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Farmers face profit margin compression following a further surge in fuel prices

Agriculture

Farmers face profit margin compression following a further surge in fuel prices

Paul Makube 4 Oct 2023

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

Agriculture

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

Paul Makube 11 Sep 2023

To what extent does climate change affect food insecurity? What we found in Lesotho

Food Security

To what extent does climate change affect food insecurity? What we found in Lesotho

Friederike Otto and Jasper Verschuur 16 Mar 2021

A palm oil plantation in Malaysia. (Shutterstock)

Forestry

How our food choices cut into forests and put us closer to viruses

24 Aug 2020

Agro-processing

Above normal rainfall levels expected for 2020 winter season

10 Jun 2020

Africa urged to expand food reserves, keep food supply flowing

Food Security

Africa urged to expand food reserves, keep food supply flowing

28 May 2020

Using technology to plug wastage in Africa's agri value chain

Agro-processing

Using technology to plug wastage in Africa's agri value chain

6 Feb 2020

Agribusiness

Optimistic outlook for agriculture

Paul Makube 30 Jan 2020

FAO highlights solutions to deforestation

Agriculture

FAO highlights solutions to deforestation

18 Dec 2019

Southern Africa could face another season of poor agricultural output

Agribusiness

Southern Africa could face another season of poor agricultural output

Wandile Sihlobo 9 Dec 2019

Technology, innovation can help halt land sector corruption in Africa - AfDB

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

Technology, innovation can help halt land sector corruption in Africa - AfDB

26 Nov 2019

How African intra-continental trade can benefit land reform, agriculture

Agribusiness

How African intra-continental trade can benefit land reform, agriculture

22 Nov 2019

Leo Wieling via

Agriculture

Urban design to preserve our agricultural economy

Bouwer Serfontein 4 Nov 2019

10 ways to make real changes this World Ocean Day

Wellness

10 ways to make real changes this World Ocean Day

Francesca Annenberg 4 Jun 2019

R400m food manufacturing plant launches in Gauteng

FMCG

R400m food manufacturing plant launches in Gauteng

10 Apr 2019

Sustainable water use crucial for the Middle East and North Africa, says FAO director general

Sustainable Farming

Sustainable water use crucial for the Middle East and North Africa, says FAO director general

24 Jan 2019

South Africa's 2018/19 maize harvest estimate lowered

Agriculture

South Africa's 2018/19 maize harvest estimate lowered

Wandile Sihlobo 20 Dec 2018

FAO director-general stresses importance of job creation in rural areas

Agri Tech

FAO director-general stresses importance of job creation in rural areas

29 Oct 2018

SA likely to exit technical recession in 3rd quarter

Markets & Investment

SA likely to exit technical recession in 3rd quarter

5 Sep 2018

Agriculture commodity price on exports drop significantly

Agriculture

Agriculture commodity price on exports drop significantly

2 Aug 2018

#AgriMarkets: The weather remains a vital part of the discussion in SA wheat market

Agribusiness

#AgriMarkets: The weather remains a vital part of the discussion in SA wheat market

4 Jul 2018

Bjvisser via - Ethiopian farmer at work on his land.

Agriculture

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

Ariong Moses 6 Feb 2018

What the amended B-BBEE Sector Codes mean for your industry

Management & Leadership

What the amended B-BBEE Sector Codes mean for your industry

17 Jan 2018

Minister Rob Davies gazettes amended AgriBEE Sector Code

Agriculture

Minister Rob Davies gazettes amended AgriBEE Sector Code

12 Dec 2017

Smart data yields big harvests to feed the world

Agriculture

Smart data yields big harvests to feed the world

Simon Carpenter 7 Dec 2017

Demonstration farms showcase agricultural techniques and technologies to improve crops. Flickr/Remi Nono-Womdim, FAO (Source: The Conversation)

Agriculture

Demonstration farms can help revolutionise African agriculture

Esther Ndumi Ngumbi 27 Jun 2017

$300m term loan facility to boost agriculture in South Africa

Agriculture

$300m term loan facility to boost agriculture in South Africa

14 Jun 2017

Operation Phakisa making waves in Oceans Economy

Fishing

Operation Phakisa making waves in Oceans Economy

26 May 2017

Africa has vast agricultural potential, so why are we due to import $110 billion worth of food annually by 2025?

Agriculture

Africa has vast agricultural potential, so why are we due to import $110 billion worth of food annually by 2025?

Junior Sabena Mutabazi 2 May 2017

feraugustodesign via

Agriculture

Guess how much water your daily food consumes

3 Feb 2017

Farmers should balance careful consideration with experimentation in 2017

Agriculture

Farmers should balance careful consideration with experimentation in 2017

Nico Groenewald 3 Feb 2017

Sustainable Farming

Using wastewater as an agricultural resource

20 Jan 2017

Commodities & Fairtrade

Tractor sales surge in December: Saama

Dominic Preuss 13 Jan 2017

The rollercoaster ride that was 2016

Markets & Investment

The rollercoaster ride that was 2016

Azola Zuma 14 Dec 2016

Addressing lack of access to seeds for smallholder farmers

Agriculture

Addressing lack of access to seeds for smallholder farmers

6 Dec 2016

MEC Alan Winde - Western Cape agriculture mid-term budget allocation

Agriculture

MEC Alan Winde - Western Cape agriculture mid-term budget allocation

2 Dec 2016

#InnovationMonth: Soil treatment that's just right

Agri Tech

#InnovationMonth: Soil treatment that's just right

Cari Van Wyk 22 Sep 2016

#WomensMonth: empowering women for the sake of food security

Agriculture

#WomensMonth: empowering women for the sake of food security

Cari Van Wyk 24 Aug 2016

Transition into La Niña could ease food prices in SA

Commodities & Fairtrade

Transition into La Niña could ease food prices in SA

Paul Makube 22 Jul 2016

Agribusiness

Africa not for sissies, especially agriculture

5 Jul 2016

Diane Radley, CEO: Old Mutual Investment Group

Financial Services

#Africa Month: Old Mutual ups equity stake in UFF African Agri Investments

26 May 2016

DA concerned over Western Cape farms hurt by fires

Agro-processing

DA concerned over Western Cape farms hurt by fires

27 Jan 2016

[BizTrends 2016] Top five trends for Agriculture 2016

Trends

[BizTrends 2016] Top five trends for Agriculture 2016

Cari Van Wyk 18 Jan 2016

Mining Consultative Forum to be launched

Sustainability

Mining Consultative Forum to be launched

17 Aug 2015

Agriculture

SA & Swaziland sign agriculture memorandum of understanding

20 Sep 2011

Sustainable growth possible for South Sudan through agriculture - FAO

Retail

Sustainable growth possible for South Sudan through agriculture - FAO

11 Jul 2011

Retail

Irrigation transforms lives in southern Zimbabwe

16 Sep 2010

Retail

Food security and agriculture: SADC ministers meet

Issa Sikiti da Silva 22 May 2009