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Environment & Natural Resources

False Bay seabed acts as a “storage reservoir for pollution”

11 hours

Instant lawn farmer wins big with new John Deere tractor

Radio & Audio

Instant lawn farmer wins big with new John Deere tractor

Issued by OFM Radio 20 May 2025

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Agriculture

Industrial scale farming is flawed: What ecologically-friendly farming practices could look like in Africa

Rachel Wynberg 24 Jan 2025

Farm workers and their children are exposed to pesticides that have been banned in Europe. These pesticides remain in the environment, and studies have found them all year round in three river catchments in the Western Cape. Archive photo: Steve Kretzmann / GroundUp

Environment & Natural Resources

Pesticides are polluting Western Cape rivers all year round

Steve Kretzmann 12 Jun 2024

How drinking sustainable wine can help vineyards and the planet

Viticulture & Oenology

How drinking sustainable wine can help vineyards and the planet

Gary Pickering and Kerrie Pickering 4 Jan 2024

Technology can boost farming in Africa, but it can also threaten biodiversity - how to balance the two

Agri Tech

Technology can boost farming in Africa, but it can also threaten biodiversity - how to balance the two

Thomas Daum, Frédéric Baudron, Ingo Grass, Matin Qaim and Regina Birner 18 Jul 2023

Smart farming project to boost KZN food security

Food Security

Smart farming project to boost KZN food security

22 May 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

Further agriculture profit margin compression as debt cost rises by 75bps

Agribusiness

Further agriculture profit margin compression as debt cost rises by 75bps

Paul Makube 25 Nov 2022

SA farmers' intentions to plant data point to prospects of another large summer crop

Agribusiness

SA farmers' intentions to plant data point to prospects of another large summer crop

Wandile Sihlobo 27 Oct 2022

Toyota Kwanalu Young Farmer of the Year 2022 winner announced

Agriculture

Toyota Kwanalu Young Farmer of the Year 2022 winner announced

22 Sep 2022

Are South Africa's pesticide rules outdated?

Food Security

Are South Africa's pesticide rules outdated?

Liezl Human 5 Jul 2022

Temporary relief at the pump bodes well for agriculture

Agribusiness

Temporary relief at the pump bodes well for agriculture

Paul Makube 1 Apr 2022

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Agri Tech

Using AI in agriculture could boost global food security - but we need to anticipate the risks

Asaf Tzachor 31 Mar 2022

Commission launches inquiry into fresh produce market

Agriculture

Commission launches inquiry into fresh produce market

30 Mar 2022

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Agriculture

Rising interest rates, wetness place dampener on potentially excellent agriculture season

Paul Makube 28 Jan 2022

SA wine industry remains resilient despite many challenges

Viticulture & Oenology

SA wine industry remains resilient despite many challenges

21 Jan 2022

Picture-based insurance cushion Kenyan smallholder farmers from climate change

Agriculture

Picture-based insurance cushion Kenyan smallholder farmers from climate change

13 Dec 2021

Looming agriculture profit margin pressures ahead as rate hike cycle resumes

Agribusiness

Looming agriculture profit margin pressures ahead as rate hike cycle resumes

Paul Makube 19 Nov 2021

Optimism high as farmers trod ahead to plant more in the new agriculture season

Agribusiness

Optimism high as farmers trod ahead to plant more in the new agriculture season

Paul Makube 29 Oct 2021

Sustained sharp upswing in fuel prices will trim agriculture profit outlook

Agriculture

Sustained sharp upswing in fuel prices will trim agriculture profit outlook

Paul Makube 21 Oct 2021

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ESG

Woolworths reaches sustainable cotton milestone

7 Oct 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

New targets to protect biodiversity must include farmers and agriculture

Sustainable Farming

New targets to protect biodiversity must include farmers and agriculture

Anja Gassner, Philip Dobie and Terry Sunderland 7 Jun 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

New targets to protect biodiversity must include farmers and agriculture

Agriculture

New targets to protect biodiversity must include farmers and agriculture

Anja Gassner, Philip Dobie and Terry Sunderland 4 Feb 2021

Agriculture and the consumer's "right to know" movement

Agriculture

Agriculture and the consumer's "right to know" movement

Theo Boshoff 18 Jan 2021

Checkers deal with Farmer Angus Eggs boosts black-owned regenerative agriculture

FMCG

Checkers deal with Farmer Angus Eggs boosts black-owned regenerative agriculture

2 Nov 2020

Agriculture

The impact of Covid-19 on small scale farmers

Pertunia Setumo 7 May 2020

Wholesalers requested to provide list of agricultural products

Commodities & Fairtrade

Wholesalers requested to provide list of agricultural products

21 Apr 2020

Why Ghana's smallholders aren't excited by the latest 'Green Revolution'

Agribusiness

Why Ghana's smallholders aren't excited by the latest 'Green Revolution'

Siera Vercillo 14 Apr 2020

Agriculture dept opens up to help small-scale farmers

Agriculture

Agriculture dept opens up to help small-scale farmers

7 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

Sustainable Farming

A look at sustainable farming trends in South Africa

Claudi Nortjé 12 Feb 2020

Three ways farms of the future can feed the planet and heal it too

Agriculture

Three ways farms of the future can feed the planet and heal it too

Karen Rial-Lovera 24 Dec 2019

Farming in South Africa is under threat from climate change. Here's how

Sustainable Farming

Farming in South Africa is under threat from climate change. Here's how

13 Nov 2019

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Agriculture

Invasive alien plants and their impact on water use

Louise Stafford 28 Oct 2019

Bees: How important are they and what would happen if they went extinct

Sustainable Farming

Bees: How important are they and what would happen if they went extinct

Philip Donkersley 21 Aug 2019

Interest rate cut positive for SA agriculture

Agribusiness

Interest rate cut positive for SA agriculture

25 Jul 2019

Agriculture

New growth opportunities for eco-friendly pesticides

19 Jun 2019

Viticulture & Oenology

Vineyard management: Protecting and preparing vines for 2020

20 Jun 2019

Pesticide research must stay transparent and independent

Agriculture

Pesticide research must stay transparent and independent

Sébastien Sauvé 13 May 2019

Why Nigeria should first support rice farmers before it cuts off imports

Agro-processing

Why Nigeria should first support rice farmers before it cuts off imports

Rahman Akintayo Sanusi 15 Jan 2019

IoT is a prerequisite for enabling sustainable development

IoT

IoT is a prerequisite for enabling sustainable development

Reshaad Sha 19 Sep 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

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Agriculture

Hidden danger: Why soil pollution should be a top priority globally

3 May 2018