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Malawi farming experiment shows how simple changes can boost maize yields and improve soil

Agriculture

Malawi farming experiment shows how simple changes can boost maize yields and improve soil

Alan Dixon 13 Jun 2024

Ghana delays cocoa shipments, impacting global chocolate industry

Agriculture

Ghana delays cocoa shipments, impacting global chocolate industry

Maytaal Angel and Maxwell Akalaare Adombila 12 Jun 2024

ESG & Sustainability

6 little-known facts about climate change in South Africa

Karen King 6 Jun 2024

Financial skills key to unlocking SA farmers' long-term prosperity

Agriculture

Financial skills key to unlocking SA farmers' long-term prosperity

17 May 2024

Qualcomm unveils shortlisted startups for Make in Africa 2024

Entrepreneurship

Qualcomm unveils shortlisted startups for Make in Africa 2024

24 Apr 2024

Woolworths launches Farming for the Future campaign to tackle climate challenges

Agriculture

Woolworths launches Farming for the Future campaign to tackle climate challenges

11 Apr 2024

Agriculture

Meeting the challenges of modern agriculture with skills development

Ziyanda Sibeko 27 Mar 2024

HE Haitham Al Ghais, Secretary General of OPEC

Construction & Engineering

We face a transport and construction apocalypse if oil vanishes

Haitham Al Ghais 25 Mar 2024

South African farmers turn to strategic planning amidst escalating costs

Agriculture

South African farmers turn to strategic planning amidst escalating costs

28 Feb 2024

How crop diversification is boosting productivity and sustainability in SA agriculture

Agriculture

How crop diversification is boosting productivity and sustainability in SA agriculture

30 Jan 2024

IITA collaborates with global leaders to transform African agriculture

Agriculture

IITA collaborates with global leaders to transform African agriculture

29 Jan 2024

ESG & Sustainability

WFP plans food relief for 270,000 Zimbabweans, poor harvest expected

Nyasha Chingono 5 Jan 2024

#COP28: 7 food and agriculture innovations needed to protect the climate and feed a rapidly growing world

Agriculture

#COP28: 7 food and agriculture innovations needed to protect the climate and feed a rapidly growing world

Paul Winters 4 Dec 2023

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Healthcare

#COP28: AstraZeneca's AZ Forest initiative: Pledging six million trees in Kenya

1 Dec 2023

Climate change and farming: Economists warn more needs to be done to adapt in sub-Saharan Africa

Agriculture

Climate change and farming: Economists warn more needs to be done to adapt in sub-Saharan Africa

Abeeb Babatunde Omotoso and Abiodun Olusola Omotayo 22 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

Standardisation key to insuring SA's growing grain storage industry in changing risk landscape

Agriculture

Standardisation key to insuring SA's growing grain storage industry in changing risk landscape

Sean Harper 6 Oct 2023

Agriculture

Farmers go green: How renewable energy is changing the agriculture industry

13 Sep 2023

3 vital minerals found to enhance potato growth

Agriculture

3 vital minerals found to enhance potato growth

18 Aug 2023

WinField United SA and Stellenbosch University team up to improve crop yields

Agriculture

WinField United SA and Stellenbosch University team up to improve crop yields

10 Aug 2023

Chris Blair, CEO at 21st Century

ESG & Sustainability

How AI and blockchain can shape sustainability

Chris Blair 4 Aug 2023

Changing weather patterns set to exacerbate challenges faced by SA's farmers

Agriculture

Changing weather patterns set to exacerbate challenges faced by SA's farmers

19 Jun 2023

Transforming African agriculture: Investing in solutions to maximise farm-level productivity

Agriculture

Transforming African agriculture: Investing in solutions to maximise farm-level productivity

19 Apr 2023

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Agriculture

Global food prices decline further in January

6 Feb 2023

Zambia receives 'debt-for-nature' proposal from WWF for restructuring

ESG & Sustainability

Zambia receives 'debt-for-nature' proposal from WWF for restructuring

Marc Jones and Rachel Savage 19 Jan 2023

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Agriculture

World food prices dip by 1.9% in December

10 Jan 2023

Phosphorus supply is increasingly disrupted - we are sleepwalking into a global food crisis

