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South Africa needs R250bn just to meet basic climate adaptation needs over the next decadeAnna Taylor

Rooibos industry reaches new export heights but faces climate challenge in 2026

Rooibos industry reaches new export heights but faces climate challenge in 2026

18 Feb 2026

Here's why pork products are about to get more expensive

Here's why pork products are about to get more expensive

13 Feb 2026

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You can't eat your smartphone: Why agriculture is the first frontier of African innovation

Ashley Boag 14 Nov 2017

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New online Climate-Smart Agriculture Sourcebook to help steer food systems in sustainable direction

13 Nov 2017

Meat without animals to hit shelves in 2021

Meat without animals to hit shelves in 2021

10 Nov 2017

Global food import bill set to rise, boost in tropical fruit exports likely

Global food import bill set to rise, boost in tropical fruit exports likely

10 Nov 2017

Agriculture training in South Africa badly needs an overhaul. Here are some ideas

Agriculture training in South Africa badly needs an overhaul. Here are some ideas

Frans Swanepoel 9 Nov 2017

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New guide to help ensure health and safety of workers in banana sector

9 Nov 2017

Biomimic Tree: Pushing agriculture up the agenda @cop23

Biomimic Tree: Pushing agriculture up the agenda @cop23

8 Nov 2017

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It's time we accelerate closer collaboration between private sector and beneficiaries to enable successful land reform

Peter Setou 8 Nov 2017

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Greening the tobacco supply chain in Africa bears fruit

7 Nov 2017

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Nestlé to complete transition to cage-free egg supply chain in Africa by 2025

6 Nov 2017

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Africa pushes for gains on genetic materials

Johnson Kanamugire 6 Nov 2017

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EC food prices rise: Farmers at breaking point

3 Nov 2017

An Antarctic icebreaker sails past a penguin. But conservationists are still waiting for their own breakthrough. John B. Weller, author provided

Why are talks over an East Antarctic marine park still deadlocked?

Cassandra Brooks 3 Nov 2017

Western Cape drought a growing concern, lack of water has far-reaching consequences

Western Cape drought a growing concern, lack of water has far-reaching consequences

3 Nov 2017

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Project to help Africa farm its savannahs

Victor Kiprop 2 Nov 2017

#EntrepreneurMonth: A different perspective on sugar from the sugarcane fields of Mauritius

#EntrepreneurMonth: A different perspective on sugar from the sugarcane fields of Mauritius

Cari Coetzee 2 Nov 2017

From left: Prof Eugene Cloete (vice-rector: research, innovation and postgraduate studies of Stellenbosch University), the Minister of Science and Technology, Naledi Pandor, and Willem Botes (research leader of Stellenbosch University’s Plant Breeding Laboratory). Photo: Stefan Els

Wheat Breeding Platform launched to improve wheat production, yields

1 Nov 2017

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SU professor recognised for research on genetics of indigenous South African livestock species

31 Oct 2017

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City's food basket faces uncertain future

Mary-Anne Gontsana 30 Oct 2017

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From waste to healthy soils: Why composting is the green thing to do

27 Oct 2017

Farm murders: South Africans urged to observe 'Black Monday'

Farm murders: South Africans urged to observe 'Black Monday'

27 Oct 2017

Agriculture sector expects job-loss bloodbath, with 50,000 possibly out of work

Agriculture sector expects job-loss bloodbath, with 50,000 possibly out of work

Aphiwe Deklerk 26 Oct 2017

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#MTBPS2017: Little to instil agribusiness confidence, allay fears around policy uncertainty

26 Oct 2017

Bayer bolsters smallholder wool production in the Eastern Cape

Bayer bolsters smallholder wool production in the Eastern Cape

26 Oct 2017

SAB Foundation awards over R9m to small social enterprises

SAB Foundation awards over R9m to small social enterprises

25 Oct 2017

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Sernick launches research and innovation division to improve beef production

25 Oct 2017

Seven ways wine farms can protect SA's natural resources

Seven ways wine farms can protect SA's natural resources

25 Oct 2017

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Can index insurance make African farmers climate-resilient?

Wambi Michael 25 Oct 2017

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Mega-mergers will squeeze farmers, push up food prices, experts warn

Alex Whiting 24 Oct 2017

Policy interventions essential to optimise South Africa's agricultural output

Policy interventions essential to optimise South Africa's agricultural output

Wessel Lemmer 24 Oct 2017

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