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World Soil Day: Reviving South Africa’s soils for a sustainable future

Research & Development

World Soil Day: Reviving South Africa’s soils for a sustainable future

3 days

Soil and water: An inseparable partnership in a changing agricultural landscape

Research & Development

Soil and water: An inseparable partnership in a changing agricultural landscape

Prof Driekie Fourie 4 Dec 2025

Supported by Property Point, the 15 Black-owned SMEs presented their climate-resilient, socially inclusive solutions at the 2025 Green Building Convention in Cape Town. Image supplied.

ESG & Sustainability

How these 15 Black-owned SMEs highlight inclusive sustainability

17 Nov 2025

What will it take to make Africa food secure? G20 group points to trade, resilient supply chains and sustainable farming

Agriculture

What will it take to make Africa food secure? G20 group points to trade, resilient supply chains and sustainable farming

Wandile Sihlobo 11 Nov 2025

Where profit meets planet: The business of climate-resilient food production

Agriculture

Where profit meets planet: The business of climate-resilient food production

Daneel Rossouw 10 Nov 2025

Can technology make Africa a global agricultural powerhouse?

Agriculture

Can technology make Africa a global agricultural powerhouse?

6 Nov 2025

Source: Supplied

Food Security

Why African agriculture is central to solving world hunger and climate issues

23 Oct 2025

East Africa's dairy sector receives $358m for climate-resilient transformation

Agro-processing

East Africa's dairy sector receives $358m for climate-resilient transformation

17 Oct 2025

Higher Education

UFS to introduce new engineering degrees in agriculture and ecology

10 Sep 2025

Backing Africa’s climate-smart agriculture: Why finance must lead the way

Agribusiness

Backing Africa’s climate-smart agriculture: Why finance must lead the way

Leon Kotze 20 Aug 2025

Source: Süleyman Sahan via

Agriculture

New irrigation plots expand climate-smart farming in Chisumbanje

23 Jul 2025

Nampo Cape 2025 to showcase smart tech for sustainable agriculture

Agriculture

Nampo Cape 2025 to showcase smart tech for sustainable agriculture

18 Jul 2025

Precision breeding powers climate resilience in SA

Agriculture

Precision breeding powers climate resilience in SA

15 Jul 2025

Diale Tilo, Executive Director, Kgodiso Development Fund.

Agriculture

Digging into the past to grow tomorrow: How young people are reshaping SA’s agri sector

Diale Tilo 23 Jun 2025

3 innovations set to transform South Africa’s food system by 2040

Agriculture

3 innovations set to transform South Africa’s food system by 2040

11 Jun 2025

Gugu Mthembu is the CMO at Telkom. Source: Supplied.

Cannes Lions

#AfricaMonth: Telkom's Gugu Mthembu takes African perspective to #Cannes2025 jury

Karabo Ledwaba 5 May 2025

Telkom, partners introduce smart agritech, transforming SA wine

Agri Tech

Telkom, partners introduce smart agritech, transforming SA wine

14 Mar 2025

See: Telkom launches smart agritech initiative for wine industry innovation

Agri Tech

See: Telkom launches smart agritech initiative for wine industry innovation

13 Mar 2025

Technology and sustainable farming can contain the cost-price squeeze

Agri Tech

Technology and sustainable farming can contain the cost-price squeeze

John Hudson 9 Oct 2024

Qualcomm unveils shortlisted startups for Make in Africa 2024

Awards

Qualcomm unveils shortlisted startups for Make in Africa 2024

24 Apr 2024

Cybersecurity in agriculture: A critical factor for South Africa's food security

Agriculture

Cybersecurity in agriculture: A critical factor for South Africa's food security

7 Mar 2024

Fire-smart farming: How the crops we plant could help reduce the risk of wildfires on agricultural landscapes

Agriculture

Fire-smart farming: How the crops we plant could help reduce the risk of wildfires on agricultural landscapes

