mark Allix 10 Aug 2017

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Kenya's herders swap livestock for chillies as drought bites

Isaiah Esipisu 10 Aug 2017

New and improved Gala variety Bigbucks sees 93% pack-out

New and improved Gala variety Bigbucks sees 93% pack-out

10 Aug 2017

Alison Burrell via

Zim, SA lose one million chickens to bird flu

Elita Chikwati 8 Aug 2017

Western Cape food security, jobs at risk if rains don't come soon

Western Cape food security, jobs at risk if rains don't come soon

8 Aug 2017

One case, six leading ladies in wine

One case, six leading ladies in wine

7 Aug 2017

Winning wines: Absa Top 10 Pinotage winners announced

4 Aug 2017

Groot Constantia Grand Constance

Groot Constantia Grand Constance named one of the top 10 in the world

4 Aug 2017

Deadly bird flu hits second Astral farm

3 Aug 2017

Agri trends: Grains, oilseeds, livestock and fibres

Agri trends: Grains, oilseeds, livestock and fibres

2 Aug 2017

With more than one crop, farmers weather armyworm attacks

With more than one crop, farmers weather armyworm attacks

Kagondu Njagi 2 Aug 2017

Seed company rolls out maize variety for arid and semi-arid areas

Irene Mugo 1 Aug 2017

#WomensMonth: SA's rising female winemaker making strides for the love of Pinot

#WomensMonth: SA's rising female winemaker making strides for the love of Pinot

1 Aug 2017

A scene from last year's Say Cheese Fair.

Smile for local artisans and #SayCheese!

Leigh Andrews 31 Jul 2017

The global food system still benefits the rich at the expense of the poor

The global food system still benefits the rich at the expense of the poor

Laura Pereira 31 Jul 2017

Eastern Cape plans to buy less red meat from other provinces

Eastern Cape plans to buy less red meat from other provinces

31 Jul 2017