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

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

14 Oct 2024

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Great Food Puzzle: WWF launches guide to sustainable food practices

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South Africa's biodiversity tax incentive is taken to scale

Candice Stevens 7 Feb 2020

Limpopo foot and mouth disease under control

6 Feb 2020

Trees in South Africa are under attack. Why it's proving hard to manage

Trees in South Africa are under attack. Why it's proving hard to manage

Trudy Paap 6 Feb 2020

Barry Callebaut invests in dairy-free chocolate production

Barry Callebaut invests in dairy-free chocolate production

5 Feb 2020

Department calls for compliant wood-packaging

5 Feb 2020

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Fall armyworm confirmed in South Africa

30 Jan 2020

AFASA calls for strengthening of state-owned agri-entities

28 Jan 2020

Palm oil: Research shows that new plantations produce double the emissions of mature ones

Palm oil: Research shows that new plantations produce double the emissions of mature ones

Sofie Sjogersten 24 Jan 2020

Growing extra trees, shrubs raises smallholders $50/year

Growing extra trees, shrubs raises smallholders $50/year

Gilbert Nakweya 23 Jan 2020

East Africa agri-industry director honoured for role in agricultural transformation

20 Jan 2020

Fair Cape saves electricity through solar-powered milking

16 Jan 2020

Diversifying approaches to conserving nature

Diversifying approaches to conserving nature

Mucha Mkono, Jason I. Ransom, Katarzyna Nowak and Patrick O. Onyango 7 Jan 2020

Red grass phenomenon has farmers scratching heads

Red grass phenomenon has farmers scratching heads

Izak Hofmeyr 2 Jan 2020

Project to help alleviate water supply challenges in the Eastern Cape

Project to help alleviate water supply challenges in the Eastern Cape

27 Dec 2019

Oriental fruit fly eradicated in the Northern Cape

Oriental fruit fly eradicated in the Northern Cape

23 Dec 2019

SA wine farm wins international Drinks Business Green Award

SA wine farm wins international Drinks Business Green Award

19 Dec 2019

Pick n Pay joins global food waste initiative

Pick n Pay joins global food waste initiative

18 Dec 2019

EC farmers apply for government aid as 'worst drought in living memory' takes its toll

EC farmers apply for government aid as 'worst drought in living memory' takes its toll

13 Dec 2019

Can African smallholders farm themselves out of poverty?

Can African smallholders farm themselves out of poverty?

12 Dec 2019

How to design a forest fit to heal the planet

How to design a forest fit to heal the planet

Heather Plumpton 11 Dec 2019

FMD: Nationwide live auction ban to curb further spread

FMD: Nationwide live auction ban to curb further spread

Claudi Nortjé 5 Dec 2019

Using solar energy to contribute to SA's national electricity grid

Using solar energy to contribute to SA's national electricity grid

2 Dec 2019

Why we're involved in a project in Africa to promote edible insects

Why we're involved in a project in Africa to promote edible insects

Robert Musundire 29 Nov 2019

#EntrepreneurMonth: Changemakers working towards a sustainable, inclusive food system

#EntrepreneurMonth: Changemakers working towards a sustainable, inclusive food system

Lauren Hartzenberg 20 Nov 2019

Confronting the City of Cape Town's PHA "myths"

Confronting the City of Cape Town's PHA "myths"

Christian Alexander 19 Nov 2019

Daylight and not rains 'drives vegetation growth onset'

Daylight and not rains 'drives vegetation growth onset'

Nelson Mandela Ogema 18 Nov 2019

South Africa struggles to manage wildlife ranching: Why it's a problem

South Africa struggles to manage wildlife ranching: Why it's a problem

Tariro Kamuti 15 Nov 2019

#SABEnvironmentalAwards2019: All the winners

#SABEnvironmentalAwards2019: All the winners

14 Nov 2019

Farming in South Africa is under threat from climate change. Here's how

Farming in South Africa is under threat from climate change. Here's how

13 Nov 2019

LE South Africa introduces oil-spill-eating enzyme technology

LE South Africa introduces oil-spill-eating enzyme technology

8 Nov 2019

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Limpopo foot and mouth disease under control

6 Feb 2020

Trees in South Africa are under attack. Why it's proving hard to manage

Trees in South Africa are under attack. Why it's proving hard to manage

Trudy Paap 6 Feb 2020

Barry Callebaut invests in dairy-free chocolate production

Barry Callebaut invests in dairy-free chocolate production

5 Feb 2020

Department calls for compliant wood-packaging

5 Feb 2020

Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility via

Fall armyworm confirmed in South Africa

30 Jan 2020

AFASA calls for strengthening of state-owned agri-entities

28 Jan 2020

Palm oil: Research shows that new plantations produce double the emissions of mature ones

Palm oil: Research shows that new plantations produce double the emissions of mature ones

