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Women farmers need a path from subsistence to commercial agriculture

Agriculture

Women farmers need a path from subsistence to commercial agriculture

Zanele Mabelane 20 Aug 2026

Woolworths' Living Soils and HarvestFresh break ground for young farmers in Gauteng

Training

Woolworths' Living Soils and HarvestFresh break ground for young farmers in Gauteng

3 Jul 2026

Rwanda’s tea boom lifts small-scale farmers

Agro-processing

Rwanda’s tea boom lifts small-scale farmers

26 May 2026

Tiger Brands strengthens local agriculture with expanded Hulisani support

Agro-processing

Tiger Brands strengthens local agriculture with expanded Hulisani support

15 Apr 2026

Women farmers highlight barriers to growth at SoilSistas roundtable

Agriculture

Women farmers highlight barriers to growth at SoilSistas roundtable

13 Apr 2026

Nigerian farmers talk about how climate change is affecting staple food crops – and what can help

Agro-processing

Nigerian farmers talk about how climate change is affecting staple food crops – and what can help

Abeeb Babatunde Omotoso and Mojirayo Ayodele 28 Jan 2026

Macadamia farmer turns mentorship into growth engine for small-scale agriculture

Agriculture

Macadamia farmer turns mentorship into growth engine for small-scale agriculture

27 Jan 2026

25 rural women farmers break into SA’s retail, school supply chains

Agriculture

25 rural women farmers break into SA’s retail, school supply chains

2 Jan 2026

#BestofBiz 2025: Agriculture

Agriculture

#BestofBiz 2025: Agriculture

17 Dec 2025

Chris Hani agri show highlights emerging agribusiness opportunities

Agriculture

Chris Hani agri show highlights emerging agribusiness opportunities

2 Dec 2025

Smartphones, women’s rights and coupons: New trends that can boost insurance for African farmers

Agriculture

Smartphones, women’s rights and coupons: New trends that can boost insurance for African farmers

Berber Kramer and Ruth Vargas Hill 17 Nov 2025

Why Africa’s food future depends on its women farmers

Agriculture

Why Africa’s food future depends on its women farmers

Debra Mallowah 13 Nov 2025

One of Thanda’s Food Security Economic Development programme’s farmers harvesting food to sell in her community. Image supplied.

Food, Water & Energy Security

Woolies' R857m effort towards a hunger-free South Africa

28 Oct 2025

CGIAR Gender Conference 2025 highlights need for women’s leadership in food systems

Agriculture

CGIAR Gender Conference 2025 highlights need for women’s leadership in food systems

14 Oct 2025

Women in agriculture: Cultivating growth and transforming communities

Agriculture

Women in agriculture: Cultivating growth and transforming communities

Karabo Mabuza 26 Aug 2025

Agriculture

Local farmers secure Koo Baked Beans supply with Tiger Brands support

14 Jul 2025

AI in agriculture: Will it close or widen the gender gap?

Agriculture

AI in agriculture: Will it close or widen the gender gap?

Wambui Kuria and Niharika Agarwal 29 Oct 2024

Image source: Arjun MJ from

Health & Social Welfare

Pesticides are harming Nigeria: it's time to update the law

Jane Ezirigwe 31 Jul 2023

Source: © Twitter Koo, one of Tiger Brands’ iconic heritage brands, has refreshed its positioning, in response to evolving consumer needs

FMCG

Tiger Brands refreshes iconic heritage brand, Koo

14 Jun 2023

Yellen calls for urgent action to improve food security, climate resilience in Africa

Food, Water & Energy Security

Yellen calls for urgent action to improve food security, climate resilience in Africa

Andrea Shalal 25 Jan 2023

Source: Supplied.

Finance

Gates Foundation calls for bold and immediate action at COP27

9 Nov 2022

Source: Pula Advisors.

