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Cybersecurity in agriculture: A critical factor for South Africa's food security

Cybersecurity in agriculture: A critical factor for South Africa's food security

Drone technology to transform WCape agriculture following SACAA certification

Drone technology to transform WCape agriculture following SACAA certification

13 Feb 2024

Energy resilience workshops for agricultural producers in the Western Cape

Energy resilience workshops for agricultural producers in the Western Cape

18 Jan 2024

Ceres Fruit Growers environmental practices bearing fruit

Ceres Fruit Growers environmental practices bearing fruit

28 Feb 2017

Research and study fostering the adoption of new techniques in biotech agriculture

27 Feb 2017

Dolly the Sheep -

20 years after Dolly: Everything you always wanted to know about the cloned sheep and what came next

George Seidel 24 Feb 2017

Mobile weather platform unveiled for emerging markets

23 Feb 2017

New FemBioBiz Acceleration Programme to boost women in biosciences

New FemBioBiz Acceleration Programme to boost women in biosciences

23 Feb 2017

As solar refrigerator keeps mangoes cold, farmers' profits heat up

Leopold Obi 22 Feb 2017

GE’s Jenbacher J316

GE technology helps power Cameroon poultry hatchery

22 Feb 2017

Responsible travel: Finding environmental solutions for campers and lodges

Responsible travel: Finding environmental solutions for campers and lodges

Gavin Heron 21 Feb 2017

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Experts seek ways to reduce food wastage

Njiraini Muchira 21 Feb 2017

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From flask to field: How tiny microbes are revolutionising big agriculture

Matthew Wallenstein 17 Feb 2017

Winner of the Future Agro Challenge 2016, Nicolás Morelli, COO at VACUCH in Santiago, Chile, shares how his innovative business idea - an antibacterial milk liner that mitigates bovine mastitis
and reduces the amount of bacteria in milk - grew to new heights.

Top food and ag innovators competing for Agripreneur of the Year

16 Feb 2017

Why it's hard to control the Fall armyworm in Southern Africa

Why it's hard to control the Fall armyworm in Southern Africa

Kerstin Kruger 16 Feb 2017

US scientists develop new way to measure crop yields from space

Magdalena Mis 15 Feb 2017

Evelyn Simak via

Renewable organic waste system to help make agriculture sustainable

14 Feb 2017

Failure to help small farmers adapt will compromise future food production

14 Feb 2017

Can Agri-parks be the ‘silver bullet' for small farmer and rural development in South Africa?

Can Agri-parks be the ‘silver bullet' for small farmer and rural development in South Africa?

Annelize Crosby, Dr. Jack Armour and Theo Boshoff 10 Feb 2017

Vineyard robot prototype

IGWS celebrates five years of innovation and collaboration

9 Feb 2017

Oxfam East Africa via

Is Africa really undergoing a smallholder agricultural revolution?

Brendan Brown and Ian Nuberg 8 Feb 2017

Tractor sales drop 17.8% year on year in January: Saama

Dominic Preuss 7 Feb 2017

#WeatherWatch: Is La Niña on her way out?

#WeatherWatch: Is La Niña on her way out?

Piers Kenyon 6 Feb 2017

Why microbes are key to solving Africa's food security crisis

Why microbes are key to solving Africa's food security crisis

Esther Ndumi Ngumbi 3 Feb 2017

Challenging times see farmers turning to smart agriculture

Challenging times see farmers turning to smart agriculture

2 Feb 2017

What does the future hold for Africa's farmers?

What does the future hold for Africa's farmers?

Daniel Pelz 1 Feb 2017

Kate Holt/AusAID via

Agritech Expo Tanzania: Bringing about sustained pro-poor changes in agriculture

26 Jan 2017

USAID via - Woman watering crops in Morogoro, Tanzania

Invisible irrigators: how small-scale Tanzanian farmers are making a difference

Phil Woodhouse 25 Jan 2017

- Daniel Maitethia (left) shows one of his students how to use the water irrigation system in Meru, Kenya, June 16, 2016. Photo: Caroline Wambui

Kenyan irrigation app aims to cut water waste, crop losses

Caroline Wambui 25 Jan 2017

Kate Holt/AusAID via

The smart way to help African farmers tackle climate change

Sophie Mbugua 24 Jan 2017

. Photograph: Yousef Eldin

FAO pushing ahead with digital strategy to equip farmers with ICT

24 Jan 2017

Youth are Africa's future ‘agripreneurs'

24 Jan 2017

Image Provided by Marstercard

2KUZE paving the way to a cashless agricultural sector

18 Jan 2017

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Dolly the Sheep -

20 years after Dolly: Everything you always wanted to know about the cloned sheep and what came next

