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Agriculture

W Cape agriculture infrastructure damage estimated at R1bn

14 Jul 2023

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

Agriculture

Rethinking risk can unshackle Africa's small scale farmers from the grip of poor weather

24 Feb 2022

Ghana's rice farmers need finance for new technologies, but banks don't trust them

Agriculture

Ghana's rice farmers need finance for new technologies, but banks don't trust them

Philip Tetteh Quarshie and Evan Fraser 27 Sep 2021

#2020AfricaBrandSummit: Taking emerging commercial farmers seriously - the battle royale of growing food value chains

Agriculture

#2020AfricaBrandSummit: Taking emerging commercial farmers seriously - the battle royale of growing food value chains

Robin Fredericks 16 Oct 2020

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Agriculture

The impact of Covid-19 on food security in Africa

Professor Njuguna S. Ndung'u 11 Jun 2020

A deserted street in Cairo after coronavirus-related restrictions were tightened. Egypt has been one of the hardest hit in Africa. Photo by Mohamed Elraai/picture alliance via Getty Images

Finance

Controlling Covid-19 will carry devastating economic cost for developing countries

Borja Santos Porras 4 Jun 2020

A positive outlook for SA's agricultural exports

Agriculture

A positive outlook for SA's agricultural exports

Casey Delport 18 May 2020

Three ways farms of the future can feed the planet and heal it too

Agriculture

Three ways farms of the future can feed the planet and heal it too

Karen Rial-Lovera 24 Dec 2019

Coordinated global action is the best way to control the Fall Armyworm pest

Agriculture

Coordinated global action is the best way to control the Fall Armyworm pest

Rémi Nono Womdim 19 Dec 2019

Soil-dwelling worms threatening farmers' livelihoods

Agriculture

Soil-dwelling worms threatening farmers' livelihoods

Wilson Odhiambo 22 Jul 2019

Using Smart Agriculture-as-a-Service to secure tomorrow's food supplies

ICT

Using Smart Agriculture-as-a-Service to secure tomorrow's food supplies

11 Apr 2019

Private sector funding essential to combat climate change in Africa

ESG & Sustainability

Private sector funding essential to combat climate change in Africa

Danette Breitenbach 13 Mar 2019

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Agriculture

Devastating pest threatens Africa's citrus industry

Nelson Mandela Ogema 14 Jan 2019

Strict Amazon protections made Brazilian farmers more productive, new research shows

Agriculture

Strict Amazon protections made Brazilian farmers more productive, new research shows

Rachael Garrett 6 Nov 2018

World hunger has risen for three straight years, and climate change is a cause

Agriculture

World hunger has risen for three straight years, and climate change is a cause

Jessica Eise and Kenneth Foster 23 Oct 2018

Agriculture

The secret agents protecting our crops and gardens

Lizzy Lowe & Manu Saunders 15 May 2018

Insights into the global vanilla market

Agriculture

Insights into the global vanilla market

10 May 2018

Why ozone poses a challenge to food security

Agriculture

Why ozone poses a challenge to food security

Divya Pandey, Lisa Emberson & Sofie Mortensen 5 Apr 2018

Why African farmers should balance pesticides with other control methods

Agriculture

Why African farmers should balance pesticides with other control methods

Esther Ndumi Ngumbi 22 Mar 2018

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Agriculture

Reduce pesticides use with sustainable farming methods

Sam Otieno 4 Jan 2018

Agriculture

Smallest wine grape harvest in a decade

12 Dec 2017

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Agriculture

Hot weather sweetens harvest for mango farmers

Caroline Wambui 11 Sep 2017

Stephen Ausmus via - Bemisia tabaci, Africa’s main cassava insect pest

Agriculture

Africa's most notorious insects: The bugs that hit agriculture the hardest

Esther Ndumi Ngumbi 5 Sep 2017

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Agriculture

Simple concoction found to halt Fall armyworm

Dimo Silva 21 Aug 2017

Agriculture

What camera traps tell us about elephants eating crops

Josephine B. Smit 10 Aug 2017

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Agriculture

Why controlling rats on small-scale African farms is vital for food security

Lourens Swanepoel 4 Aug 2017

Agriculture

Dry days, cooler nights bolsters 2017 SA wine grape harvest

10 May 2017

Why South Africa's agricultural industry needs digital transformation

Agriculture

Why South Africa's agricultural industry needs digital transformation

Mark McCallum 10 May 2017

Agriculture

McCain adapts to drought with changing business model, water strategy

4 Apr 2017

After drought, Zimbabwe contends with Fall armyworm invasion

Agriculture

After drought, Zimbabwe contends with Fall armyworm invasion

Sally Nyakanyanga 4 Apr 2017

Agriculture

As solar refrigerator keeps mangoes cold, farmers' profits heat up

Leopold Obi 22 Feb 2017

Why it's hard to control the Fall armyworm in Southern Africa

Agriculture

Why it's hard to control the Fall armyworm in Southern Africa

Kerstin Kruger 16 Feb 2017

Armyworms on march a threat to all SA

Agriculture

Armyworms on march a threat to all SA

7 Feb 2017

Photo by Yue Jin via - Close up of stem rust

Agriculture

New races of damaging wheat rust found as old ones continue to spread

6 Feb 2017

Why microbes are key to solving Africa's food security crisis

Agriculture

Why microbes are key to solving Africa's food security crisis

Esther Ndumi Ngumbi 3 Feb 2017

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Agriculture

Better mango harvest indicated for 2016/2017 season

1 Feb 2017

- Daniel Maitethia (left) shows one of his students how to use the water irrigation system in Meru, Kenya, June 16, 2016. Photo: Caroline Wambui

Agriculture

Kenyan irrigation app aims to cut water waste, crop losses

Caroline Wambui 25 Jan 2017

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Agriculture

To discover Africa's biodiversity, look to the soil

Esther Ngumbi 18 Jan 2017

Fertilisers can help African farmers battle climate change

Agriculture

Fertilisers can help African farmers battle climate change

Charlotte Hebebrand 10 Nov 2016

Agriculture

Fruit industry carries heavy cost of drought

15 Feb 2016

USAID Africa Bureau via

Agriculture

Southern Africa's food crisis in numbers

Obi Anyadike, Africa Editor 28 Jan 2016

Agriculture

SACAU assesses drought conditions

25 Jan 2016

New approach to water usage needed

Agriculture

New approach to water usage needed

23 Nov 2015

South Africa is failing to rise to its water challenges

ESG & Sustainability

South Africa is failing to rise to its water challenges

Mike Muller 20 Nov 2015

How climate change efforts by developed countries are hurting Africa's rural poor

ESG & Sustainability

How climate change efforts by developed countries are hurting Africa's rural poor

Kristen Lyons and Peter Westoby 17 Sep 2015

Drought hitting KwaZulu-Natal hard

Agriculture

Drought hitting KwaZulu-Natal hard

Giordano Stolley 19 Jun 2015

Wine industry expects good quality grape harvest

Agriculture

Wine industry expects good quality grape harvest

12 May 2014

Hailstorms cause huge crop damage

Agriculture

Hailstorms cause huge crop damage

26 Nov 2013

2012 harvest looks promising for good sweet wines

Retail

2012 harvest looks promising for good sweet wines

12 Apr 2012