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Rainbow’s Wouter de Wet shares value chain insights at Market Access Africa 2025

FMCG

Rainbow’s Wouter de Wet shares value chain insights at Market Access Africa 2025

Issued by Rainbow Chicken 10 Jun 2025

Eastern Cape blended finance scheme supports 30 agribusinesses

Agribusiness

Eastern Cape blended finance scheme supports 30 agribusinesses

2 Apr 2025

Exploring gender parity in land reform and strategies to empower women

Agriculture

Exploring gender parity in land reform and strategies to empower women

23 Aug 2024

Agriculture challenges in South Africa: We need a different lens

Agriculture

Agriculture challenges in South Africa: We need a different lens

Christian Giesel 14 Dec 2023

Food security: The battle of narratives and the role of private sector investment

Food Security

Food security: The battle of narratives and the role of private sector investment

6 Nov 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

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Agribusiness

W Cape agriculture infrastructure damage estimated at R1bn

14 Jul 2023

A double whammy for agriculture as fuel prices escalate and interest rate outlook worsens

Agribusiness

A double whammy for agriculture as fuel prices escalate and interest rate outlook worsens

Paul Makube 5 Jul 2022

Mastercard, Ecobank digitise Africa's agri value chain to help smallholder farmers

Agriculture

Mastercard, Ecobank digitise Africa's agri value chain to help smallholder farmers

15 Jun 2022

Africa Women Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum Awards calls for nominations

Awards

Africa Women Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum Awards calls for nominations

27 May 2022

Cost pressures unrelenting for agriculture as fuel price outlook shows steep accent from June

Agribusiness

Cost pressures unrelenting for agriculture as fuel price outlook shows steep accent from June

Paul Makube 11 May 2022

Agri Tech

Youth-led, African agribusinesses announced as Pitch AgriHack 2021 winners

9 Sep 2021

Kwanalu, partners donate R5m in food aid following recent unrest

Food Security

Kwanalu, partners donate R5m in food aid following recent unrest

4 Aug 2021

Another fuel hike negative for agriculture as we head into the new crop season

Agribusiness

Another fuel hike negative for agriculture as we head into the new crop season

Paul Makube 3 Aug 2021

A slight reprieve at the pump still positive for farmers

Agribusiness

A slight reprieve at the pump still positive for farmers

Paul Makube 5 May 2021

Agriculture input cost pressures mount as fuel price increases further

Agribusiness

Agriculture input cost pressures mount as fuel price increases further

Paul Makube 8 Apr 2021

Africa's untapped opportunity: How Africa's free-trade area could catalyse the agricultural sector's development

Agriculture

Africa's untapped opportunity: How Africa's free-trade area could catalyse the agricultural sector's development

Louis van Ravesteyn 2 Dec 2020

Fuel price drop, a boost for 2020/21 summer crop planting season

Agribusiness

Fuel price drop, a boost for 2020/21 summer crop planting season

Paul Makube 7 Oct 2020

The imperative to create shared value for Africa through investment in agriculture

Agribusiness

The imperative to create shared value for Africa through investment in agriculture

Axel Smeulders 27 Aug 2020

Nestlé-IDH partnership to boost sourcing practices in Central, West Africa

FMCG

Nestlé-IDH partnership to boost sourcing practices in Central, West Africa

28 Apr 2020

Massive fuel drop helps offset cost pressures for the agriculture sector

Agribusiness

Massive fuel drop helps offset cost pressures for the agriculture sector

Paul Makube 1 Apr 2020

Agribusiness

SA agri industry players join forces to support new era of farmers

13 Feb 2020

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Digital

The digital economy is becoming ordinary. Best we understand it

27 Jan 2020

Food systems development needs a new trajectory - FAO director-general

Sustainable Farming

Food systems development needs a new trajectory - FAO director-general

27 Sep 2019

Improved water prospects bodes well for fresh produce growers

Agriculture

Improved water prospects bodes well for fresh produce growers

Fred Meintjes 22 Aug 2019

Grobank appoints new CEO

Banking

Grobank appoints new CEO

Issued by Grobank 8 Jul 2019

McKay Savage via

Agriculture

Kenyan smallholder farmers to benefit from $56m financing scheme from EU

25 Jun 2019

John Deere, Corteva sign MoU driving Africa's agriculture growth

Agriculture

John Deere, Corteva sign MoU driving Africa's agriculture growth

7 Jun 2019

How over-regulation, lack of understanding cause poverty and lack of transformation

Agriculture

How over-regulation, lack of understanding cause poverty and lack of transformation

Peter Oberem 23 May 2019

SA Bank of Athens repositioning as Grobank

Banking

SA Bank of Athens repositioning as Grobank

Issued by Grobank 25 Apr 2019

Agribusiness

Agribusiness: Driving firm performance in Africa agriculture

Patience Panashe 29 Jan 2019

Improving the soybean value chain

Agro-processing

Improving the soybean value chain

12 Dec 2018

Ensuring peaceful transition into the digital age

IoT

Ensuring peaceful transition into the digital age

William Mzimba 19 Sep 2018

Agri Conference looks at ICT, entrepreneurship in boosting youth employment in Africa

Agriculture

Agri Conference looks at ICT, entrepreneurship in boosting youth employment in Africa

17 Aug 2018

Listeriosis can be rallying call for the industry

Food Security

Listeriosis can be rallying call for the industry

Emma Corder 5 Jul 2018

How the fuel hike will put more pressure on SA agriculture

Agriculture

How the fuel hike will put more pressure on SA agriculture

Paul Makube 5 Jun 2018

Peatuce simplifies farming operations, improves food trade in Africa

Agriculture

Peatuce simplifies farming operations, improves food trade in Africa

29 May 2018

Kate HoltAusAID via

Agriculture

Beyond profit: How innovation is helping Africa's agri-industry feed the world

Paul McKane 22 Feb 2018

Jameserickuzwa via

Food Security

Towards a food-secure Africa

Raphael Obonyo 12 Feb 2018

McKay Savage via

Agriculture

The rise and rise of African agri-tech

Tom Jackson 7 Feb 2018

Agricultural education and training: The landscape, challenges and opportunities

Agriculture

Agricultural education and training: The landscape, challenges and opportunities

Prof Charlie Reinhardt 2 Feb 2018

Tapiwa Zvakavapano via - Villagers working on the land in Bedza Village, Buhera, Zimbabwe

Agriculture

Ten priorities for getting agriculture moving in Zimbabwe

Ian Scoones 24 Jan 2018

Vrinda Khushu via

Agriculture

Agriculture will be Africa's quiet revolution, says report

17 Jan 2018

Jameserickuzwa via

Agriculture

ECOWAS charged to enforce gender-friendly and inclusive agricultural laws

Chinelo Chikelu 5 Dec 2017

Agriculture training in South Africa badly needs an overhaul. Here are some ideas

Agriculture

Agriculture training in South Africa badly needs an overhaul. Here are some ideas

Frans Swanepoel 9 Nov 2017

Agriculture

Could East Africa be the new frontier for food and grain production?

23 Oct 2017

Agriculture

Farmers optimistic about the future of SA agriculture, but continued instability and uncertainty could change that

Hamlet Hlomendlini 20 Oct 2017

Agri Tech

CGIAR wants to build a big data platform and innovate with startups to help smallholder farmers

11 Oct 2017

Dangote: Nigeria is learning how to produce the entire value chain

Agriculture

Dangote: Nigeria is learning how to produce the entire value chain

10 Oct 2017

Rasheed hamis via

Agriculture

How urban food demand can spark urban renewal, transformation

10 Oct 2017