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    Heat is coming for our crops. We have to make them ready 
    Image: Supplied (Left: Mo Salie, Andy Du Plessis, Arena Phillips and Cornel Jacobs)
    FoodForward SA seeks to empower communities through food garden initiative

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    Supplied photo: Eastern Cape MEC for rural development and agrarian reform Nonkqubela Pieters looks at some of Medigrow’s products during the launch of its new facility.
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      17 Feb 2017

    Winner of the Future Agro Challenge 2016, Nicolás Morelli, COO at VACUCH in Santiago, Chile, shares how his innovative business idea - an antibacterial milk liner that mitigates bovine mastitis and reduces the amount of bacteria in milk - grew to new heights.
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    16 Feb 2017

    NASA via
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      15 Feb 2017

    Armyworms are wreaking havoc in Southern Africa. Why it's a big deal
    Armyworms are wreaking havoc in Southern Africa. Why it's a big deal

      14 Feb 2017

    Evelyn Simak via
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    14 Feb 2017

    Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren via
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    14 Feb 2017

    hdptcar via
    Failure to help small farmers adapt will compromise future food production

    14 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

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

      10 Feb 2017

    Tongaat Hulett Developments, WCT to rehabilitate Ohlanga River riparian area
    Tongaat Hulett Developments, WCT to rehabilitate Ohlanga River riparian area

    10 Feb 2017

    SONA pronouncements create further uncertainty in agribusiness
    SONA pronouncements create further uncertainty in agribusiness

    10 Feb 2017

    Vineyard robot prototype
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    9 Feb 2017

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    Questions about fall armyworm infestation asked and answered

    9 Feb 2017

    Biochar could help clean polluted water
    Biochar could help clean polluted water

    8 Feb 2017

    Oxfam East Africa via
    Is Africa really undergoing a smallholder agricultural revolution?

      8 Feb 2017

    Armyworms on march a threat to all SA
    Armyworms on march a threat to all SA

    7 Feb 2017

    Steenberg Vineyards embraces #WaterlessWednesday
    Steenberg Vineyards embraces #WaterlessWednesday

    7 Feb 2017

    Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility via - Fall armyworm
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    6 Feb 2017

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    #WeatherWatch: Is La Niña on her way out?

      6 Feb 2017

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

      3 Feb 2017

    Ceres fruit growers benefit from water-saving practices
    Ceres fruit growers benefit from water-saving practices

    3 Feb 2017

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

      3 Feb 2017

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    3 Feb 2017

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    2 Feb 2017

    Challenging times see farmers turning to smart agriculture
    Challenging times see farmers turning to smart agriculture

    2 Feb 2017

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    How farmers in Africa are finding ways to sustainably use wetlands

      2 Feb 2017

    What does the future hold for Africa's farmers?
    What does the future hold for Africa's farmers?

      1 Feb 2017

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      30 Jan 2017

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    Armyworms are wreaking havoc in Southern Africa. Why it's a big deal
    Armyworms are wreaking havoc in Southern Africa. Why it's a big deal

     14 Feb 2017

    Evelyn Simak via
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    14 Feb 2017

    Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren via
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    14 Feb 2017

    hdptcar via
    Failure to help small farmers adapt will compromise future food production

    14 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

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

     10 Feb 2017

    Tongaat Hulett Developments, WCT to rehabilitate Ohlanga River riparian area
    Tongaat Hulett Developments, WCT to rehabilitate Ohlanga River riparian area

    10 Feb 2017

    SONA pronouncements create further uncertainty in agribusiness
    SONA pronouncements create further uncertainty in agribusiness

    10 Feb 2017

    Vineyard robot prototype
    IGWS celebrates five years of innovation and collaboration

    9 Feb 2017

    Questions about fall armyworm infestation asked and answered
    Questions about fall armyworm infestation asked and answered

    9 Feb 2017

    Biochar could help clean polluted water
    Biochar could help clean polluted water

    8 Feb 2017

    Oxfam East Africa via
    Is Africa really undergoing a smallholder agricultural revolution?

     8 Feb 2017

    Armyworms on march a threat to all SA
    Armyworms on march a threat to all SA

    7 Feb 2017

    Steenberg Vineyards embraces #WaterlessWednesday
    Steenberg Vineyards embraces #WaterlessWednesday

    7 Feb 2017

    Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility via - Fall armyworm
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    6 Feb 2017

    #WeatherWatch: Is La Niña on her way out?
    #WeatherWatch: Is La Niña on her way out?

     6 Feb 2017

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

     3 Feb 2017

    Ceres fruit growers benefit from water-saving practices
    Ceres fruit growers benefit from water-saving practices

    3 Feb 2017

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

     3 Feb 2017

    feraugustodesign via
    Guess how much water your daily food consumes

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    Land Reform Futures
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    2 Feb 2017

    Challenging times see farmers turning to smart agriculture
    Challenging times see farmers turning to smart agriculture

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    How farmers in Africa are finding ways to sustainably use wetlands
    How farmers in Africa are finding ways to sustainably use wetlands

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    Oxfam East Africa via
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    Is a vegetarian diet really more environmentally friendly than eating meat?

     27 Jan 2017

    USAID via - Woman watering crops in Morogoro, Tanzania
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     25 Jan 2017

    - Daniel Maitethia (left) shows one of his students how to use the water irrigation system in Meru, Kenya, June 16, 2016. Photo: Caroline Wambui
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     25 Jan 2017

    Kate Holt/AusAID via
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     24 Jan 2017

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    23 Jan 2017

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