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Sowing the seeds of food security

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Scientists at the University of Pretoria have found that fresh vegetables are being contaminated by disease-causing bacteria through irrigation from polluted rivers and boreholes. Photos: Steve Kretzmann / GroundUp

South Africa’s polluted rivers pose food contamination risk

By Steve Kretzmann 26 May 2025

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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 visit

Ange Aboa 8 Apr 2024

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Food inflation decelerates to a 25-month low

Paul Makube 22 Mar 2024

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Draft National Biodiversity Economy Strategy - public comment extension

22 Mar 2024

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President to puff, puff, pass Cannabis Bill into law

Ramon Pereira 20 Mar 2024

How nature-based knowledge can restore local ecosystems and improve community well-being

How nature-based knowledge can restore local ecosystems and improve community well-being

Saeed Rahman and Natalie Slawinski 11 Mar 2024

IMF reaches $1.3bn agreement with Ivory Coast for resilience, sustainability facility

Portia Crowe 19 Feb 2024

#OrchidsandOnions: Corona's stellar CSI project puts other brands to shame

#OrchidsandOnions: Corona's stellar CSI project puts other brands to shame

Brendan Seery 13 Feb 2024

Secrets of soil-enriching pulses could transform future of sustainable agriculture

Secrets of soil-enriching pulses could transform future of sustainable agriculture

Sebastian Schornack 12 Feb 2024

From beer waste to pet food: Maltento's innovative approach to recycling

From beer waste to pet food: Maltento's innovative approach to recycling

6 Feb 2024

Mamelodi community embraces gardening with tree donation from Shoprite

Mamelodi community embraces gardening with tree donation from Shoprite

15 Jan 2024

Overyssel Boerdery to harvest renewable energy in multi-million rand PPA with Yellow Door Energy

Overyssel Boerdery to harvest renewable energy in multi-million rand PPA with Yellow Door Energy

Yellow Door Energy 19 Dec 2023

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Sprightly Seed and Bel Porto School bring food security to Cape Town with community market garden

Aa-isha Hassiem 8 Dec 2023

Nedbank launches new R10m fund to assist 100 startups

Nedbank launches new R10m fund to assist 100 startups

6 Dec 2023

#COP28: 7 food and agriculture innovations needed to protect the climate and feed a rapidly growing world

#COP28: 7 food and agriculture innovations needed to protect the climate and feed a rapidly growing world

Paul Winters 4 Dec 2023

How digital twins will enable the next generation of precision agriculture

How digital twins will enable the next generation of precision agriculture

Istvan David 27 Nov 2023

Creecy publishes Game Meat Strategy for SA

Creecy publishes Game Meat Strategy for SA

13 Nov 2023

The Eco Green Wall is an example of a sustainable living wall system. Karen Botes

Growing African vegetables on buildings can save space and feed cities - new study

Karen Botes 8 Nov 2023

New biodiversity research project launched

New biodiversity research project launched

19 Oct 2023

Applications open for bursaries in environmental field

Applications open for bursaries in environmental field

22 Sep 2023

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Farmers go green: How renewable energy is changing the agriculture industry

13 Sep 2023

A massive diesel price hike reintroduces cost pressures at the onset of the new agriculture season

A massive diesel price hike reintroduces cost pressures at the onset of the new agriculture season

Paul Makube 11 Sep 2023

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How intelligent farming can boost productivity and profits

Marius Wessels 30 Aug 2023

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Unpacking the National Biodiversity Offset Guideline

Garyn Rapson, Paula-Ann Novotny and Nonhlanhla Mnengi 21 Aug 2023

Computer science can help farmers explore alternative crops and sustainable farming methods

Computer science can help farmers explore alternative crops and sustainable farming methods

Barath Raghavan and Michael Kantar 8 Aug 2023

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How AI and blockchain can shape sustainability

Chris Blair 4 Aug 2023

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Cannabis and Hemp Training Academy launches in Eastern Cape

13 Jul 2023

WorldFish, Norway collaborate on climate-smart aquaculture tech in Egypt

WorldFish, Norway collaborate on climate-smart aquaculture tech in Egypt

11 Jul 2023

Danone's Women in Dairy programme looks to tackle food security

Danone's Women in Dairy programme looks to tackle food security

10 Jul 2023

Hail to Heroes campaign shows goodness of fruit is more than skin deep

Hail to Heroes campaign shows goodness of fruit is more than skin deep

6 Jul 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