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UK invests $100m to enhance Africa's food security and trade

UK invests $100m to enhance Africa's food security and trade

By Simon Jessop 25 Mar 2024

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Food inflation decelerates to a 25-month low

By Paul Makube 22 Mar 2024

Status report: FMD outbreak

15 Mar 2019

Migration and displacement: the human face of climate change

Migration and displacement: the human face of climate change

Danette Breitenbach 14 Mar 2019

Citizen science helps farmers adapt to climate change

Citizen science helps farmers adapt to climate change

Cecilia Rosen 12 Mar 2019

Woolworths, partners launch community learning farm in Stellenbosch

Woolworths, partners launch community learning farm in Stellenbosch

8 Mar 2019

How droughts will affect South Africa's broader economy

How droughts will affect South Africa's broader economy

Mmatlou Kalaba 7 Mar 2019

Zambia: FMD outbreak in southern province

Zambia: FMD outbreak in southern province

6 Mar 2019

AFGRI commits R3m funding support to SA farmers

AFGRI commits R3m funding support to SA farmers

5 Mar 2019

Seil-Safari navigates farmers through unchartered waters to new horizons

Seil-Safari navigates farmers through unchartered waters to new horizons

Echo Produksies 5 Mar 2019

Connecting food waste and sanitation services can help African farmers

Connecting food waste and sanitation services can help African farmers

Federico Davila, Alice Mweetwa, Dana Cordell, Frank Mnthambala, Gudina Tucho, Ruben Sakrabani 4 Mar 2019

Will 2019 really be the year of the vegan?

Will 2019 really be the year of the vegan?

Tammy Fry 21 Feb 2019

New WWF Nedbank Green Trust water project brings KNP, smallholder farmers together

18 Feb 2019

Agriculture continues to create jobs despite tough three years

Agriculture continues to create jobs despite tough three years

18 Feb 2019

International push to improve food safety

International push to improve food safety

18 Feb 2019

Why poor storage and handling are to blame for Uganda's poor quality seed

Why poor storage and handling are to blame for Uganda's poor quality seed

Nathan Fiala 15 Feb 2019

Dams can mimic the free flow of rivers, but risks must be managed

Dams can mimic the free flow of rivers, but risks must be managed

Matthew McCartney and Fritz Kleinschroth 14 Feb 2019

Hunger in Africa still rising - new UN report

Hunger in Africa still rising - new UN report

14 Feb 2019

FAO seeks $940m to meet needs of food-insecure populations in more than 30 countries

FAO seeks $940m to meet needs of food-insecure populations in more than 30 countries

12 Feb 2019

#SONA2019: Agri SA remains concerned about policy uncertainty over land and drought

#SONA2019: Agri SA remains concerned about policy uncertainty over land and drought

8 Feb 2019

Global food prices show increase in January

Global food prices show increase in January

8 Feb 2019

AGCO is helping African farmers access the agribusiness market

AGCO is helping African farmers access the agribusiness market

Robin Fredericks 5 Feb 2019

FMD spill-over contained

Marike Brits 5 Feb 2019

El Nino uncertainty in 2019

29 Jan 2019

Africa Centre for Climate and Sustainable Development launched

Africa Centre for Climate and Sustainable Development launched

29 Jan 2019

How we can "bank" water underground for use later on

How we can "bank" water underground for use later on

Gaathier Mahed 28 Jan 2019

Speed up seed policies harmonisation

Speed up seed policies harmonisation

Gilbert Nakweya 23 Jan 2019

African countries should turn to lower risk solutions to fight fall armyworm

African countries should turn to lower risk solutions to fight fall armyworm

Melanie Bateman 11 Jan 2019

Honey bees are the most important single species for crop pollination.

Managed bees versus wild bees? It's not that simple in South Africa

Tlou Masehela 10 Jan 2019

Startups turn waste into opportunity

Startups turn waste into opportunity

10 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: Traceability at item level across entire supply chains

#BizTrends2019: Traceability at item level across entire supply chains

Dr Hennie Ras 7 Jan 2019

Kate HoltAusAID via

#BizTrends2019: Food security and the planet are on a collision course

Kevin Coetzee and Michelle Adelman 7 Jan 2019

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Migration and displacement: the human face of climate change

Migration and displacement: the human face of climate change

Danette Breitenbach 14 Mar 2019

Citizen science helps farmers adapt to climate change

Citizen science helps farmers adapt to climate change

Cecilia Rosen 12 Mar 2019

Woolworths, partners launch community learning farm in Stellenbosch

Woolworths, partners launch community learning farm in Stellenbosch

8 Mar 2019

How droughts will affect South Africa's broader economy

How droughts will affect South Africa's broader economy

Mmatlou Kalaba 7 Mar 2019

Zambia: FMD outbreak in southern province

Zambia: FMD outbreak in southern province

6 Mar 2019

AFGRI commits R3m funding support to SA farmers

AFGRI commits R3m funding support to SA farmers

5 Mar 2019

Seil-Safari navigates farmers through unchartered waters to new horizons

Seil-Safari navigates farmers through unchartered waters to new horizons

Echo Produksies 5 Mar 2019

Connecting food waste and sanitation services can help African farmers

Connecting food waste and sanitation services can help African farmers

Federico Davila, Alice Mweetwa, Dana Cordell, Frank Mnthambala, Gudina Tucho, Ruben Sakrabani 4 Mar 2019

Will 2019 really be the year of the vegan?

