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High food prices in east and southern Africa: Four steps to boost production and make markets work better

Agriculture

High food prices in east and southern Africa: Four steps to boost production and make markets work better

Grace Nsomba and Simon Roberts 20 Oct 2025

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Environment & Natural Resources

UFS’s new initiative plans to plant 400,000 trees across South Africa

23 Sep 2025

Fuel the future: AMIE Academy Fund

Funding

Fuel the future: AMIE Academy Fund

Issued by AMIE 9 Sep 2025

Margolite Williams from SA Harvest with fashion students demonstrating their creative use of Blue Ribbons bags.

Circular Economy & Waste Management

How the power of collaboration can turn food waste to wonder

Ozzy Nel 31 Jan 2025

Is the food price crisis here to stay? The latest from the Commission

Retail

Is the food price crisis here to stay? The latest from the Commission

7 Oct 2024

Food inflation remains at nearly twice the inflation rate - Competition Commission

FMCG

Food inflation remains at nearly twice the inflation rate - Competition Commission

14 Sep 2023

WorldFish, Norway collaborate on climate-smart aquaculture tech in Egypt

Fishing

WorldFish, Norway collaborate on climate-smart aquaculture tech in Egypt

11 Jul 2023

#FarmingfortheFuture: Restore Africa Funds on the importance of regenerative agriculture

Sustainable Farming

#FarmingfortheFuture: Restore Africa Funds on the importance of regenerative agriculture

Robin Fredericks 25 May 2023

Farming in South Africa: 6 things that need urgent attention in 2023

Agribusiness

Farming in South Africa: 6 things that need urgent attention in 2023

Wandile Sihlobo 16 Jan 2023

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Agriculture

South Africa's small-scale farmers still can't find a place in the food value chain

Adrino Mazenda 14 Oct 2022

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Research

CompCom concerned consumers being overcharged on sunflower oil, bread

25 Aug 2022

What it will take for Africa's agrifood systems to thrive

Agriculture

What it will take for Africa's agrifood systems to thrive

Lulama Ndibongo Traub, Edward Mabaya and Wandile Sihlobo 12 Jan 2022

Ghana's rice farmers need finance for new technologies, but banks don't trust them

Agri Tech

Ghana's rice farmers need finance for new technologies, but banks don't trust them

Philip Tetteh Quarshie and Evan Fraser 27 Sep 2021

African farmers and agribusinesses need fair access to markets in face of climate change

Agribusiness

African farmers and agribusinesses need fair access to markets in face of climate change

Grace Nsomba and Simon Roberts 15 Sep 2021

Rooibos added to EU's register of iconic geographic indicators

Regulatory

Rooibos added to EU's register of iconic geographic indicators

8 Jun 2021

AGCO Africa skills programme to tackle youth unemployment

Agriculture

AGCO Africa skills programme to tackle youth unemployment

26 May 2021

Supply Chain

Technology and supermarket chains can help strengthen southern Africa's food systems

Thando Vilakazi and Namhla Landani 16 Feb 2021

#2020AfricaBrandSummit: Taking emerging commercial farmers seriously - the battle royale of growing food value chains

Agribusiness

#2020AfricaBrandSummit: Taking emerging commercial farmers seriously - the battle royale of growing food value chains

Robin Fredericks 16 Oct 2020

Covid-19 has hit SMEs in SA's food sector hard. What can be done to help them

FMCG

Covid-19 has hit SMEs in SA's food sector hard. What can be done to help them

Andrew Bowman and Reena das Nair 1 Sep 2020

Maria Helena Semedo, deputy director-general, UN FAO

Food Security

We must act now to avert an imminent food crisis in Africa

Maria Helena Semedo 30 Jun 2020

Putting trade to work to balance agriculture and environmental factors

Food Security

Putting trade to work to balance agriculture and environmental factors

20 Jan 2020

Transforming the African agribusiness sector: Tech, transparency hold key to inclusive growth

Agribusiness

Transforming the African agribusiness sector: Tech, transparency hold key to inclusive growth

Frédéric Massé 4 Dec 2018

Food Security

Food security: Africa should be the answer

Peter Oberem 28 Nov 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

AfDB releases economic report in three African languages

Research

AfDB releases economic report in three African languages

18 Oct 2018

UQ welcomes Africa's emerging leaders in agriculture

Agriculture

UQ welcomes Africa's emerging leaders in agriculture

7 Aug 2018

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Agriculture

New online Climate-Smart Agriculture Sourcebook to help steer food systems in sustainable direction

13 Nov 2017

Food economies at risk of distortion by formal sector grocery retail

Regulatory

Food economies at risk of distortion by formal sector grocery retail

6 Jul 2017

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Agriculture

Reducing food waste by implementing best practices across food chains

2 Jun 2017

Researchers: SA suffers from fragmented policymaking in agriculture and food security

Food Security

Researchers: SA suffers from fragmented policymaking in agriculture and food security

12 May 2017

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Agriculture

Coming months a challenging time for livestock farmers

27 Jul 2016

Food security efforts need to look beyond urban agriculture. Jane Battersby

Food, Water & Energy Security

Why urban agriculture isn't a panacea for Africa's food crisis

Gareth Haysom and Jane Battersby 18 Apr 2016

Agri SA welcomes release of ILO Report

Agriculture

Agri SA welcomes release of ILO Report

22 Jul 2015

African markets could boost South African food value chains

Supply Chain

African markets could boost South African food value chains

10 Jun 2014

Food security in West Africa can improve with policy support

Food Security

Food security in West Africa can improve with policy support

19 Dec 2013

Initiative aims to reform African agribusiness

Agriculture

Initiative aims to reform African agribusiness

12 Dec 2013

Agriculture

Technology 'can boost jobs, in agriculture'

28 Jun 2012

Agriculture

UNDP, EAC launch initiative to boost food production

12 Jun 2012