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Farm workers and their children are exposed to pesticides that have been banned in Europe. These pesticides remain in the environment, and studies have found them all year round in three river catchments in the Western Cape. Archive photo: Steve Kretzmann / GroundUp
ESG & Sustainability
Pesticides are polluting Western Cape rivers all year round

Steve Kretzmann 12 Jun 2024

Heineken Beverages honours history of entrepreneurship
Retail
Heineken Beverages honours history of entrepreneurship

Issued by Heineken Beverages 4 Apr 2024

Land reform: Overcoming challenges and creating opportunities for rural economies
Agriculture
Land reform: Overcoming challenges and creating opportunities for rural economies

21 Feb 2024

Urban agriculture isn’t as climate-friendly as it seems – but these best practices can transform gardens and city farms
Agriculture
Urban agriculture isn’t as climate-friendly as it seems – but these best practices can transform gardens and city farms

Jason Hawes, Benjamin Goldstein and Joshua Newell 23 Jan 2024

Women shatter gender barriers in Uganda's fish farming industry
Agriculture
Women shatter gender barriers in Uganda's fish farming industry

Pearl Amina Karungi 14 Sep 2023

Eni bets on agribusiness in Africa to expand biofuel production
Energy & Mining
Eni bets on agribusiness in Africa to expand biofuel production

Francesca Landini 1 Jun 2023

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Legal
10 things you should know about the Fresh Produce Market Inquiry

Dominique Arteiro 20 Feb 2023

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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

More genuine transformation initiatives needed to empower Black female farmers
Agriculture
More genuine transformation initiatives needed to empower Black female farmers

29 Sep 2022

South Africa's ability to manage wastewater is collapsing: what's at risk
Construction & Engineering
South Africa's ability to manage wastewater is collapsing: what's at risk

Kevin Winter and Kirsty Carden 28 Apr 2022

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Agriculture
Farmer register to improve statistics of commercial, smallholder producers

22 Feb 2022

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Agriculture
Harnessing the power of agritech to help SA's smallholder farmers

15 Dec 2021

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Agriculture
Energy reform not an easy and quick road

Kulani Siweya 9 Dec 2021

SU to help Faure community rebuild village, restore natural environment
ESG & Sustainability
SU to help Faure community rebuild village, restore natural environment

2 Jun 2021

AlphaCode awards R2m to fintech startups
Entrepreneurship
AlphaCode awards R2m to fintech startups

14 May 2021

Webinar sheds light on holistic management of grapevines
Agriculture
Webinar sheds light on holistic management of grapevines

Carin Venter 12 Mar 2021

Poor rural infrastructure holds back food production by small Nigerian farmers
Agriculture
Poor rural infrastructure holds back food production by small Nigerian farmers

Abiodun Olusola Omotayo, Abeeb Babatunde Omotoso, Saidat Adebola Daud 25 Feb 2021

10 fintech startups revealed for AlphaCode's R10m support programme
ICT
10 fintech startups revealed for AlphaCode's R10m support programme

1 Feb 2021

Tongaat Hulett celebrates women in sugar cane farming
Agriculture
Tongaat Hulett celebrates women in sugar cane farming

21 Aug 2020

Microsoft investment to boost sustainability in SA's agricultural sector
Agriculture
Microsoft investment to boost sustainability in SA's agricultural sector

6 Aug 2020

#BizUnity: How tending a food garden lends to greater food security
ESG & Sustainability
#BizUnity: How tending a food garden lends to greater food security

Sindy Peters 6 Jul 2020

ESG & Sustainability
#BizUnity: How tending a food garden lends to food security

Issued by 6 Jul 2020

Healthcare workers testing people in Nairobi, Kenya during a mass testing exercise for Covid-19. Photo by SIMON MAINA/AFP via Getty Images
Healthcare
Sub-Saharan Africa needs to plug local knowledge gap to up its anti-Covid-19 game

Alex Ezeh & Sharon Fonn 28 May 2020

Leo Wieling via
Agriculture
Urban design to preserve our agricultural economy

Bouwer Serfontein 4 Nov 2019

UJ student's farming project clinches top spot at 2019 Student Leadership Summit
ESG & Sustainability
UJ student's farming project clinches top spot at 2019 Student Leadership Summit