Agriculture

Phosphorus supply is increasingly disrupted - we are sleepwalking into a global food crisis

Julia Martin-Ortega, Brent Jacobs and Dana Cordell 21 Dec 2022

Kenya's GMO maize push sowing trouble for food sector, farmers warn

Agriculture

Kenya's GMO maize push sowing trouble for food sector, farmers warn

Duncan Miriri 15 Dec 2022

Ivory Coast and Ghana note progress in making buyers pay cocoa premiums

Agriculture

Ivory Coast and Ghana note progress in making buyers pay cocoa premiums

Ange Aboa 22 Nov 2022

Kenya lifts ban on genetically modified crops in response to drought

Agriculture

Kenya lifts ban on genetically modified crops in response to drought

Alexander Winning 5 Oct 2022

Empowering women to boost Africa's water security

ESG & Sustainability

Empowering women to boost Africa's water security

Caroline Mwongera 26 Sep 2022

Scientists look to solve ozone threat to Africa's food security

Agriculture

Scientists look to solve ozone threat to Africa's food security

Gloria Dickie 1 Sep 2022

Farming and fertilisers: How ecological practices can make a difference

Agriculture

Farming and fertilisers: How ecological practices can make a difference

Chloe MacLaren 1 Sep 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

China to adopt genetically modified maize and soy: Why it matters for South Africa

Agriculture

China to adopt genetically modified maize and soy: Why it matters for South Africa

Wandile Sihlobo 17 Jun 2022

Study explores impact of drought on apple and wheat farmers in the Western Cape

Agriculture

Study explores impact of drought on apple and wheat farmers in the Western Cape

Jorisna Bonthuys 19 May 2022

Ukraine war fuels food crisis in distant Africa

Agriculture

Ukraine war fuels food crisis in distant Africa

Nelson Banya 11 May 2022

Rising atmospheric CO2 may benefit maize crops: first experiment in African conditions

Agriculture

Rising atmospheric CO2 may benefit maize crops: first experiment in African conditions

Brad Ripley and Susanne Vetter 3 May 2022

Rising hunger looms in Sudan, with little aid in sight

ESG & Sustainability

Rising hunger looms in Sudan, with little aid in sight

Nafisa Eltahir and Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah 4 Apr 2022

Nigerian billionaire Dangote launches $2.5bn fertiliser plant as prices soar

Agriculture

Nigerian billionaire Dangote launches $2.5bn fertiliser plant as prices soar

Seun Sanni 23 Mar 2022

Russia's war with Ukraine risks putting fresh pressure on rising fertiliser prices

Agriculture

Russia's war with Ukraine risks putting fresh pressure on rising fertiliser prices

Wandile Sihlobo 7 Mar 2022

Jonathan Hurvitz, Dori-Jo Bonner, Tshepo Matlou, Greg Gatherer, Andre Redinger and Reagan Kok

Marketing & Media

What industries need to know about the new customer

Bianca Gardella 23 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

Baker McKenzie Johannesburg team

Legal

#BizTrends2022: Key trade and investment trends in Africa - Part 2

Ashlin Perumall and Janet MacKenzie 25 Jan 2022

Storytelling event spotlights achievements in African agricultural research

Agriculture

Storytelling event spotlights achievements in African agricultural research

20 Jan 2022

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Retail

PepsiCo expands partnerships to advance food security in sub-Saharan Africa

17 Nov 2021

How mining erodes the rights of women

ESG & Sustainability

How mining erodes the rights of women

Tatenda Muponde 11 Oct 2021

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Agriculture

Keeping SA's agricultural sector sustainable is imperative. Here's why

21 Sep 2021

Global Citizen Live announces broadcast performances

Lifestyle

Global Citizen Live announces broadcast performances

Issued by OnPoint PR 17 Sep 2021

COP26: How the world will measure progress on the Paris climate agreement and keep countries accountable

ESG & Sustainability

COP26: How the world will measure progress on the Paris climate agreement and keep countries accountable

Steven Lam, Sherilee Harper and Warren Dodd 2 Sep 2021