Phosphorus | Bizcommunity

Phosphorus | Bizcommunity

News

Nederburg winery cuts municipal water use with new irrigation system

Viticulture & Oenology

Nederburg winery cuts municipal water use with new irrigation system

2 days

#WomensMonth: The women shaping the future of food security in South Africa

Food, Water & Energy Security

#WomensMonth: The women shaping the future of food security in South Africa

Maroefah Smith 29 Aug 2025

FAO forecasts record highs for global food crops amid market uncertainty

Commodities & Fairtrade

FAO forecasts record highs for global food crops amid market uncertainty

12 Jun 2025

Preventing and managing chronic kidney disease, by Medshield

Noncommunicable diseases

Preventing and managing chronic kidney disease, by Medshield

Issued by Stone 15 Apr 2025

"Lost crops" provide unique opportunity for food security in Africa

Food Security

"Lost crops" provide unique opportunity for food security in Africa

Zoë Karl-Waithaka 28 Jun 2024

FAO foresees stable food commodity markets amid 2024/25 outlook

Commodities & Fairtrade

FAO foresees stable food commodity markets amid 2024/25 outlook

14 Jun 2024

A battery price war is kicking off that could soon make electric cars cheaper. Here’s how

Fuel & Energy

A battery price war is kicking off that could soon make electric cars cheaper. Here’s how

Muhammad Rizwan Azhar, Waqas Uzair, Yasir Arafat 26 Mar 2024

Healthy habits your dentist wishes you would follow

Dentistry

Healthy habits your dentist wishes you would follow

Issued by Intercare 2 Oct 2023

Transforming African agriculture: Investing in solutions to maximise farm-level productivity

Agro-processing

Transforming African agriculture: Investing in solutions to maximise farm-level productivity

19 Apr 2023

Phosphorus supply is increasingly disrupted - we are sleepwalking into a global food crisis

Agro-processing

Phosphorus supply is increasingly disrupted - we are sleepwalking into a global food crisis

Julia Martin-Ortega, Brent Jacobs and Dana Cordell 21 Dec 2022

'One Water' paradigm shift gaining momentum in water industry - report

Food, Water & Energy Security

'One Water' paradigm shift gaining momentum in water industry - report

9 Sep 2022

Flanders government delegation pays official visit to Heineken SA's Sedibeng Brewery water reclamation plant

FMCG

Flanders government delegation pays official visit to Heineken SA's Sedibeng Brewery water reclamation plant

Issued by Heineken South Africa 19 Apr 2022

Source: Herney via

Agri Tech

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

Asaf Tzachor 31 Mar 2022

Crop nutrition for plants: The key to higher crop yields

Agriculture

Crop nutrition for plants: The key to higher crop yields

Issued by Starbright 9 Jul 2021

Webinar sheds light on holistic management of grapevines

Viticulture & Oenology

Webinar sheds light on holistic management of grapevines

Carin Venter 12 Mar 2021

We found a way to turn urine into solid fertiliser - it could make farming more sustainable

Agriculture

We found a way to turn urine into solid fertiliser - it could make farming more sustainable

Prithvi Simha, Björn Vinnerås and Jenna Senecal 10 Nov 2020

Climate threats spark exciting research into drought tolerant crops

Agriculture

Climate threats spark exciting research into drought tolerant crops

5 Nov 2020

Insights from Senegal: Involving farmers in research is key to boosting agriculture

Research & Development

Insights from Senegal: Involving farmers in research is key to boosting agriculture

10 Feb 2020

Subsidies are key to better fertiliser access, study shows

Agriculture

Subsidies are key to better fertiliser access, study shows

Inga Vesper 22 Aug 2019

Wealth from waste - three ways pollution can be turned into something useful

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Wealth from waste - three ways pollution can be turned into something useful

Maria Sotenko 11 Apr 2019

Cutting nitrogen fertiliser amounts raise rice yields

Agriculture

Cutting nitrogen fertiliser amounts raise rice yields

Paul Adepoju 29 Mar 2019

Wastewater is an asset - it contains nutrients, energy and precious metals, and scientists are learning how to recover them