Will 2019 really be the year of the vegan?

Tammy Fry 21 Feb 2019

New WWF Nedbank Green Trust water project brings KNP, smallholder farmers together

18 Feb 2019

Agriculture continues to create jobs despite tough three years

Agriculture continues to create jobs despite tough three years

18 Feb 2019

International push to improve food safety

International push to improve food safety

18 Feb 2019

Why poor storage and handling are to blame for Uganda's poor quality seed

Why poor storage and handling are to blame for Uganda's poor quality seed

Nathan Fiala 15 Feb 2019

Dams can mimic the free flow of rivers, but risks must be managed

Dams can mimic the free flow of rivers, but risks must be managed

Matthew McCartney and Fritz Kleinschroth 14 Feb 2019

Hunger in Africa still rising - new UN report

Hunger in Africa still rising - new UN report

14 Feb 2019

FAO seeks $940m to meet needs of food-insecure populations in more than 30 countries

FAO seeks $940m to meet needs of food-insecure populations in more than 30 countries

12 Feb 2019

#SONA2019: Agri SA remains concerned about policy uncertainty over land and drought

#SONA2019: Agri SA remains concerned about policy uncertainty over land and drought

8 Feb 2019

Global food prices show increase in January

Global food prices show increase in January

8 Feb 2019

AGCO is helping African farmers access the agribusiness market

AGCO is helping African farmers access the agribusiness market

Robin Fredericks 5 Feb 2019

FMD spill-over contained

Marike Brits 5 Feb 2019

El Nino uncertainty in 2019

29 Jan 2019

Africa Centre for Climate and Sustainable Development launched

Africa Centre for Climate and Sustainable Development launched

29 Jan 2019

How we can "bank" water underground for use later on

How we can "bank" water underground for use later on

Gaathier Mahed 28 Jan 2019

Speed up seed policies harmonisation

Speed up seed policies harmonisation

Gilbert Nakweya 23 Jan 2019

African countries should turn to lower risk solutions to fight fall armyworm

African countries should turn to lower risk solutions to fight fall armyworm

Melanie Bateman 11 Jan 2019

Honey bees are the most important single species for crop pollination.

Managed bees versus wild bees? It's not that simple in South Africa

Tlou Masehela 10 Jan 2019

Startups turn waste into opportunity

Startups turn waste into opportunity

10 Jan 2019

#BizTrends2019: Traceability at item level across entire supply chains

#BizTrends2019: Traceability at item level across entire supply chains

Dr Hennie Ras 7 Jan 2019

Kate HoltAusAID via

#BizTrends2019: Food security and the planet are on a collision course

Kevin Coetzee and Michelle Adelman 7 Jan 2019

#BizTrends 2019: Agriculture: The future's uncertain, but our vision doesn't have to be

#BizTrends 2019: Agriculture: The future's uncertain, but our vision doesn't have to be

Konanani Liphadzi 7 Jan 2019

How will climate change affect our eating habits in 30 years time?

How will climate change affect our eating habits in 30 years time?

Taahirah Martin 3 Jan 2019

In 100 years' time, maybe our food won't be grown in soil

In 100 years' time, maybe our food won't be grown in soil

Alex McBratney 28 Dec 2018

The tech fix that won't secure food supplies

The tech fix that won't secure food supplies

Anita Makri 24 Dec 2018

Farmer irrigating vegetables in Mali ©Tingju Zhu/IFPRI

Smallholders' global food production underestimated

Munyaradzi Makoni 19 Dec 2018

WorldFish, COMESA facility in Zambia to help boost fish trade in Africa

WorldFish, COMESA facility in Zambia to help boost fish trade in Africa

10 Dec 2018

UFS graduate's crop research to diversify SA food security

UFS graduate's crop research to diversify SA food security

7 Dec 2018

Seeing food wasted makes us mad - but should it?

Seeing food wasted makes us mad - but should it?

Martin Cohen 6 Dec 2018

Africa farmers need finance that is focused on the entire value chain

Africa farmers need finance that is focused on the entire value chain

6 Dec 2018

Living Soil: A documentary for all of us

Living Soil: A documentary for all of us

6 Dec 2018

In Zambia businesses in the food processing sector, are in for a tough time. flickr/Simon Hess

Small businesses in Africa will be on the frontline of climate change

Kate Gannon, & Declan Conway 6 Dec 2018

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