Tim Curran, Md Azharul Alam, Tanmayi Pagadala and Thomas Maxwell 31 Oct 2023

Eskom, the Netherlands to collaborate on Grootvlei Power Station transition

Sustainability

Eskom, the Netherlands to collaborate on Grootvlei Power Station transition

21 Jun 2023

Smart farming project to boost KZN food security

Food Security

Smart farming project to boost KZN food security

22 May 2023

How GPS field design can lead to more efficient farming

Agri Tech

How GPS field design can lead to more efficient farming

Issued by KAP 2 Feb 2022

To make agriculture more climate-friendly, carbon farming needs clear rules

Sustainable Farming

To make agriculture more climate-friendly, carbon farming needs clear rules

Laura van der Pol, Dale Manning, Francesca Cotrufo and Megan Machmuller 2 Jul 2021

The future of telcos: Invest in value-added services

Telecoms & Networks

The future of telcos: Invest in value-added services

Karishma Sewduth, Issued by Israel Trade Office to South Africa 1 Jun 2021

AlphaCode awards R2m to fintech startups

Entrepreneurship

AlphaCode awards R2m to fintech startups

14 May 2021

Public-private partnerships to provide nutritional food to communities

Agriculture

Public-private partnerships to provide nutritional food to communities

15 Apr 2021

Kgaugelo Maphai launches Matrix Communication Group

Marketing

Kgaugelo Maphai launches Matrix Communication Group

3 Sep 2020

Sustainable Farming

A look at sustainable farming trends in South Africa

Claudi Nortjé 12 Feb 2020

Africa Agri Tech puts the spotlight on science and technology in 2020

Agri Tech

Africa Agri Tech puts the spotlight on science and technology in 2020

3 Dec 2019

Agri Tech

FarmSmart, Amido partner to launch new mobile app for African farmers

30 Oct 2019

Why telco transformation is critical to IoT adoption in Africa

Telecoms & Networks

Why telco transformation is critical to IoT adoption in Africa

20 Jun 2019

Sustainable Farming

New WWF Nedbank Green Trust water project brings KNP, smallholder farmers together

18 Feb 2019

SAB Foundation awards SA's most promising social innovators with R12.5m

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

SAB Foundation awards SA's most promising social innovators with R12.5m

16 Oct 2018

Farmer2Market programme unlocks market opportunities for small farmers

Agriculture

Farmer2Market programme unlocks market opportunities for small farmers

16 Oct 2018

Rice fields in Madagascar. There is a project in the country to increase climate resilience in the rice sector. Shutterstock

Agriculture

The private sector, agriculture and climate change. Connecting the dots

Richard J.T. Klein 15 Oct 2018

Smart farming technologies innovate on production quality

Agri Tech

Smart farming technologies innovate on production quality

23 Jul 2018

Why agribusinesses see IoT data security as a challenge

Agriculture

Why agribusinesses see IoT data security as a challenge

20 Jun 2018

Challenges and opportunities as the fourth industrial revolution bring change to agriculture

Agriculture

Challenges and opportunities as the fourth industrial revolution bring change to agriculture

8 May 2018

Investment in agriculture helps tackle pressing SDGs

Agriculture

Investment in agriculture helps tackle pressing SDGs

25 Apr 2018

Agriculture

Can the digital revolution transform agriculture?

Heinz Strubenhoff and Roy Parizat 8 Mar 2018

Spotlight on Africa's disruptive technologies

Technology

Spotlight on Africa's disruptive technologies

2 Mar 2018

Interest grows in smart farms

Agri Tech

Interest grows in smart farms

Nick Hedley 20 Feb 2018

Five major trends in South Africa's agro-food system

Trends

Five major trends in South Africa's agro-food system

John Purchase 12 Jan 2018

Ready or not, technology rings the changes for African agricultural sector

Trends

Ready or not, technology rings the changes for African agricultural sector

Josua Taljaard 11 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Investing in efficiency of Africa's small-scale farmers a game changer

Trends

#BizTrends2018: Investing in efficiency of Africa's small-scale farmers a game changer

Ashley Boag 8 Jan 2018