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Drier than ever in KZN as Umfolozi stops flowing
[Nce Mkhize] Umfolozi river, which courses through much of KwaZulu-Natal has dried up, as the drought in the province worsens... read


Agriculture offers economic opportunity
Agriculture offers economic opportunity

One way that Africa could create economic opportunity is by ensuring growth in the agriculture sector, says Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates... Read

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Farmers line up to sell family lands

Financial pressure, ongoing drought and political influences are among the reasons why farmers in the Eastern Cape and across the country are opting to sell their farms... Read

Potential of modernised agriculture to attract youth
Potential of modernised agriculture to attract youth

SACAU has called on Southern African stakeholders to recognise agriculture as a high skilled business... Read

Agriculture
Joyene Isaacs
SA agriculture done better together
Agriculture is important for South Africa as well as the rest of the African continent. The challenge - and the excitement - is how we do it together... read
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SADC subsidies fail to ease rural poverty and soil deterioration, study finds
Ten Southern African Development Community countries have paid out more than $1bn in agricultural subsidies in the last 16 years but these have failed to... read
Bizters are doing it for bread
Bizters are doing it for bread

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Brothers and Bizters, this year sees Bizcommunity launch the inaugural Bizters for Bread Corporate Challenge, whereby we are inviting our fellow Cape Town-based biz communities to rise to our challenge to walk against hunger... read
Agribusiness
EU offers milk farmers €500m to shore up prices
EU offers milk farmers €500m to shore up prices
BRUSSELS - The EU announced on Monday another €500m for the bloc's farmers to help reverse the plunge in prices shaking the dairy industry, bringing the total support to one billion euros... read
Agri Tech
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Reinventing agriculture using supercharged carbon recyclers

Sindy Peters

Sustainability crusader and CEO of Kiverdi Lisa Dyson plans to reinvent how we do agriculture... read
Agro-processing
Bob Nichols via
Global precision farming market 2016 share, trend, segmentation and forecast to 2020
Precision Agriculture not only ensures efficient use of resources, maximizes output and profitability, but also provides a sustainable solution to farm management practices... read
FAO calls for increased vigilance as avian influenza virus H5N1 advances
FAO calls for increased vigilance as avian influenza virus H5N1 advances
As the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus, H5N1, spreads across countries in West and Central Africa, the region is on high alert... read
First Comic Contracts introduced to ClemenGold fruit-pickers
First Comic Contracts introduced to ClemenGold fruit-pickers
In an innovative move, Indigo Fruit Growers will be offering their fruit picking employees the world's first Comic Contracts. The aim is to make contracts easier to understand... read
Once you start farming, there's no going back
Once you start farming, there's no going back
Ralph and Preline Swart's agricultural business, Swart Boerdery won the GrainSA/Absa "New Era Commercial Farmer of the Year" in 2014 and since then... read
Commodities & Fairtrade
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MoU to improve fresh fruit trade with Italy
In order to promote mutual trade and investment opportunities in the fresh fruit sectors between South Africa and Italy, Fruit South Africa and the AICE have signed a MoU... read
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Citrus growers expect easier UK access

Nompumelelo Magwaza

Brexit has provided South African citrus growers a reason to cheer as the industry has been in a spot of bother because of stringent EU import requirements... read
Food Security
SA may not be able to import enough white maize to meet demand
SA may not be able to import enough white maize to meet demand
SA, which is set to produce the smallest maize crop since 2008 this year, may miss a target to import enough of the white variety this season... read
ENOUGH: Global food production under threat, innovation needed
ENOUGH: Global food production under threat, innovation needed
On the current food production trajectory, we will lose the battle for a food-secure world. If declining production trends continue as a result of... read
Horticulture
Spring Weekend in Bot River
Spring Weekend in Bot River
The annual Spring Weekend is set to take place amongst the winemaking community of the small town of Bot River from 2-4 September 2016. read
Business
The evolution and revolution of business networks in Africa
The evolution and revolution of business networks in Africa

Brett Parker

Trade is in Africa's blood. Its rich resources, numerous societies and access to the world have created a hotbed of trade civilisations... read
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