Sofie Sjogersten 24 Jan 2020

Growing extra trees, shrubs raises smallholders $50/year

Growing extra trees, shrubs raises smallholders $50/year

Gilbert Nakweya 23 Jan 2020

East Africa agri-industry director honoured for role in agricultural transformation

20 Jan 2020

Fair Cape saves electricity through solar-powered milking

16 Jan 2020

Diversifying approaches to conserving nature

Diversifying approaches to conserving nature

Mucha Mkono, Jason I. Ransom, Katarzyna Nowak and Patrick O. Onyango 7 Jan 2020

Red grass phenomenon has farmers scratching heads

Red grass phenomenon has farmers scratching heads

Izak Hofmeyr 2 Jan 2020

Project to help alleviate water supply challenges in the Eastern Cape

Project to help alleviate water supply challenges in the Eastern Cape

27 Dec 2019

Oriental fruit fly eradicated in the Northern Cape

Oriental fruit fly eradicated in the Northern Cape

23 Dec 2019

SA wine farm wins international Drinks Business Green Award

SA wine farm wins international Drinks Business Green Award

19 Dec 2019

Pick n Pay joins global food waste initiative

Pick n Pay joins global food waste initiative

18 Dec 2019

EC farmers apply for government aid as 'worst drought in living memory' takes its toll

EC farmers apply for government aid as 'worst drought in living memory' takes its toll

13 Dec 2019

Can African smallholders farm themselves out of poverty?

Can African smallholders farm themselves out of poverty?

12 Dec 2019

How to design a forest fit to heal the planet

How to design a forest fit to heal the planet

Heather Plumpton 11 Dec 2019

FMD: Nationwide live auction ban to curb further spread

FMD: Nationwide live auction ban to curb further spread

Claudi Nortjé 5 Dec 2019

Using solar energy to contribute to SA's national electricity grid

Using solar energy to contribute to SA's national electricity grid

2 Dec 2019

Why we're involved in a project in Africa to promote edible insects

Why we're involved in a project in Africa to promote edible insects

Robert Musundire 29 Nov 2019

#EntrepreneurMonth: Changemakers working towards a sustainable, inclusive food system

#EntrepreneurMonth: Changemakers working towards a sustainable, inclusive food system

Lauren Hartzenberg 20 Nov 2019

Confronting the City of Cape Town's PHA "myths"

Confronting the City of Cape Town's PHA "myths"

Christian Alexander 19 Nov 2019

Daylight and not rains 'drives vegetation growth onset'

Daylight and not rains 'drives vegetation growth onset'

Nelson Mandela Ogema 18 Nov 2019

South Africa struggles to manage wildlife ranching: Why it's a problem

South Africa struggles to manage wildlife ranching: Why it's a problem

Tariro Kamuti 15 Nov 2019

#SABEnvironmentalAwards2019: All the winners

#SABEnvironmentalAwards2019: All the winners

14 Nov 2019

Farming in South Africa is under threat from climate change. Here's how

Farming in South Africa is under threat from climate change. Here's how

13 Nov 2019

LE South Africa introduces oil-spill-eating enzyme technology

LE South Africa introduces oil-spill-eating enzyme technology

8 Nov 2019

Rome Summit takes bold step toward agroecology

Rome Summit takes bold step toward agroecology

Timothy A. Wise 29 Oct 2019

Sustainability initiative launched to support local farmers

28 Oct 2019

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Invasive alien plants and their impact on water use

Louise Stafford 28 Oct 2019

Kenya's Twiga Foods raises $30m in Series B round

Kenya's Twiga Foods raises $30m in Series B round

28 Oct 2019

Growing demand for natural honey from happy bees

24 Oct 2019

International Print Day: 8 reasons why print thrives

International Print Day: 8 reasons why print thrives

Samantha Choles 23 Oct 2019

#SACSCCongress: How green roofs can contribute to people, profit and planet

#SACSCCongress: How green roofs can contribute to people, profit and planet

Sindy Peters 23 Oct 2019

The 2019 Galliova Awards Winners: Esther Malan (2019 Galliova Broiler Champion Food Writer); Nomvuselelo Mncube (2019 Galliova Egg Champion Food Writer); Margie Els-Burger (2019 Galliova Food Writer of the Year; Chiara Turilli (2019 Galliova Up & Coming Food Writer of the Year); Glynis Horning (2019 Galliova Health Writer of the Year).

Strong health message resonates at 2019 Galliova Awards

Leigh Andrews 21 Oct 2019

Spier Wine receives Control Union's vegan accreditation

Spier Wine receives Control Union's vegan accreditation

17 Oct 2019

Crop leftovers can store huge amounts of carbon: insights from Uganda

Crop leftovers can store huge amounts of carbon: insights from Uganda

15 Oct 2019

Ghana's cocoa farmers are trapped by the chocolate industry

Ghana's cocoa farmers are trapped by the chocolate industry

Michael E Odijie 11 Oct 2019