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 | ELITA CHIKWATI There is an overall increase in area and production under horticultural crops this season, with the area under emerging crops such as blueberries increasing across the provinces... read |
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 | ISSUED BY BIZCOMMUNITY.COM We invite you to join us in celebrating Africa Month and matters - its stakeholders and stories - in the areas of business leadership, trade, technologies, arts, culture and brands... Read |
| Agriculture |
 | Building on its legacy of dedication to preserving the area's natural beauty and biodiversity, the move to solar is the farm's most measurable initiative to reduce its carbon footprint to date... Read |
| Agribusiness |
 | Brito will step down after 15 years as CEO and 32 years at the company... Read |
 | PAUL MAKUBE Fuel prices eased for the first time in 2021 on the back of a 2% decrease in international Brent crude oil prices and the rand strengthening by 3% in April relative to the previous month... Read |
 | ISSUED BY GORDON INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS SCIENCE Corteva Agriscience is partnering with the Entrepreneurship Development Academy (EDA) at the Gordon Institute of Business School (Gibs) to host a roundtable event on 10 June 2021... Read |
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 | The production of major types of citrus fruits, except that of lemons and limes, grew in 2020 thanks to good weather conditions in most producing regions... Read |
| Aquaculture |
 | When it comes to the SMMEs in the fishing industry, the barrier to entry remains high... Read |
| Forestry |
 | The International Council of Forest and Paper Associations (ICFPA) has released its biennial Sustainability Progress Report... Read |
| Viticulture & Oenology |
 | Seasoned winemaker, Samuel Viljoen has taken over the reins at Nederburg Wine Estate. In his new role, Viljoen oversees the production of the Paarl cellar's multi-tiered range... Read |
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 | IFESINACHI OKAFOR-YARWOOD AND SAYRA VAN DEN BERG BHAGWANDAS The contributions that women in West Africa's fisheries make to the sector are widely un(der)paid, undervalued and largely invisible... Read |
 | MELISSA MBAZO-EKPENYONG According to the World Bank, Africa is the only region in the world with more female than male entrepreneurs. One in four African women start or manage a business, many of them in the informal sector... Read |
 | Facebook is inviting community leaders from South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria to apply for the 2021 Facebook Community Accelerator Program... Read |
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 | FAO Food Price Index posts 11th consecutive monthly increase, new forecasts point to growth in world wheat and maize output... Read |
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 | The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) is hosting the fourth cohort of its flagship AWIEF Growth Accelerator, sponsored by Nedbank, and is now calling for applications... Read |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE Allen Taylor, part of the global leadership team at Endeavor, shares insight into the global trends, funding in emerging markets and the rise of Africa... Read |
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 | MIRANDA LUSIBA The Covid-19 period has taught me a lot about the importance of collaboration. I've always valued teamwork when I was still employed; but noticed that because most of us SMMEs that are 'one-man shows' - we tend to prefer to work in silos... Read |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE Zachariah George, co-founder and chief investment officer of Startupbootcamp AfriTech and Endeavor mentor, walks us through the stages of early-stage funding and how to approach it in South Africa... Read |
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