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Wastewater is an asset - it contains nutrients, energy and precious metals, and scientists are learning how to recover them

Yalin Li 20 Mar 2019

Connecting food waste and sanitation services can help African farmers

Sustainable Farming

Connecting food waste and sanitation services can help African farmers

Federico Davila, Alice Mweetwa, Dana Cordell, Frank Mnthambala, Gudina Tucho, Ruben Sakrabani 4 Mar 2019

A new way to curb nitrogen pollution: Regulate fertiliser producers, not just farmers

Agriculture

A new way to curb nitrogen pollution: Regulate fertiliser producers, not just farmers

David Kanter 21 Jan 2019

SA student produces world's first bio-brick made using human urine

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

SA student produces world's first bio-brick made using human urine

24 Oct 2018

Reinvigorated Nkomati Anthracite shows promise

Mining

Reinvigorated Nkomati Anthracite shows promise

4 Apr 2018

Agriculture

Why the world is scrambling to grow hemp

Arné Verhoef 3 Jan 2018

Materials & Equipment

Who knew pee was valuable?

Dave Chambers 7 Dec 2017

#UrbanAgri: Getting a head start on the growing season

Agriculture

#UrbanAgri: Getting a head start on the growing season

14 Aug 2017

The challenge ahead: Harnessing gene editing to sustainable agriculture

Agriculture

The challenge ahead: Harnessing gene editing to sustainable agriculture

Nteranya Sanginga 31 Mar 2017

Phosphorus is vital for life on Earth - and we're running low

Agriculture

Phosphorus is vital for life on Earth - and we're running low

Vera Thoss 30 Mar 2017

Ghazi Al Jabri via - Use of treated wastewater for agriculture in Jordan

Sustainable Farming

Maximising the potential of wastewater in agriculture

23 Mar 2017

walkersalmanac via

Agriculture

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

Matthew Wallenstein 17 Feb 2017

Kate Holt/AusAID via

Agriculture

Can organic farming improve food security for SA's poor communities?

27 Jan 2017

Pork is healthy, in moderation

FMCG

Pork is healthy, in moderation

6 Jan 2017

edisonjimenez10 via

Agro-processing

Soil quality requires a complex approach

Frank Winder 8 Nov 2016

Sustainable Farming

CSIR puts price tag on the impact of algae on irrigation costs

28 Jun 2016

#WeeklyWineWrap: 19th-century fine wine turns up at Czech castle

Food & Wine

#WeeklyWineWrap: 19th-century fine wine turns up at Czech castle

Anna-Bet Stemmet 13 Jun 2016

Research shows vitamin D deficiency puts HIV-positive Africans at risk

HIV/AIDS

Research shows vitamin D deficiency puts HIV-positive Africans at risk

2 Jun 2016

By Edukeralam, Navaneeth Krishnan S –

Circular Economy & Waste Management

How nanotechnology can help us grow more food using less energy and water

Ramesh Raliya and Pratim Biswas 26 May 2016

Sustainable Farming

UFS researcher: Cows hold solution to SA's power crisis

Jeanette Chabalala, News24 28 Jan 2016

Nutrition Week initiative successful

ESG

Nutrition Week initiative successful

21 Oct 2015

Putting nature back in natural sugar

FMCG

Putting nature back in natural sugar

25 May 2015

The time is ripe to expand into the continent and abroad says Smillie

Agriculture

The time is ripe to expand into the continent and abroad says Smillie

21 Jan 2015

Cowspiracy returns to The Labia

Film

Cowspiracy returns to The Labia

20 Jan 2015

Hazardous fuel additive raises its head

Fuel & Energy

Hazardous fuel additive raises its head

David Furlonger 5 May 2014

Copper serves multiple purposes - Swanepoel

Materials & Equipment

Copper serves multiple purposes - Swanepoel

23 Jul 2013

Three things I didn't know about cheese

Food & Wine

Three things I didn't know about cheese

Ilse van den Berg 2 May 2013

Using waste-water as fertiliser

Technology

Using waste-water as fertiliser

29 Oct 2012

Yale research offers new way to see inside solids

Medtech

Yale research offers new way to see inside solids

Eric Gershon 20 Mar 2012