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FAO issues warning on southern Africa maize shortfall

FAO issues warning on southern Africa maize shortfall

Maltento opens new insect biotech lab in Cape Town

Maltento opens new insect biotech lab in Cape Town

FAO issues warning on southern Africa maize shortfall

FAO issues warning on southern Africa maize shortfall

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Maltento opens new insect biotech lab in Cape Town

Maltento opens new insect biotech lab in Cape Town

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EkoFarmer: High-tech turnkey solution for businesses who want to grow their own

EkoFarmer: High-tech turnkey solution for businesses who want to grow their own

28 Jun 2017

Monsanto breeding lead for hybrid seed arrives in SA

Monsanto breeding lead for hybrid seed arrives in SA

27 Jun 2017

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Pursuing sustainable soil management to combat soil pollution

26 Jun 2017

Reliance Compost earns gold at Eco-Logic Awards

Reliance Compost earns gold at Eco-Logic Awards

21 Jun 2017

Boschendal keeping its food garden seasonal and sustainable

Boschendal keeping its food garden seasonal and sustainable

21 Jun 2017

Dutch designers use human waste to make electricity

Dutch designers use human waste to make electricity

Bongani Shweni 20 Jun 2017

Technology, like this tea-picking machine in Kenya, can harness agriculture’s power to change lives. Reuters/Thomas Mukoya

Science has the power to boost farming in Africa. But a lot has to change

Frans Swanepoel 19 Jun 2017

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Is organic farming really organic to the core?

Ankit Gupta 13 Jun 2017

#UrbanAgri: How to create an urban farm

Cliff Rosen 7 Jun 2017

PEDI Urban Agriculture Academy to create a cohort of emerging farmers

6 Jun 2017

BNI trait could improve nitrogen-efficiency of crops

BNI trait could improve nitrogen-efficiency of crops

22 May 2017

Introducing the Greenhouse In a Box

16 May 2017

African agribusiness partnerships driving growth on the continent

African agribusiness partnerships driving growth on the continent

15 May 2017

#UrbanAgri: Let It Grow Foundation helps communities grow their own urban farms

#UrbanAgri: Let It Grow Foundation helps communities grow their own urban farms

Cari Coetzee 15 May 2017

John Deere drops merger plan with Monsanto unit

3 May 2017

Africa has vast agricultural potential, so why are we due to import $110 billion worth of food annually by 2025?

Africa has vast agricultural potential, so why are we due to import $110 billion worth of food annually by 2025?

Junior Sabena Mutabazi 2 May 2017

Young Africans create new roads for agriculture

Pius Sawa, Reuters 28 Apr 2017

Govt unveils crop disease quarantine

Runyararo Muzavazi 24 Apr 2017

The challenge ahead: Harnessing gene editing to sustainable agriculture

The challenge ahead: Harnessing gene editing to sustainable agriculture

Nteranya Sanginga 31 Mar 2017

Urban farming project to deliver Harvest of Hope

20 Mar 2017

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Urban farming dilemma for city

10 Mar 2017

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UN human rights experts call for global treaty to regulate dangerous pesticides

9 Mar 2017

Research and study fostering the adoption of new techniques in biotech agriculture

27 Feb 2017

Responsible travel: Finding environmental solutions for campers and lodges

Responsible travel: Finding environmental solutions for campers and lodges

Gavin Heron 21 Feb 2017

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From flask to field: How tiny microbes are revolutionising big agriculture

Matthew Wallenstein 17 Feb 2017

Carl Davies, CSIRO via - Cowpeas are a staple food and an important source of protein for over200 million people in sub-Saharan Africa.

Pulses, powerful allies in achieving Sustainable Development Goals

13 Feb 2017

Urban farming produces more than food: social networks are a key spinoff

David Olivie 10 Feb 2017

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

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

Esther Ndumi Ngumbi 3 Feb 2017

Debate over glyphosate rages in South Africa

Debate over glyphosate rages in South Africa

30 Jan 2017

Using wastewater as an agricultural resource

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EkoFarmer: High-tech turnkey solution for businesses who want to grow their own

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Reliance Compost earns gold at Eco-Logic Awards

Reliance Compost earns gold at Eco-Logic Awards

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Boschendal keeping its food garden seasonal and sustainable

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Dutch designers use human waste to make electricity

Dutch designers use human waste to make electricity

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BNI trait could improve nitrogen-efficiency of crops

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African agribusiness partnerships driving growth on the continent

African agribusiness partnerships driving growth on the continent

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#UrbanAgri: Let It Grow Foundation helps communities grow their own urban farms

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John Deere drops merger plan with Monsanto unit

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Africa has vast agricultural potential, so why are we due to import $110 billion worth of food annually by 2025?

Africa has vast agricultural potential, so why are we due to import $110 billion worth of food annually by 2025?

Junior Sabena Mutabazi 2 May 2017

Young Africans create new roads for agriculture

Pius Sawa, Reuters 28 Apr 2017

Govt unveils crop disease quarantine

Runyararo Muzavazi 24 Apr 2017

The challenge ahead: Harnessing gene editing to sustainable agriculture

The challenge ahead: Harnessing gene editing to sustainable agriculture

Nteranya Sanginga 31 Mar 2017

Urban farming project to deliver Harvest of Hope

20 Mar 2017

FranckSeuret via

Urban farming dilemma for city

10 Mar 2017

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UN human rights experts call for global treaty to regulate dangerous pesticides

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Research and study fostering the adoption of new techniques in biotech agriculture

27 Feb 2017

Responsible travel: Finding environmental solutions for campers and lodges

Responsible travel: Finding environmental solutions for campers and lodges

Gavin Heron 21 Feb 2017

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From flask to field: How tiny microbes are revolutionising big agriculture

Matthew Wallenstein 17 Feb 2017

Carl Davies, CSIRO via - Cowpeas are a staple food and an important source of protein for over200 million people in sub-Saharan Africa.

Pulses, powerful allies in achieving Sustainable Development Goals

13 Feb 2017

Urban farming produces more than food: social networks are a key spinoff

David Olivie 10 Feb 2017

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

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

Esther Ndumi Ngumbi 3 Feb 2017

Debate over glyphosate rages in South Africa

Debate over glyphosate rages in South Africa

30 Jan 2017

Using wastewater as an agricultural resource

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#BizTrends2017: Fresh urban farming trends

#BizTrends2017: Fresh urban farming trends

Cari Coetzee 9 Jan 2017

Commercialisation of agriculture in Tanzania to be private sector-led

Commercialisation of agriculture in Tanzania to be private sector-led

3 Jan 2017

Focusing on soil fertility, form of farming insurance says Advanced Agri

Focusing on soil fertility, form of farming insurance says Advanced Agri

23 Dec 2016

KZN works to build food security

KZN works to build food security

21 Dec 2016

#BestofBiz 2016: Agriculture

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Soil and pulses strategic allies in creating food security, combating climate change

Soil and pulses strategic allies in creating food security, combating climate change

6 Dec 2016

USA GMO maize imports to put SA farmers at disadvantage

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So what's the big fuss about no-till agriculture?

Melissa Britz 14 Nov 2016

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