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SA's agriculture exports surge in Q1 2024, boosting trade surplus

Agriculture

SA's agriculture exports surge in Q1 2024, boosting trade surplus

3 Jun 2024

Agriculture

Vigilance in containing FMD critical for red meat export growth

Paul Makube 10 May 2024

Dry weather hits southern Africa’s farmers, putting key maize supplies at risk: How to blunt the impact

Agriculture

Dry weather hits southern Africa’s farmers, putting key maize supplies at risk: How to blunt the impact

Wandile Sihlobo 6 Mar 2024

Diseases on farms in South Africa: Recent outbreaks point to weaknesses in the system

Agriculture

Diseases on farms in South Africa: Recent outbreaks point to weaknesses in the system

Wandile Sihlobo 14 Nov 2023

The Eco Green Wall is an example of a sustainable living wall system. Karen Botes

Agriculture

Growing African vegetables on buildings can save space and feed cities - new study

Karen Botes 8 Nov 2023

Healthcare

Diabetes is South Africa's second biggest killer disease: hiking the sugar tax would help

6 Nov 2023

Computer science can help farmers explore alternative crops and sustainable farming methods

Agriculture

Computer science can help farmers explore alternative crops and sustainable farming methods

Barath Raghavan and Michael Kantar 8 Aug 2023

Food crisis in Africa: The high cost of imported fertilisers is adding to the problem

Agriculture

Food crisis in Africa: The high cost of imported fertilisers is adding to the problem

Simon Roberts and Ntombifuthi Tshabalala 26 Jul 2023

Agriculture

Another bullish crop outlook despite marginal hike in planting area amid favourable prices, weather

Paul Makube 1 Nov 2022

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Agriculture

South Africa's small-scale farmers still can't find a place in the food value chain

Adrino Mazenda 14 Oct 2022

Prosper Cashew hosts event to address challenges in Nigeria's cashew processing industry

Agriculture

Prosper Cashew hosts event to address challenges in Nigeria's cashew processing industry

30 Sep 2022

Farmers can save water with wireless technologies, but there are challenges - like transmitting data through mud

Agriculture

Farmers can save water with wireless technologies, but there are challenges - like transmitting data through mud

Abdul Salam 16 Aug 2022

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Agriculture

Rise of precision agriculture exposes food system to new threats

George Grispos and Austin C. Doctor 11 Aug 2022

The information age is starting to transform fishing worldwide

Agriculture

The information age is starting to transform fishing worldwide

Nicholas P. Sullivan 19 Apr 2022

How the war in Ukraine will affect food prices

Agriculture

How the war in Ukraine will affect food prices

16 Mar 2022

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Agriculture

How Russia-Ukraine conflict could influence Africa's food supplies

Wandile Sihlobo 25 Feb 2022

SA consumer food price inflation rate increases to 6.2%

Agriculture

SA consumer food price inflation rate increases to 6.2%

Wandile Sihlobo 16 Feb 2022

Outlook for Africa's snack foods industry in 2022 and beyond

Retail

Outlook for Africa's snack foods industry in 2022 and beyond

Francois Robertson 15 Feb 2022

No perfect solution: Africa's smallholder farmers must use both traditional and new practices

Agriculture

No perfect solution: Africa's smallholder farmers must use both traditional and new practices

Ratemo Michieka 7 Feb 2022

Retail

How palm oil became the world's most hated, most used fat source

Jonathan E. Robins 30 Jul 2021

To make agriculture more climate-friendly, carbon farming needs clear rules

Agriculture

To make agriculture more climate-friendly, carbon farming needs clear rules

Laura van der Pol, Dale Manning, Francesca Cotrufo and Megan Machmuller 2 Jul 2021

Sub-Saharan Africa's food security has turned out better than feared. But risks remain

Agriculture

Sub-Saharan Africa's food security has turned out better than feared. But risks remain

Wandile Sihlobo 7 May 2021

Global citrus market holds strong despite Covid crisis

Agriculture

Global citrus market holds strong despite Covid crisis

6 May 2021

Climate-friendly farming strategies can improve the land and generate income for farmers

Agriculture

Climate-friendly farming strategies can improve the land and generate income for farmers

