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Lesotho to unveil Africa’s first sustainable timber stadium

#IFPA: SA's logistics crisis takes precedence over energy issues, says SAFFE director

#IFPA: SA's logistics crisis takes precedence over energy issues, says SAFFE director

By Aa-isha Hassiem 19 Mar 2024

Nanotechnology promises to help farmers cut pesticide use – but could also make chemicals more toxic

Nanotechnology promises to help farmers cut pesticide use – but could also make chemicals more toxic

By Tom Nederstigt and Martina G. Vijver 26 Feb 2024

Challenges and opportunities as the fourth industrial revolution bring change to agriculture

Challenges and opportunities as the fourth industrial revolution bring change to agriculture

8 May 2018

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First-of-a-kind study explores the sensory space of South African Chenin wines

7 May 2018

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Hidden danger: Why soil pollution should be a top priority globally

3 May 2018

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EAC trailing in exportation of bananas

Zephania Ubwani 2 May 2018

Agri SA releases first consolidated report on transformation in agriculture

Agri SA releases first consolidated report on transformation in agriculture

26 Apr 2018

Innovation, people key to creating a sustainable bioeconomy

25 Apr 2018

Investment in agriculture helps tackle pressing SDGs

Investment in agriculture helps tackle pressing SDGs

25 Apr 2018

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Key insights into the global garlic market

25 Apr 2018

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Dangerous hitchhikers: New measures to help stop the spread of plant pests across borders

24 Apr 2018

Newly designated Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems

Newly designated Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems

23 Apr 2018

Clone tastings: Vititec puts experimental wines through their paces

23 Apr 2018

Key challenges for Kenya in big push to reduce post-harvest losses

Key challenges for Kenya in big push to reduce post-harvest losses

Timothy Njagi Njeru, Priscilla Wainaina 20 Apr 2018

Papers to help improve labour safety in agriculture, forestry sectors

19 Apr 2018

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Small-scale farmers should be at the centre of land reform in South Africa

Ben Cousins 18 Apr 2018

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Honeybees hog the limelight, yet wild insects are the most important and vulnerable pollinators

Philip Donkersley 16 Apr 2018

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Salmon farms are in crisis - here's how scientists are trying to save them

Lyndsay Christie 13 Apr 2018

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New maize seeds impress farmers as yields improve

Elias Msuya 12 Apr 2018

Deforestation in tropical Africa is not as bad as previously thought

Deforestation in tropical Africa is not as bad as previously thought

Julie C. Aleman 12 Apr 2018

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Researchers developing drought-tolerant African crops

11 Apr 2018

Newly-discovered coastal current has direct implications for fishing industry of Madagascar, SA

Newly-discovered coastal current has direct implications for fishing industry of Madagascar, SA

10 Apr 2018

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The next great water crisis may be under our feet

Karen G. Villholth 10 Apr 2018

The cotton bollworm is hybridizing with the corn earworm in ways that could result in a damaging mega-pest (Credit: CSIRO)

Two major crop scourges are hybridising to produce a new mega-pest

Rich Haridy 10 Apr 2018

AnnaJB via - Intercropping maize and beans in Rwanda

Eco-farming can solve hunger, climate crises, experts say

9 Apr 2018

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Strengthening the role of family and small-scale farmers in scaling up agroecology

6 Apr 2018

Africa's great migrations are failing but there is a solution - and you can eat it too

Africa's great migrations are failing but there is a solution - and you can eat it too

Penny van Oosterzee 6 Apr 2018

Applications for Fall Armyworm Tech Prize open

Applications for Fall Armyworm Tech Prize open

5 Apr 2018

Agroecology's potential to transform food systems for the better

Agroecology's potential to transform food systems for the better

4 Apr 2018

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The new 'climate change lingo'

Anette Theunissen 4 Apr 2018

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Bayer, WFO launches global Care4Cattle grant to support innovation in animal well-being

4 Apr 2018

Should lab-grown meat be labelled as meat when it's available for sale?

Should lab-grown meat be labelled as meat when it's available for sale?

