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#Budget2018: Impact of budget speech on SA agriculture

#Budget2018: Impact of budget speech on SA agriculture

23 Feb 2018

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Science, politics and the quest to secure Africa's sustainable food future

Adam Sneyd 23 Feb 2018

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Beyond profit: How innovation is helping Africa's agri-industry feed the world

Paul McKane 22 Feb 2018

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

22 Feb 2018

San pioneer new farming techniques to achieve greater food security

San pioneer new farming techniques to achieve greater food security

21 Feb 2018

Lands committee to downsize farms

Lands committee to downsize farms

Fungai Lupande 20 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

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Hortgro helps keep Western Cape pest free, intercepts oriental fruit fly

20 Feb 2018

The drought 'will slow growth'

The drought 'will slow growth'

Marc Hasenfuss 19 Feb 2018

WBeauty range first to bear RSPO sustainable palm oil certification in SA

WBeauty range first to bear RSPO sustainable palm oil certification in SA

16 Feb 2018

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New banana variety to enhance productivity

Emmanuel Ntirenganya 16 Feb 2018

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

15 Feb 2018

R17.5m raised in 2018 Cape Wine Auction

R17.5m raised in 2018 Cape Wine Auction

14 Feb 2018

Oserian Technical Director, Hamish Ker, explains how the company utilises geothermal power in its greenhouses

Green business is good business: A sustainable approach to growing flowers in Kenya

14 Feb 2018

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NAMC establishes committee to come up with a smart drought disaster management plan

14 Feb 2018

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Research finds treated winery wastewater can be used to irrigate cash crops

14 Feb 2018

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Top 10 research projects in agri for 2018

13 Feb 2018

Connected Network in the battle to control plant disease in sub-Saharan Africa

Connected Network in the battle to control plant disease in sub-Saharan Africa

13 Feb 2018

How Nigeria's Thrive Agric is crowdfunding farmers

How Nigeria's Thrive Agric is crowdfunding farmers

Tom Jackson 13 Feb 2018

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Towards a food-secure Africa

Raphael Obonyo 12 Feb 2018

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A step towards cleaner oceans: Tracking fishing gear to its original owner

12 Feb 2018

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Transforming vulnerability into resilience: $1.06bn needed to rebuild agriculture, combat hunger in 26 countries

9 Feb 2018

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€50m funding facility launched to support climate change adaptation and mitigation in SA

8 Feb 2018

Eastern and Northern Cape faces dire water shortage, farmers under pressure

Eastern and Northern Cape faces dire water shortage, farmers under pressure

7 Feb 2018

Massive water donation from growers help delay Day Zero

Massive water donation from growers help delay Day Zero

7 Feb 2018

China Crisis via - The Berg River Dam, located near Franschhoek, is one of the principal dams in the Western Cape Water Supply System.

Decline in agricultural usage pushes Day Zero back to mid-May

6 Feb 2018

Bjvisser via - Ethiopian farmer at work on his land.

Keeping up with climate change: Climate zoning as a tool to fight hunger

Ariong Moses 6 Feb 2018

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Sustainable blueberry farming key to growth and continuity

6 Feb 2018

Santosh Namby chandran via - The leaf-feeding beetle Zygogramma bicolorata is one of the most promising biocontrol agents used against famine weed in South Africa.

How South Africa is keeping its worst invader - famine weed - at bay

Blair Cowie 5 Feb 2018

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

2 Feb 2018

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