George Seidel 24 Feb 2017

Mobile weather platform unveiled for emerging markets

23 Feb 2017

New FemBioBiz Acceleration Programme to boost women in biosciences

New FemBioBiz Acceleration Programme to boost women in biosciences

23 Feb 2017

As solar refrigerator keeps mangoes cold, farmers' profits heat up

Leopold Obi 22 Feb 2017

GE’s Jenbacher J316

GE technology helps power Cameroon poultry hatchery

22 Feb 2017

Responsible travel: Finding environmental solutions for campers and lodges

Responsible travel: Finding environmental solutions for campers and lodges

Gavin Heron 21 Feb 2017

OpenIDUser2 via

Experts seek ways to reduce food wastage

Njiraini Muchira 21 Feb 2017

walkersalmanac via

From flask to field: How tiny microbes are revolutionising big agriculture

Matthew Wallenstein 17 Feb 2017

Winner of the Future Agro Challenge 2016, Nicolás Morelli, COO at VACUCH in Santiago, Chile, shares how his innovative business idea - an antibacterial milk liner that mitigates bovine mastitis
and reduces the amount of bacteria in milk - grew to new heights.

Top food and ag innovators competing for Agripreneur of the Year

16 Feb 2017

Why it's hard to control the Fall armyworm in Southern Africa

Why it's hard to control the Fall armyworm in Southern Africa

Kerstin Kruger 16 Feb 2017

US scientists develop new way to measure crop yields from space

Magdalena Mis 15 Feb 2017

Evelyn Simak via

Renewable organic waste system to help make agriculture sustainable

14 Feb 2017

Failure to help small farmers adapt will compromise future food production

14 Feb 2017

Can Agri-parks be the ‘silver bullet' for small farmer and rural development in South Africa?

Can Agri-parks be the ‘silver bullet' for small farmer and rural development in South Africa?

Annelize Crosby, Dr. Jack Armour and Theo Boshoff 10 Feb 2017

Vineyard robot prototype

IGWS celebrates five years of innovation and collaboration

9 Feb 2017

Oxfam East Africa via

Is Africa really undergoing a smallholder agricultural revolution?

Brendan Brown and Ian Nuberg 8 Feb 2017

Tractor sales drop 17.8% year on year in January: Saama

Dominic Preuss 7 Feb 2017

#WeatherWatch: Is La Niña on her way out?

#WeatherWatch: Is La Niña on her way out?

Piers Kenyon 6 Feb 2017

Why microbes are key to solving Africa's food security crisis

Why microbes are key to solving Africa's food security crisis

Esther Ndumi Ngumbi 3 Feb 2017

Challenging times see farmers turning to smart agriculture

Challenging times see farmers turning to smart agriculture

2 Feb 2017

What does the future hold for Africa's farmers?

What does the future hold for Africa's farmers?

Daniel Pelz 1 Feb 2017

Kate Holt/AusAID via

Agritech Expo Tanzania: Bringing about sustained pro-poor changes in agriculture

26 Jan 2017

USAID via - Woman watering crops in Morogoro, Tanzania

Invisible irrigators: how small-scale Tanzanian farmers are making a difference

Phil Woodhouse 25 Jan 2017

- Daniel Maitethia (left) shows one of his students how to use the water irrigation system in Meru, Kenya, June 16, 2016. Photo: Caroline Wambui

Kenyan irrigation app aims to cut water waste, crop losses

Caroline Wambui 25 Jan 2017

Kate Holt/AusAID via

The smart way to help African farmers tackle climate change

Sophie Mbugua 24 Jan 2017

. Photograph: Yousef Eldin

FAO pushing ahead with digital strategy to equip farmers with ICT

24 Jan 2017

Youth are Africa's future ‘agripreneurs'

24 Jan 2017

Image Provided by Marstercard

2KUZE paving the way to a cashless agricultural sector

18 Jan 2017

African agriculture on the World Economic Forum annual meeting agenda

African agriculture on the World Economic Forum annual meeting agenda

16 Jan 2017

Tractor sales surge in December: Saama

Dominic Preuss 13 Jan 2017

#BizTrends2017: Facing the realities of agricultural business

#BizTrends2017: Facing the realities of agricultural business

Frank Winder 12 Jan 2017

Commercialisation of agriculture in Tanzania to be private sector-led

Commercialisation of agriculture in Tanzania to be private sector-led

3 Jan 2017

Important wins were notched up for African agriculture in 2016

Important wins were notched up for African agriculture in 2016

Calestous Juma 19 Dec 2016

#BestofBiz 2016: Agriculture

#BestofBiz 2016: Agriculture

12 Dec 2016

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Eased input costs, improved profit margins expected for 2017

8 Dec 2016

Farming communities implements extra security measures

Farming communities implements extra security measures

7 Dec 2016

Addressing lack of access to seeds for smallholder farmers

Addressing lack of access to seeds for smallholder farmers

6 Dec 2016

USA GMO maize imports to put SA farmers at disadvantage

2 Dec 2016

FAO launches enhanced database for easy access to food and agriculture data

FAO launches enhanced database for easy access to food and agriculture data

28 Nov 2016

Robotics: Here to Stay

Robotics: Here to Stay

24 Nov 2016

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