Hope Johnson 3 Apr 2018

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Challenges and opportunities as the fourth industrial revolution bring change to agriculture

Challenges and opportunities as the fourth industrial revolution bring change to agriculture

8 May 2018

Photo by Matthieu Joannon on

First-of-a-kind study explores the sensory space of South African Chenin wines

7 May 2018

Photo by paul mocan on

Hidden danger: Why soil pollution should be a top priority globally

3 May 2018

Issa ahmed khamis via

EAC trailing in exportation of bananas

Zephania Ubwani 2 May 2018

Agri SA releases first consolidated report on transformation in agriculture

Agri SA releases first consolidated report on transformation in agriculture

26 Apr 2018

Innovation, people key to creating a sustainable bioeconomy

25 Apr 2018

Investment in agriculture helps tackle pressing SDGs

Investment in agriculture helps tackle pressing SDGs

25 Apr 2018

Photo by Mike Kenneally on

Key insights into the global garlic market

25 Apr 2018

nuzree via - fruit fly

Dangerous hitchhikers: New measures to help stop the spread of plant pests across borders

24 Apr 2018

Newly designated Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems

Newly designated Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems

23 Apr 2018

Clone tastings: Vititec puts experimental wines through their paces

23 Apr 2018

Key challenges for Kenya in big push to reduce post-harvest losses

Key challenges for Kenya in big push to reduce post-harvest losses

Timothy Njagi Njeru, Priscilla Wainaina 20 Apr 2018

Papers to help improve labour safety in agriculture, forestry sectors

19 Apr 2018

Alandmanson via

Small-scale farmers should be at the centre of land reform in South Africa

Ben Cousins 18 Apr 2018

dennisflarsen via

Honeybees hog the limelight, yet wild insects are the most important and vulnerable pollinators

Philip Donkersley 16 Apr 2018

Meditations via

Salmon farms are in crisis - here's how scientists are trying to save them

Lyndsay Christie 13 Apr 2018

RahimMngwaya via

New maize seeds impress farmers as yields improve

Elias Msuya 12 Apr 2018

Deforestation in tropical Africa is not as bad as previously thought

Deforestation in tropical Africa is not as bad as previously thought

Julie C. Aleman 12 Apr 2018

Hannahlongole via

Researchers developing drought-tolerant African crops

11 Apr 2018

Newly-discovered coastal current has direct implications for fishing industry of Madagascar, SA

Newly-discovered coastal current has direct implications for fishing industry of Madagascar, SA

10 Apr 2018

Caroline Auzias via

The next great water crisis may be under our feet

Karen G. Villholth 10 Apr 2018

The cotton bollworm is hybridizing with the corn earworm in ways that could result in a damaging mega-pest (Credit: CSIRO)

Two major crop scourges are hybridising to produce a new mega-pest

Rich Haridy 10 Apr 2018

AnnaJB via - Intercropping maize and beans in Rwanda

Eco-farming can solve hunger, climate crises, experts say

9 Apr 2018

Michaelgoima via

Strengthening the role of family and small-scale farmers in scaling up agroecology

6 Apr 2018

Africa's great migrations are failing but there is a solution - and you can eat it too

Africa's great migrations are failing but there is a solution - and you can eat it too

Penny van Oosterzee 6 Apr 2018

Applications for Fall Armyworm Tech Prize open

Applications for Fall Armyworm Tech Prize open

5 Apr 2018

Agroecology's potential to transform food systems for the better

Agroecology's potential to transform food systems for the better

4 Apr 2018

Photo by Dikaseva on

The new 'climate change lingo'

Anette Theunissen 4 Apr 2018

Photo by Filip Bunkens on

Bayer, WFO launches global Care4Cattle grant to support innovation in animal well-being

4 Apr 2018

How innovation can contribute to food and nutrition security

How innovation can contribute to food and nutrition security

Mologadi Makwela 3 Apr 2018

Should lab-grown meat be labelled as meat when it's available for sale?

Should lab-grown meat be labelled as meat when it's available for sale?

Hope Johnson 3 Apr 2018

Scaling up game-changing agricultural innovations and technologies in Africa

Esther Ngumbi 29 Mar 2018

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On dangerous ground: Land degradation is turning soils into deserts

Prof Abbas El-Zein 29 Mar 2018

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Data: The fertiliser that will feed Africa's agricultural transformation

Dr Gilbert Saggia 28 Mar 2018

ARC, Culdevco signs 10-year deciduous fruit commercialisation agreement

ARC, Culdevco signs 10-year deciduous fruit commercialisation agreement

27 Mar 2018

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Impacts of missing livestock data in Africa

Gilbert Nakweya 26 Mar 2018

Ikea's "fast food of the future" includes worm balls, bug burgers and algae hot dogs

Ikea's "fast food of the future" includes worm balls, bug burgers and algae hot dogs

Rich Haridy 23 Mar 2018

Herbicide resistance: Agriculture's great headache

23 Mar 2018

Scientists to turn chicken feathers into socks

23 Mar 2018

Why African farmers should balance pesticides with other control methods

Why African farmers should balance pesticides with other control methods

Esther Ndumi Ngumbi 22 Mar 2018

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