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Waterberg Boerdery and Yellow Door Energy inaugurate solar and battery energy storage system

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Great Food Puzzle: WWF launches guide to sustainable food practices

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On land expropriation without compensation: Be aware of the risks

Kerwin Lebone 19 Jan 2018

Eat green 2018: Sustainable consumption, plant-based foods the order of the day

Eat green 2018: Sustainable consumption, plant-based foods the order of the day

19 Jan 2018

The future of food production: Robots revolutionising agriculture

Piyush Mandhare 18 Jan 2018

Could sustainable livestock feed come from the ocean?

Ursula Human 16 Jan 2018

In defence of the fruit fly

15 Jan 2018

Study: Honeybees' attraction to fungicide 'unsettling' for food output

Emma Batha 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

Scientists: Warming oceans could scupper marine food system

Scientists: Warming oceans could scupper marine food system

Thin Lei Win 11 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

Ready or not, technology rings the changes for African agricultural sector

Ready or not, technology rings the changes for African agricultural sector

Josua Taljaard 11 Jan 2018

Obtala Limited announces MOU with FundInvest SA

11 Jan 2018

Satellites help Cape farmers use water more efficiently

9 Jan 2018

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

Ian Scoones 9 Jan 2018

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

Njideka Agbo 9 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Investing in efficiency of Africa's small-scale farmers a game changer

#BizTrends2018: Investing in efficiency of Africa's small-scale farmers a game changer

Ashley Boag 8 Jan 2018

Innovation key to improved commercial and smallholder farming in South Africa

5 Jan 2018

Kenyans face bleak year after poor maize, wheat harvests

Barnabas Bii and Stanley Kimuge 5 Jan 2018

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Can agriculture and the climate fix their 'unhappy marriage' in 2018?

Thin Lei Win 4 Jan 2018

Zeynel Cebeci via

Reduce pesticides use with sustainable farming methods

Sam Otieno 4 Jan 2018

Why the world is scrambling to grow hemp

Arné Verhoef 3 Jan 2018

Eyibeauty Oyelowo via

More people went hungry in Africa in 2017. But new initiatives also bore fruit

Esther Ndumi Ngumbi 3 Jan 2018

Bamboo - untapped green gold

Bamboo - untapped green gold

Girmachew Gashaw 22 Dec 2017

Rwanda's agricultural revolution is not the success it claims to be

Rwanda's agricultural revolution is not the success it claims to be

Multiple authors 20 Dec 2017

Technology aids farmers amid water crisis

Technology aids farmers amid water crisis

20 Dec 2017

AgriColleges international gets accredited

AgriColleges international gets accredited

15 Dec 2017

Tigana chileshe via

SADC needs armyworm control funds

Elita Chikwati 13 Dec 2017

East Africa region urged to adopt GMOs to boost food security

East Africa region urged to adopt GMOs to boost food security

Johnson Kanamugire 11 Dec 2017

Top 12 major issues in agriculture

Top 12 major issues in agriculture

Ursula Human 11 Dec 2017

Nicholas.gosse via - Olive tree plantation in Tunisia. Olive oil is Tunisia’s largest agricultural export.

Africa's top 10 most food-secure countries

8 Dec 2017

Moving beyond the Green Revolution in Africa's new era of hunger

Moving beyond the Green Revolution in Africa's new era of hunger

Calestous Juma 7 Dec 2017

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The future of food production: Robots revolutionising agriculture

Piyush Mandhare 18 Jan 2018

Could sustainable livestock feed come from the ocean?

