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Farmers work at a cocoa farm in Daloa, Ivory Coast, 3 October 2023. Reuters/Ange Aboa/File Photo

EU will not delay deforestation law, environment chief says on Ivory Coast visitAnge Aboa

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President assents to Correctional Services, Forestry and Agriculture Bills

5 Apr 2024

How engineered wood can help the South African built environment decarbonise

How engineered wood can help the South African built environment decarbonise

By Roy Southey 22 Mar 2024

Palm oil boycott could actually increase deforestation - sustainable products are the solution

Palm oil boycott could actually increase deforestation - sustainable products are the solution

Jake Bicknell, Eleanor Slade and Matthew Struebig 19 Nov 2018

The spread of shot hole borer beetles in South Africa is proving tough to control

The spread of shot hole borer beetles in South Africa is proving tough to control

Wilhelm de Beer and Trudy Paap 5 Nov 2018

Bizcommunity Recruitment in Africa Focus

Bizcommunity Recruitment in Africa Focus

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UN helps developing nations improve forest monitoring, management

UN helps developing nations improve forest monitoring, management

22 Oct 2018

The best Biz summer holiday (content) package ever!

The best Biz summer holiday (content) package ever!

Bizcommunity.com 15 Oct 2018

AfDB, FAO commit to growing agricultural investment throughout Africa

AfDB, FAO commit to growing agricultural investment throughout Africa

30 Aug 2018

Climate change initiative to strengthen forest, farming communities

Climate change initiative to strengthen forest, farming communities

23 Jul 2018

Forests are critical to livelihoods says FAO director general

Forests are critical to livelihoods says FAO director general

6 Jul 2018

FAO, UNHCR's forest management tool a guide to restoring deforestation in displaced communities

FAO, UNHCR's forest management tool a guide to restoring deforestation in displaced communities

22 Jun 2018

Baobab trees have more than 300 uses but they're dying in Africa

Baobab trees have more than 300 uses but they're dying in Africa

Aida Cuní Sanchez 15 Jun 2018

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Repositioning family farming in global agriculture

Ntswaki Motaung 14 Jun 2018

FAO's how-to guide to transforming food and agriculture

FAO's how-to guide to transforming food and agriculture

8 Jun 2018

How planting trees can protect cocoa plants against climate change

How planting trees can protect cocoa plants against climate change

Philippe Vaast 21 May 2018

NaCRRI labs during Connected Conference (Image Supplied)

More scientists, researchers needed for interdisciplinary plant disease research network

18 May 2018

New practical guidelines to promote more transparent, pro-poor forest concessions

14 May 2018

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

3 May 2018

Innovation, people key to creating a sustainable bioeconomy

25 Apr 2018

Newly designated Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems

Newly designated Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems

23 Apr 2018

Papers to help improve labour safety in agriculture, forestry sectors

19 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

AnnaJB via - Intercropping maize and beans in Rwanda

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

9 Apr 2018

Gerhard Kriel (left), Chief Executive Officer of Free State Agriculture (FSA), Andries Vermeulen, official ambassador of Friends of Free State Agriculture, Francois Wilken, President of FSA, and Tommie Esterhuyse, Vice President of FSA. Photo: Free State Agriculture

Free State farmers to benefit from new support network

29 Mar 2018

Health and wellness should become part of agricultural employers' long-term strategy

Health and wellness should become part of agricultural employers' long-term strategy

22 Mar 2018

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R37.5m biorefinery facility launched in Durban to extract maximum value from biomass waste

22 Mar 2018

Agri-Teen Symposium to foster youth participation in agriculture

22 Mar 2018

Sustainable diets will remain a minefield until we change the way we approach food

Sustainable diets will remain a minefield until we change the way we approach food

Chris West, Bob Doherty & Tony Heron 20 Mar 2018

Climate change a top concern for agribusinesses

Climate change a top concern for agribusinesses

20 Mar 2018

Disasters cost farmers in developing countries billions of dollars

Disasters cost farmers in developing countries billions of dollars

16 Mar 2018

Kenya launches pan-African skills development programme in agriculture sector

13 Mar 2018

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Palm oil boycott could actually increase deforestation - sustainable products are the solution

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UN helps developing nations improve forest monitoring, management

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AfDB, FAO commit to growing agricultural investment throughout Africa

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Climate change initiative to strengthen forest, farming communities

Climate change initiative to strengthen forest, farming communities

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Forests are critical to livelihoods says FAO director general

Forests are critical to livelihoods says FAO director general

6 Jul 2018

FAO, UNHCR's forest management tool a guide to restoring deforestation in displaced communities

FAO, UNHCR's forest management tool a guide to restoring deforestation in displaced communities

22 Jun 2018

Baobab trees have more than 300 uses but they're dying in Africa

Baobab trees have more than 300 uses but they're dying in Africa

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FAO's how-to guide to transforming food and agriculture

FAO's how-to guide to transforming food and agriculture

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How planting trees can protect cocoa plants against climate change

How planting trees can protect cocoa plants against climate change

Philippe Vaast 21 May 2018

NaCRRI labs during Connected Conference (Image Supplied)

More scientists, researchers needed for interdisciplinary plant disease research network

18 May 2018

New practical guidelines to promote more transparent, pro-poor forest concessions

14 May 2018

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

3 May 2018

Innovation, people key to creating a sustainable bioeconomy

25 Apr 2018

Newly designated Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems

Newly designated Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems

23 Apr 2018

Papers to help improve labour safety in agriculture, forestry sectors

19 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

AnnaJB via - Intercropping maize and beans in Rwanda

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

9 Apr 2018

Gerhard Kriel (left), Chief Executive Officer of Free State Agriculture (FSA), Andries Vermeulen, official ambassador of Friends of Free State Agriculture, Francois Wilken, President of FSA, and Tommie Esterhuyse, Vice President of FSA. Photo: Free State Agriculture

Free State farmers to benefit from new support network

29 Mar 2018

Health and wellness should become part of agricultural employers' long-term strategy

Health and wellness should become part of agricultural employers' long-term strategy

22 Mar 2018

All images supplied

R37.5m biorefinery facility launched in Durban to extract maximum value from biomass waste

22 Mar 2018

Agri-Teen Symposium to foster youth participation in agriculture

22 Mar 2018

Sustainable diets will remain a minefield until we change the way we approach food

Sustainable diets will remain a minefield until we change the way we approach food

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Climate change a top concern for agribusinesses

Climate change a top concern for agribusinesses

20 Mar 2018

Disasters cost farmers in developing countries billions of dollars

Disasters cost farmers in developing countries billions of dollars

16 Mar 2018

Kenya launches pan-African skills development programme in agriculture sector

13 Mar 2018

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Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on release of Statistics South Africa jobs data for last quarter of 2017

12 Mar 2018

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FAO, Google collaborates on new forest data tool

7 Mar 2018

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Africa needs to explore opportunities across the food chain to create enough jobs for youth

26 Feb 2018

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Halting deforestation: Striking the right balance between human and planetary needs

22 Feb 2018

#Budget2018: Efficient use of public funds essential to optimise SA's agricultural output

#Budget2018: Efficient use of public funds essential to optimise SA's agricultural output

Wessel Lemmer 20 Feb 2018

More Farmer Field Schools: Ongoing agricultural education needed to meet challenges

15 Feb 2018

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African forestry companies merge

12 Feb 2018

#WorldWetlandsDay: Protecting the world's water factories crucial to the forestry industry

2 Feb 2018

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Nominations open for the 2018 Africa Food Prize

1 Feb 2018

Zimbabwe tobacco under threat

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