29 Apr 2021

Agriculture

Global coffee market enjoys ongoing growth despite pandemic

13 Apr 2021

How sub-Saharan Africa can rethink its approach to agriculture

Agriculture

How sub-Saharan Africa can rethink its approach to agriculture

Michael Aliber and Wandile Sihlobo 15 Dec 2020

Professor Cyril Nhlanhla Mbatha, director of the Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER) at Rhodes University

Agriculture

Digital small-scale models could help SA's pandemic-stricken farmers

Professor Cyril Nhlanhla Mbatha 17 Aug 2020

How South African food companies go about shaping public health policy in their favour

Retail

How South African food companies go about shaping public health policy in their favour

Gary Sacks, Eric Crosbie and Melissa Mialon 30 Jul 2020

Nigeria has given a new GM cowpea variety the go ahead. Why it matters

Agriculture

Nigeria has given a new GM cowpea variety the go ahead. Why it matters

28 Jan 2020

South Africa is missing out on fresh fruit export growth. What it needs to do

Agriculture

South Africa is missing out on fresh fruit export growth. What it needs to do

6 Dec 2019

Chicken meat imports dominate the South African poultry market

Agriculture

Chicken meat imports dominate the South African poultry market

Natalie Berkhout 5 Nov 2019

The border closure has affected goods from other West African countries. Wikimedia Commons

Finance

Nigeria's border closure has implications for Africa's economic integration

Tahiru Azaaviele Liedong 28 Oct 2019

Thai trade delegation heads for talks with SA importers

Retail

Thai trade delegation heads for talks with SA importers

Issued by ITP Communications 20 Aug 2019

Restoring soil can help address climate change

Agriculture

Restoring soil can help address climate change

David R. Montgomery 14 Aug 2019

SA poultry farmers upskilled in farm, financial management

Agriculture

SA poultry farmers upskilled in farm, financial management

5 Aug 2019

Climate change is affecting crop yields and reducing global food supplies

Agriculture

Climate change is affecting crop yields and reducing global food supplies

10 Jul 2019

Global grains market developments, and the implications for SA

Agriculture

Global grains market developments, and the implications for SA

Wandile Sihlobo 1 Apr 2019

Agriculture

Unfair import competition and sugar tax likely to lead to job losses

Gilberto Biacuana 26 Mar 2019

Blockchain systems are tracking food safety and origins

Retail

Blockchain systems are tracking food safety and origins

Nir Kshetri 30 Jan 2019

A new way to curb nitrogen pollution: Regulate fertiliser producers, not just farmers

Agriculture

A new way to curb nitrogen pollution: Regulate fertiliser producers, not just farmers

David Kanter 21 Jan 2019

All-you-can-eat food packaging could soon be on the menu

Retail

All-you-can-eat food packaging could soon be on the menu

Sylvain Charlebois 16 Jan 2019

Why Nigeria should first support rice farmers before it cuts off imports

Agriculture

Why Nigeria should first support rice farmers before it cuts off imports

Rahman Akintayo Sanusi 15 Jan 2019

Honey bees are the most important single species for crop pollination.

Agriculture

Managed bees versus wild bees? It's not that simple in South Africa

Tlou Masehela 10 Jan 2019

South Africa's 2018/19 maize harvest estimate lowered

Agriculture

South Africa's 2018/19 maize harvest estimate lowered

Wandile Sihlobo 20 Dec 2018

Processed food sales gets a boost from the growing meat market

Agriculture

Processed food sales gets a boost from the growing meat market

29 Nov 2018

Meat grown from cells: companies clamour to put it on your plate

Agriculture

Meat grown from cells: companies clamour to put it on your plate

Neil Stephens 30 Oct 2018

Cattle grazing on public lands near Steens Mountain, Oregon. ,

ESG & Sustainability

Yes, eating meat affects the environment, but cows are not killing the climate

Frank M. Mitloehner 26 Oct 2018

Tweaking just a few genes in wild plants can create new food crops

Agriculture

Tweaking just a few genes in wild plants can create new food crops

James Hereward and Caitlin Curtis 25 Oct 2018

Agriculture

Government pledges to support fruit-exporting sector

24 Oct 2018