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Fresh produce market access, exports top agenda at IFPA conference

Fresh produce market access, exports top agenda at IFPA conference

Livelihoods first in communal grazing restoration project

Livelihoods first in communal grazing restoration project

SA wine and citrus industries at risk following US tariffs

SA wine and citrus industries at risk following US tariffs

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SA wine and citrus industries at risk following US tariffs

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South Africa's reliance on rice imports

South Africa's reliance on rice imports

Gilberto Biacuana 26 Jun 2023

Source: Reuters.

Nestle ramps up Nigeria raw material sourcing as forex squeeze bites

Richa Naidu 26 Jun 2023

Nigeria is Africa's leading rice producer, but still needs more - reusing wastewater for irrigation would boost farming

Nigeria is Africa's leading rice producer, but still needs more - reusing wastewater for irrigation would boost farming

Christopher Oluwakunmi Akinbile 22 Jun 2023

Eskom, the Netherlands to collaborate on Grootvlei Power Station transition

Eskom, the Netherlands to collaborate on Grootvlei Power Station transition

21 Jun 2023

Researchers to investigate plastic ingestion in Kenya's livestock, working animals

Researchers to investigate plastic ingestion in Kenya's livestock, working animals

21 Jun 2023

This figure shows which parts of the country were most affected by the 2015/16 El Nino event. Much of the central parts of the country, including the western maize production regions, experienced extreme drought conditions from October to December, while the north-eastern parts were less negatively affected
Photo credit: Johann Malherbe, ARC

El Nino is coming, climate research experts warn

21 Jun 2023

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Best Of Wine Tourism Awards 2024 now accepting submissions

21 Jun 2023

File photo: A vehicle carries untreated phosphate after being dropped off on a mountain at a phosphate mine at Boucraa factory of the National Moroccan phosphate company (OCP) situated in the southern provinces, 100km southwest of the town of Laayoune 18 February 2016. Reuters/Youssef Boudlal/File Photo

Morocco's OCP plans $7bn green ammonia plant to avert supply problems

20 Jun 2023

Agribusiness confidence remains subdued in Q2

Agribusiness confidence remains subdued in Q2

Wandile Sihlobo 20 Jun 2023

Kenya signs trade deal with European Union to safeguard exports

Kenya signs trade deal with European Union to safeguard exports

Duncan Miriri 19 Jun 2023

Changing weather patterns set to exacerbate challenges faced by SA's farmers

Changing weather patterns set to exacerbate challenges faced by SA's farmers

19 Jun 2023

Johann Kotzé appointed new CEO of Agri SA

Johann Kotzé appointed new CEO of Agri SA

15 Jun 2023

Africa needs grain imports, key states say ahead of Putin talks

Africa needs grain imports, key states say ahead of Putin talks

Carien du Plessis, Chris Mfula and Elias Biryabarema 15 Jun 2023

The Nature Park on the corner of Fenton Road and Pope Street in Salt River was the first garden started by Neighbourhood Gardens. Photos: Matthew Hirsch / GroundUp

Community gardens bloom from vacant lots in Salt River

Matthew Hirsch 15 Jun 2023

Woodlands Dairy commissions additional biomass boiler to further reduce emissions

Woodlands Dairy commissions additional biomass boiler to further reduce emissions

15 Jun 2023

ClemenGold to donate 1,000 tonnes of citrus during 2023 season

ClemenGold to donate 1,000 tonnes of citrus during 2023 season

14 Jun 2023

Kgodiso Development Fund, Raisin SA launch Vine Academy in Northern Cape

Kgodiso Development Fund, Raisin SA launch Vine Academy in Northern Cape

13 Jun 2023

SanParks to donate game to emerging farmers

SanParks to donate game to emerging farmers

9 Jun 2023

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Hortgro Awards honours deciduous fruit industry champions

8 Jun 2023

Slump in global cashew demand pushes Ivory Coast industry to verge of collapse

Slump in global cashew demand pushes Ivory Coast industry to verge of collapse

Ange Aboa and Alessandra Prentice 8 Jun 2023

Farming in South Africa is being hobbled by power cuts and poor roads. Rural towns are being hit hardest

Farming in South Africa is being hobbled by power cuts and poor roads. Rural towns are being hit hardest

Wandile Sihlobo 7 Jun 2023

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Have your say on revised water use licence regulations

7 Jun 2023

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A further deterioration in agriculture GDP outcomes turn negative in Q1 of 2023

Paul Makube 7 Jun 2023

Source: Reuters.

South Africa dodges recession as economy grows 0.4% in Q1

6 Jun 2023

Your omelette is not yet under threat despite the recent Western Cape bird flu outbreak

Your omelette is not yet under threat despite the recent Western Cape bird flu outbreak

Paul Makube 6 Jun 2023

Source: Supplied. MG Health, chief executive officer, Andre Bothma.

MG Health to triple production amid surging global demand for medical cannabis

5 Jun 2023

New sustainability report reveals forestry's positive impact on global environment

New sustainability report reveals forestry's positive impact on global environment

2 Jun 2023

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Global food prices decline in May

2 Jun 2023

Eni bets on agribusiness in Africa to expand biofuel production

Eni bets on agribusiness in Africa to expand biofuel production

Francesca Landini 1 Jun 2023

#AfricaMonth: Kuronga is using AI to help African farmers feed the continent

#AfricaMonth: Kuronga is using AI to help African farmers feed the continent

Robin Fredericks 31 May 2023

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Nestle ramps up Nigeria raw material sourcing as forex squeeze bites

Richa Naidu 26 Jun 2023

Nigeria is Africa's leading rice producer, but still needs more - reusing wastewater for irrigation would boost farming

Nigeria is Africa's leading rice producer, but still needs more - reusing wastewater for irrigation would boost farming

Christopher Oluwakunmi Akinbile 22 Jun 2023

Researchers to investigate plastic ingestion in Kenya's livestock, working animals

Researchers to investigate plastic ingestion in Kenya's livestock, working animals

21 Jun 2023

File photo: A vehicle carries untreated phosphate after being dropped off on a mountain at a phosphate mine at Boucraa factory of the National Moroccan phosphate company (OCP) situated in the southern provinces, 100km southwest of the town of Laayoune 18 February 2016. Reuters/Youssef Boudlal/File Photo

Morocco's OCP plans $7bn green ammonia plant to avert supply problems

20 Jun 2023

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