Issued by SAICA 24 Oct 2019

Tongaat Hulett empowering youth in sugarcane farming through transformation initiative
Agriculture
Tongaat Hulett empowering youth in sugarcane farming through transformation initiative

1 Oct 2019

Employing innovative ideas for sustainable agriculture
Agriculture
Employing innovative ideas for sustainable agriculture

23 Sep 2019

Global agricultural tyre market to value over $9bn by 2026
Agriculture
Global agricultural tyre market to value over $9bn by 2026

26 Jul 2019

Three-pronged partnership to upskill SA's black farmers
Agriculture
Three-pronged partnership to upskill SA's black farmers

4 Jun 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.
Marketing & Media
'No real development in Africa without regional integration'

Kingsley Ighobor 21 May 2019

What to expect from Allée Bleue's #MayDayMeander
Lifestyle
What to expect from Allée Bleue's #MayDayMeander

Leigh Andrews 13 Mar 2019

Agri Writers SA acknowledges outstanding achievements in agriculture
Agriculture
Agri Writers SA acknowledges outstanding achievements in agriculture

20 Nov 2018

SLE showcases new projects in CT
Agriculture
SLE showcases new projects in CT

4 Sep 2018

The risk of unsustainable agricultural practices should not be underestimated
Agriculture
The risk of unsustainable agricultural practices should not be underestimated

20 Jun 2018

Jklaasen via - Goats and sheep leaving a kraal in Namaqualand
Agriculture
Equipping farming communities for environmental stewardship

13 Mar 2018

Why farmers should consider drip irrigation
Agriculture
Why farmers should consider drip irrigation

Safina Buhari 26 Jan 2018

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Agriculture
Farmcrowdy launches farmers' digital app to empower farmers

Sunday Okobi and Ugo Aliogo 28 Nov 2017

Neil Palmer (CIAT) via
Agriculture
Promoting youth employment in agriculture by investing in rural transformation

21 Sep 2017

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Agriculture
Firm unveils new app to boost agricultural yields

Nume Ekeghe 22 Aug 2017

The 2017 Resolution Social Venture Challenge winners
Agriculture
Winners of Resolution Social Venture Challenge agents of change in their communities

20 Jul 2017

Armeis via
Agriculture
African Union commits to small stock rearing

Benjamin Shapi 17 Jul 2017

Amore Paulsen in the Laastedrif library
Agriculture
Ceres grower a leader in transformation

30 Jun 2017

Adéle’s Mohair near Fish River Mouth has been providing employment for rural communities for over 30 years. Here founder and Agri EC Adéle Cutten (left) and long-time employee Liz Dyakala (right) inspect the team’s new uniforms. (Image: Supplied)
Agriculture
EC farming communities battling unemployment with innovative small businesses

26 Jun 2017

More PPPs needed to get agriculture back on its feet
Agriculture
More PPPs needed to get agriculture back on its feet

8 May 2017

PPC partners DRC stakeholders to empower local communities
Construction & Engineering
PPC partners DRC stakeholders to empower local communities

10 Mar 2017

Farmers should balance careful consideration with experimentation in 2017
Agriculture
Farmers should balance careful consideration with experimentation in 2017

Nico Groenewald 3 Feb 2017

Modernising agricultural statistics crucial to reach 2030 Agenda
Agriculture
Modernising agricultural statistics crucial to reach 2030 Agenda

27 Oct 2016

Farming goes digital in Malawi - Farm Radio Trust, Access Agriculture hailed for farmer-to-farmer videos
Agriculture
Farming goes digital in Malawi - Farm Radio Trust, Access Agriculture hailed for farmer-to-farmer videos

Chris Loka 26 Oct 2016

USAID Africa Bureau via
Agriculture
Female farmers suffer most in Southern Africa drought

3 Oct 2016

The young will grow Africa's agriculture
Agriculture
The young will grow Africa's agriculture

Ray Jordan 25 Aug 2016

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