Ursula Human 16 Jan 2018

In defence of the fruit fly

15 Jan 2018

Study: Honeybees' attraction to fungicide 'unsettling' for food output

Emma Batha 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

Scientists: Warming oceans could scupper marine food system

Scientists: Warming oceans could scupper marine food system

Thin Lei Win 11 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

Ready or not, technology rings the changes for African agricultural sector

Ready or not, technology rings the changes for African agricultural sector

Josua Taljaard 11 Jan 2018

Obtala Limited announces MOU with FundInvest SA

11 Jan 2018

Satellites help Cape farmers use water more efficiently

9 Jan 2018

SuSanA Secretariat via

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

Ian Scoones 9 Jan 2018

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

Njideka Agbo 9 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Investing in efficiency of Africa's small-scale farmers a game changer

#BizTrends2018: Investing in efficiency of Africa's small-scale farmers a game changer

Ashley Boag 8 Jan 2018

Innovation key to improved commercial and smallholder farming in South Africa

5 Jan 2018

Kenyans face bleak year after poor maize, wheat harvests

Barnabas Bii and Stanley Kimuge 5 Jan 2018

josealbafotos via

Can agriculture and the climate fix their 'unhappy marriage' in 2018?

Thin Lei Win 4 Jan 2018

Zeynel Cebeci via

Reduce pesticides use with sustainable farming methods

Sam Otieno 4 Jan 2018

Why the world is scrambling to grow hemp

Arné Verhoef 3 Jan 2018

Eyibeauty Oyelowo via

More people went hungry in Africa in 2017. But new initiatives also bore fruit

Esther Ndumi Ngumbi 3 Jan 2018

Bamboo - untapped green gold

Bamboo - untapped green gold

Girmachew Gashaw 22 Dec 2017

Rwanda's agricultural revolution is not the success it claims to be

Rwanda's agricultural revolution is not the success it claims to be

Multiple authors 20 Dec 2017

Technology aids farmers amid water crisis

Technology aids farmers amid water crisis

20 Dec 2017

AgriColleges international gets accredited

AgriColleges international gets accredited

15 Dec 2017

Tigana chileshe via

SADC needs armyworm control funds

Elita Chikwati 13 Dec 2017

East Africa region urged to adopt GMOs to boost food security

East Africa region urged to adopt GMOs to boost food security

Johnson Kanamugire 11 Dec 2017

Top 12 major issues in agriculture

Top 12 major issues in agriculture

Ursula Human 11 Dec 2017

Nicholas.gosse via - Olive tree plantation in Tunisia. Olive oil is Tunisia’s largest agricultural export.

Africa's top 10 most food-secure countries

8 Dec 2017

Moving beyond the Green Revolution in Africa's new era of hunger

Moving beyond the Green Revolution in Africa's new era of hunger

Calestous Juma 7 Dec 2017

Smart data yields big harvests to feed the world

Smart data yields big harvests to feed the world

Simon Carpenter 7 Dec 2017

Vera Songwe, European Union Economic Commission for Africa’s executive secretary

Africa needs energy to grow

7 Dec 2017

Dr. Nkululeko Nyangiwe. Image: Sonja Matthee

Dr Nyangiwe's doctoral studies shed light on distribution and ecology of ticks

7 Dec 2017

Global Soil Organic Carbon Map a powerful tool for sustainable agriculture, climate change mitigation

6 Dec 2017

New local craft beer brewing to combat food waste and alleviate hunger

New local craft beer brewing to combat food waste and alleviate hunger

6 Dec 2017

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ECOWAS charged to enforce gender-friendly and inclusive agricultural laws

Chinelo Chikelu 5 Dec 2017

Upgrading the cactus pear from a weed run wild to an essential crop

Upgrading the cactus pear from a weed run wild to an essential crop

4 Dec 2017

How the world needs to change as regions get drier

How the world needs to change as regions get drier

Dian Spear 1 Dec 2017

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New database to help countries manage their animal genetic resources

30 Nov 2017

#AgriIndaba: Modernised, scalable agri-education is key in training and feeding the masses

Cari Coetzee 30 Nov 2017

Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren via

Experts: Prickly pear cactus is 'miracle' crop for dry regions

Thin Lei Win 29 Nov 2017

The burger apocalypse: low carbon eating and avoiding food waste

The burger apocalypse: low carbon eating and avoiding food waste

Tony Curran 28 Nov 2017