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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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No link between Listeriosis outbreak and SA apples

29 Jan 2018

Listeria is jumping the system

Listeria is jumping the system

Elmarie Helberg 29 Jan 2018

Overview of the current agri environment

Overview of the current agri environment

26 Jan 2018

Zimbabwe tobacco under threat

Livingstone Marufu 25 Jan 2018

SA maize: Possible exportable surpluses

SA maize: Possible exportable surpluses

Luan van der Walt and Dr Dirk Strydom 25 Jan 2018

Mondelez International cocoa MoU to help protect Ghana's forests

Mondelez International cocoa MoU to help protect Ghana's forests

24 Jan 2018

Water crisis will have a significant impact on Cape wine industry

Michael Fridjhon 24 Jan 2018

Country to import vegetables following heavy rainfall

23 Jan 2018

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Even smaller wine grape harvest predicted

22 Jan 2018

Smaller table grape crop forecasted

19 Jan 2018

Attack on chicken import limits revived

Attack on chicken import limits revived

Werner Menges 18 Jan 2018

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Will future powerhouse economies have an appetite for beef?

18 Jan 2018

South African litchis enter empty European market

17 Jan 2018

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Joint venture set to bring superior blueberries to market

17 Jan 2018

Waterkloof Winemaker Nadia Barnard with estate owner Paul Boutinot (Image Supplied)

False Bay Vineyards wine range gets facelift

16 Jan 2018

In defence of the fruit fly

15 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Zooming in on two top wine trends to watch for 2018

#BizTrends2018: Zooming in on two top wine trends to watch for 2018

James Pietersen 15 Jan 2018

Water shortage cuts commercial banana production

15 Jan 2018

Five major trends in South Africa's agro-food system

Five major trends in South Africa's agro-food system

John Purchase 12 Jan 2018

Global potato processing market to surpass $3,500m by 2025

Sayali Tribhuvan 12 Jan 2018

Saama: Tractor sales rose by 8.7% in 2017

Dominic Preuss 12 Jan 2018

2017 global food prices highest since 2014 despite December decline

12 Jan 2018

Stanford team lauds Woolworths Farming for the Future programme

Stanford team lauds Woolworths Farming for the Future programme

Dave Chambers 11 Jan 2018

Obtala Limited announces MOU with FundInvest SA

11 Jan 2018

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Spread of avian influenza in WC poultry sector halted

10 Jan 2018

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Planting the seeds of growth

10 Jan 2018

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Settling the land compensation issue is vital for Zimbabwe's economy

Ian Scoones 9 Jan 2018

Five wine trends to watch for in 2018

Five wine trends to watch for in 2018

Roland Peens 9 Jan 2018

Is this goodbye? Chocolate producing plants will go extinct by 2050

Njideka Agbo 9 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Precision farming the solution to optimising the red meat industry

#BizTrends2018: Precision farming the solution to optimising the red meat industry

Phillip Oosthuizen 8 Jan 2018

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Overview of the current agri environment

Overview of the current agri environment

26 Jan 2018

Zimbabwe tobacco under threat

Livingstone Marufu 25 Jan 2018

SA maize: Possible exportable surpluses

SA maize: Possible exportable surpluses

Luan van der Walt and Dr Dirk Strydom 25 Jan 2018

Mondelez International cocoa MoU to help protect Ghana's forests

Mondelez International cocoa MoU to help protect Ghana's forests

24 Jan 2018

Water crisis will have a significant impact on Cape wine industry

Michael Fridjhon 24 Jan 2018

Country to import vegetables following heavy rainfall

23 Jan 2018

Ratfink1973 via

Even smaller wine grape harvest predicted

22 Jan 2018

Smaller table grape crop forecasted

19 Jan 2018

Attack on chicken import limits revived

Attack on chicken import limits revived

Werner Menges 18 Jan 2018

Design_Miss_C via

Will future powerhouse economies have an appetite for beef?

18 Jan 2018

South African litchis enter empty European market

17 Jan 2018

cocoparisienne via

Joint venture set to bring superior blueberries to market

17 Jan 2018

Waterkloof Winemaker Nadia Barnard with estate owner Paul Boutinot (Image Supplied)

False Bay Vineyards wine range gets facelift

16 Jan 2018

In defence of the fruit fly

15 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Zooming in on two top wine trends to watch for 2018

#BizTrends2018: Zooming in on two top wine trends to watch for 2018

James Pietersen 15 Jan 2018

Water shortage cuts commercial banana production

15 Jan 2018

Five major trends in South Africa's agro-food system

Five major trends in South Africa's agro-food system

John Purchase 12 Jan 2018

Global potato processing market to surpass $3,500m by 2025

Sayali Tribhuvan 12 Jan 2018

Saama: Tractor sales rose by 8.7% in 2017

Dominic Preuss 12 Jan 2018

2017 global food prices highest since 2014 despite December decline

12 Jan 2018

Stanford team lauds Woolworths Farming for the Future programme

Stanford team lauds Woolworths Farming for the Future programme

Dave Chambers 11 Jan 2018

Obtala Limited announces MOU with FundInvest SA

11 Jan 2018

Derek Keats via

Spread of avian influenza in WC poultry sector halted

10 Jan 2018

AAC Executive Director Ben Leyka. Image Source:

Planting the seeds of growth

10 Jan 2018

SuSanA Secretariat via

Settling the land compensation issue is vital for Zimbabwe's economy

Ian Scoones 9 Jan 2018

Five wine trends to watch for in 2018

Five wine trends to watch for in 2018

Roland Peens 9 Jan 2018

Is this goodbye? Chocolate producing plants will go extinct by 2050

Njideka Agbo 9 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Precision farming the solution to optimising the red meat industry

#BizTrends2018: Precision farming the solution to optimising the red meat industry

Phillip Oosthuizen 8 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Coffee will continue to influence the world

#BizTrends2018: Coffee will continue to influence the world

Jonathan Robinson 8 Jan 2018

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Mangoes: Early Tommy Atkins peak saturates market

8 Jan 2018

Kenyans face bleak year after poor maize, wheat harvests

Barnabas Bii and Stanley Kimuge 5 Jan 2018

Why the world is scrambling to grow hemp

Arné Verhoef 3 Jan 2018

How Africa can negotiate an effective continental free trade area agreement

How Africa can negotiate an effective continental free trade area agreement

Calestous Juma 2 Jan 2018

Government accused of overzealous‚ harmful imported meat testing

Government accused of overzealous‚ harmful imported meat testing

Wendy Knowler 2 Jan 2018

Mali hopes to revive industry and increase exports

Mali hopes to revive industry and increase exports

Bram Posthumus 29 Dec 2017

Gambian startup Farm Fresh targets regional expansion

Gambian startup Farm Fresh targets regional expansion

Tom Jackson 21 Dec 2017

Eggs contaminated with disease-causing bacteria

Eggs contaminated with disease-causing bacteria

18 Dec 2017

AgriColleges international gets accredited

AgriColleges international gets accredited

15 Dec 2017

Sweet n Dried founder Mercy Mwende at the processing factory with dried mangoes. (Image Supplied)

Ultra-modern fruit drying machine opens export markets for hundreds of Kenyan smallholder farmers

14 Dec 2017

Wines and their labels: Crafting narratives that speak to us

Franck Celhay 14 Dec 2017