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Tom Jackson African entrepreneurs are increasingly seeing the inherent opportunities within the agriculture sector, developing solutions that do everything from helping farmers increase their yields to providing better access to markets...read |
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Although the planned upsurge in blueberry supply predicted for the year ahead is immense, a sustainable approach to growing should still be strictly adhered to by farmers...read | 
No expropriation without compensation can take place unless the Constitution is amended. Private property rights are an internationally recognised principle that is protected by international human rights instruments...read |
| | |  | While much is said about the looming Day Zero in Cape Town, other parts of the country are in the grips of a water shortage that is reaching a critical stage... read | | |  | Ariong Moses In countries around the world, farming households are facing the wrath of unpredictable climate patterns, especially in Africa where vulnerability is high... read | | |  | Given its high-value export orientated nature, local government support and expansion opportunities, aquaculture has seen rapid growth in South Africa... read | | |  | These guidelines will help countries to develop effective systems for marking fishing gear so that it can be traced back to its original owner. Doing so will support efforts to reduce marine debris and IUU fishing... read | | |  | Meet Joybells. Undoubtedly one of the most promising table grape varieties to emerge from South Africa... read | |  | "The temporary ban was a wake-up call for the exporters with the ban having been imposed to stop exporters shipping out immature crop because of high demand in the world market." read | | |  | Raphael Obonyo "To achieve food sufficiency and turn the continent into a net food exporter, Africa must empower smallholder farmers, who constitute 70% of the population and produce 80% of the food consumed in the continent." read | | |  | The funding, set to strengthen the capacity of farmers to prepare, adapt and become resilient to the impacts of a changing climate, couldn't be timelier given the challenges being experienced in the local agricultural sector... read | | |  | The 2018 harvest will be characterised by smaller berries, lighter bunches and lower yields, however, the quality of the grapes is very promising - exceptional even... read | | | |  | South African consumer spending showed a healthy improvement over the festive season, with retail sales volumes rising 3.8% year-on-year... read | | | |
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