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Can China’s zero-tariff programme offset the loss of Agoa for South African agriculture?

Can China’s zero-tariff programme offset the loss of Agoa for South African agriculture?Gilberto Biacuana

Shoprite’s R1m food garden competition adds three new judges

Shoprite’s R1m food garden competition adds three new judges

5 Nov 2026

AI and blockchain are coming to African farms: 4 things must happen for farmers to benefit

AI and blockchain are coming to African farms: 4 things must happen for farmers to benefit

By Olaoluwa Omoniyi Olarewaju 5 Nov 2026

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Global food prices set to climb as shipping shocks squeeze supplies

Global food prices set to climb as shipping shocks squeeze supplies

Naveen Thukral and Bernadette Christina 19 Oct 2026

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KFC Add Hope and SA’s brightest young minds tackle the hunger crisis

16 Oct 2026

El Niño risk puts SA’s food prices and FMCG margins in focus

El Niño risk puts SA’s food prices and FMCG margins in focus

16 Oct 2026

TIA invests R14m in livestock bio-surveillance programme

TIA invests R14m in livestock bio-surveillance programme

5 Oct 2026

Food waste in SA is increasingly becoming a supply-chain problem

Food waste in SA is increasingly becoming a supply-chain problem

1 Oct 2026

Private sector to scale ARC FMD vaccine production

Private sector to scale ARC FMD vaccine production

23 Sep 2026

The future of food: Reflections from The 2026 Africa Food Systems Conference

The future of food: Reflections from The 2026 Africa Food Systems Conference

Andy Du Plessis, FoodForward SA 9 Sep 2026

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Green businesses win big at Nedbank Green Economy Indaba

7 Sep 2026

El Niño drought risk puts farmers on alert for 2026/27 season

El Niño drought risk puts farmers on alert for 2026/27 season

3 Sep 2026

Sea Harvest lifts profit and cuts debt despite weaker catches

Sea Harvest lifts profit and cuts debt despite weaker catches

1 Sep 2026

Safe food starts with responsible farming

Safe food starts with responsible farming

Luc Henry 6 Aug 2026

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Africa to weather billion-dollar storm as “super” El Niño approaches

Simon Jessop and Marc Jones 27 Jul 2026

Shoprite reaches 300th community garden milestone in Bredasdorp

Shoprite reaches 300th community garden milestone in Bredasdorp

22 Jul 2026

A Sudanese refugee girl displaced by clashes between the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudanese army at the Tine transit camp in eastern Chad. Image credit: Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh/File Photo

El Niño, Strait of Hormuz deadlock threaten strides made to end global hunger

Giselda Vagnoni and Oriana Boselli 21 Jul 2026

Home food gardens help households weather cost-of-living pressures

Home food gardens help households weather cost-of-living pressures

7 Jul 2026

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Food Lover’s Market collects 16 million meals for FoodForward SA

9 Jun 2026

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Barry Callebaut warns El Niño could add thousands to cocoa prices

Paolo Laudani 4 Jun 2026

Why processing is the food security lever Southern Africa keeps ignoring

Why processing is the food security lever Southern Africa keeps ignoring

Wael Khoury 19 May 2026

Eustace Mashimbye, Proudly SA CEO

Local chicken now competitive as poultry industry strengthens

Eustace Mashimbye, Proudly SA 6 May 2026

FAO warns Hormuz disruption could trigger global food shock

FAO warns Hormuz disruption could trigger global food shock

14 Apr 2026

Tipping the scales: The importance of balanced meat imports and exports for food security in SA

Tipping the scales: The importance of balanced meat imports and exports for food security in SA

AMIE 31 Mar 2026

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

Anna Taylor 30 Mar 2026

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Fuel prices drive inflation dip: February 2026 CPI falls to 3.0%

20 Mar 2026

6 community food gardens win top prizes in Shoprite Act for Change competition

6 community food gardens win top prizes in Shoprite Act for Change competition

13 Mar 2026

Food Waste Action Week | South African campaign celebrates "food waste wins"

Food Waste Action Week | South African campaign celebrates "food waste wins"

10 Mar 2026

Government to fund national FMD vaccination programme

Government to fund national FMD vaccination programme

5 Mar 2026

Food safety alarm in SA: New test results reveal glyphosate contamination in several staple foods

Food safety alarm in SA: New test results reveal glyphosate contamination in several staple foods

27 Feb 2026

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