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Who is profiting from chicken dumping?
Who is profiting from chicken dumping?
A faceless group is lining its pockets with the profits made from tons of European Union (EU) chicken that is dumped in South Africa... read

Brand Manager Month
#BrandManagerMonth: The brand pillars of historic Lanzerac
#BrandManagerMonth: The brand pillars of historic Lanzerac

Cari Coetzee

Lanzerac's GM, Barend Barnard, tells the Lanzerac story - from the estate's offering to its award-winning wine... read
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Urban farming project to deliver Harvest of Hope
UCook will contribute a portion of its gross profits to Abalimi Bezekhaya, its preferred supplier of organic produce, to support the organisations upskilling urban farming project, Harvest of Hope... read
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Cocoa industry agrees plan to tackle deforestation
Major chocolate makers, including Ferrero, Nestle, and Mars, agreed on a landmark initiative to tackle deforestation in top cocoa producers Ivory Coast and Ghana... read
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Province makes sizeable contribution to SA citrus crop
Citrus in South Africa is the second largest fruit crop after grapes in terms of production volumes. The Eastern Cape, being the powerhouse of the Southern African citrus industry, accounts for 27% of citrus production in the country... read
Agri Tech
Africa's food security challenges driving technological innovation
Africa's food security challenges driving technological innovation
"Smart farming solutions will become the cornerstone of global food production over the next decade." read
Agro-processing
Deceptive food labelling damages consumer trust
Deceptive food labelling damages consumer trust

Andre Westerveld

The increase in questionable labelling claims to differentiate products has become an issue of concern for academics, regulators and consumers around the world... read
Aquaculture
New aquaponics facilities to feed primary schools
New aquaponics facilities to feed primary schools
Mondelez International Foundation and INMED is building two aquaponics facilities, one in PE and the other in Soweto, to provide primary schools with access to fresh, nutritious produce... read
Horticulture
Dr Mukani Moyo and Dr Providence Moyo on graduation day in Stellenbosch. Photo: Anina Fourie/Stellenbosch University
Research on grapevine diseases sees Zim friends receive PhDs
Friends and classmates, Dr Providence Moyo and Dr Mukani Moyo, received their PhD degrees in agricultural sciences from SU. The newly capped doctors both researched diseases that are associated with grapevines... read
Sustainability
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Eyes in the sky and on the ground are helping forest conservation in Cameroon

Arend de Haas

The main driver of deforestation and forest degradation in Cameroon is agriculture. A new project facilitates information sharing between forest dependent communities and satellite images... read
Business
FASA urges franchisees to support local suppliers
FASA urges franchisees to support local suppliers
Franchising contributes almost 12.5% to South Africa's GDP but its potential lies not only in generating increased sales of products and services... read
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New @WMO #StateOfClimate report says extreme trends continue; climate breaks multiple records... https://t.co/tYg6V50gyQ
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RT @farmbizmag: Defence against transboundary crop and livestock diseases and pests considered. Read: https://t.co/BQv6YAB6U3 https://t.co/...
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Massive amounts of #carbon are sequestered in Earth's #soils, preventing it from entering the atmosphere... https://t.co/xvWeZZiyWP
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RT @pammarrone: Biostimulants Clamor for a Piece of the Row Crop Market | AgriBusiness Global https://t.co/iK5yoo0oA7
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Poultry woes not due to imports, says association https://t.co/pr4UCFxHRl https://t.co/enluxmkAh8
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