Insurance & Actuarial

Closing the gender gap in digital microinsurance among women smallholders in Africa

Katja Hamilton 18 Nov 2022

Empowering women to boost Africa's water security

Food, Water & Energy Security

Empowering women to boost Africa's water security

Caroline Mwongera 26 Sep 2022

Global Citizen announces the 2022 winners of Global Citizen Prize and Cisco Youth Leadership Award

Food, Water & Energy Security

Global Citizen announces the 2022 winners of Global Citizen Prize and Cisco Youth Leadership Award

Issued by OnPoint PR 12 May 2022

Source: © socialmediaweek.og

Branding

Purpose-led brands need all elements of environment, sustainability and governance

Katlego Mashishi 11 Apr 2022

How leveraging technology can help African farmers weather climate change

Agri Tech

How leveraging technology can help African farmers weather climate change

5 Apr 2022

Sowing the seeds of change: Advancing the interests of women agripreneurs through collaborative conversations

Agriculture

Sowing the seeds of change: Advancing the interests of women agripreneurs through collaborative conversations

Issued by Gordon Institute of Business Science 25 Mar 2022

Discrimination of women in agriculture remains a challenge

Agriculture

Discrimination of women in agriculture remains a challenge

9 Mar 2022

Woolies raises R2.5m to boost South Africa's food security

Food, Water & Energy Security

Woolies raises R2.5m to boost South Africa's food security

23 Feb 2022

Storytelling event spotlights achievements in African agricultural research

Agriculture

Storytelling event spotlights achievements in African agricultural research

20 Jan 2022

A food systems approach: Setting the table to address agriculture's triple challenge

Agriculture

A food systems approach: Setting the table to address agriculture's triple challenge

Issued by Gordon Institute of Business Science 1 Dec 2021

Source: Supplied

ESG

PepsiCo expands partnerships to advance food security in sub-Saharan Africa

17 Nov 2021

Roundtable to address agriculture food system challenges and policies

Agriculture

Roundtable to address agriculture food system challenges and policies

11 Nov 2021

Climate activists picket at parliament, accuse COP26 of excluding African farmers

Climate Change

Climate activists picket at parliament, accuse COP26 of excluding African farmers

Marecia Damons 8 Nov 2021

Growing women into flourishing farmers

Agriculture

Growing women into flourishing farmers

Issued by Gordon Institute of Business Science 17 Sep 2021

The 2021 World Food Prize recognises that fish are key for reducing hunger and malnutrition

Food Security

The 2021 World Food Prize recognises that fish are key for reducing hunger and malnutrition

Ben Belton 26 May 2021

Gibs-Corteva roundtable conversation: Humble hustlers - anecdotes from accomplished farmers

Agribusiness

Gibs-Corteva roundtable conversation: Humble hustlers - anecdotes from accomplished farmers

Issued by Gordon Institute of Business Science 11 May 2021

Creating an enabling environment for women entrepreneurs in agriculture

Agribusiness

Creating an enabling environment for women entrepreneurs in agriculture

Issued by Gordon Institute of Business Science 30 Mar 2021

Gibs/Corteva Agriscience programme for women in agriculture kicks off

Agribusiness

Gibs/Corteva Agriscience programme for women in agriculture kicks off

Issued by Gordon Institute of Business Science 26 Feb 2021

Africa's emerging entrepreneurs to showcase solutions

Community

Africa's emerging entrepreneurs to showcase solutions

27 Aug 2020

#WomensMonth: Takalani Netshitenzhe of Vodacom SA highlights how women can shine in the tech industry

ICT

#WomensMonth: Takalani Netshitenzhe of Vodacom SA highlights how women can shine in the tech industry

Evan-Lee Courie 14 Aug 2020

Nigeria needs to close the financial inclusion gap for women smallholder farmers

Agriculture

Nigeria needs to close the financial inclusion gap for women smallholder farmers

Olayinka Adegbite, Elizabeth Mkandawire and Lepepeule Machethe 9 Mar 2020

Entrepreneurship initiative empowering SA's vital emerging farmers

Agribusiness

Entrepreneurship initiative empowering SA's vital emerging farmers

Issued by Coronation 4 Feb 2020

Community-owned Somkhanda Game Reserve a Big Five conservation success

Environment & Natural Resources

Community-owned Somkhanda Game Reserve a Big Five conservation success

12 Dec 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

Research

Global uncertainty continues to slow growth in Africa's economies

11 Oct 2019

Agriculture

5 ways women farmers can succeed in agriculture

26 Aug 2019

How Vodacom is adapting its CSI approach to changing conditions

ESG & Sustainability

How Vodacom is adapting its CSI approach to changing conditions

25 Apr 2019

Skills development summit considers agriculture

Agriculture

Skills development summit considers agriculture

Deidre Louw 18 Mar 2019

R800m committed to provide support to women, youth farmers to ready them for planting season

Agribusiness

R800m committed to provide support to women, youth farmers to ready them for planting season

6 Nov 2018