Australian scientists have found evidence that two of the world's most damaging pests have hybridised to create a dangerous mega-pest with pesticide-resistant genes and warn that its spread throughout the global agricultural community could be devastating...
Rich Haridy 10 Apr 2018
Business as usual is no longer an option for food and agriculture. The global agriculture system will have to be radically transformed to avoid further environmental and social problems...
Nina Moeller & Michel Pimbert 27 Mar 2018
Scientists have devised a process of converting olive mill wastewater into biofuel, fertiliser and clean water...
Ben Coxworth 5 Mar 2018
If the world's major agriculture companies go ahead with planned mergers and gain greater control of the way food is produced, farmers will face higher costs and food will eventually become more expensive...
Alex Whiting 24 Oct 2017
Fertiliser and agribusiness leaders will meet in Maputo, Mozambique for the East and Southern Africa Agribusiness Conference from 9-11 October...
22 Sep 2017
It can take up to three months or even more for food to travel from the farm to table. βThe longer this supply chain, the less control you have over the product and the harder it is to maintain quality and safety.β
19 Sep 2017
After 23 years in SA's R6bn fruit industry, many of them as managing director of Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing - SA's biggest producer of apples and pears - Charles Hughes is retiring without having fulfilled his ambition of gaining access to China's vast market. He blames it on the SA government.
16 Sep 2013