The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform has processed almost 5,000 applications from claimants since President Jacob Zuma assented to a law that re-opened the lodgement of land claims. Read more >>
The African Innovation Foundation (AIF) is calling on all African innovators to submit their entries for the fourth edition of the Innovation Prize for Africa (IPA) competition. Read more >>
Sixteen top agricultural economics and agribusiness students from major universities across the country have been selected to take part in the Agbiz Student Case Competition. Read more >>
Although it is estimated that irrigation alone could increase output by up to 50%, one of the biggest challenges facing the Kenyan agriculture industry is outdated technology... Read more >>
The recent ruling to protect the rooibos trademark under the Geographical Indicators (GI) framework of South Africa's intellectual property (IP) laws is a major step in protecting South African products, that could boost economic growth and competitiveness. Read more >>
JSE-listed AECI plans to start producing explosives in Australia by year-end‚ as the chemicals and explosives firm looks to reduce its reliance on South Africa's weak mining and manufacturing sectors. Read more >>
The motives behind Rural Development and Land Reform Minister Gugile Nkwinti's comments regarding foreign land ownership in South Africa are unclear as South Africa currently does not have a problem with foreign buyers crowding out local buyers. Read more >>
Most of the challenges currently confronting South African agriculture can be resolved by taking an integrated approach to the greatest of them all - global food security. Read more >>
The New Forests Company has secured from the Rwanda government a concession agreement to sustainably harvest and replant 10,000 hectares of mature commercial timber species. Read more >>
'Closing the gender gap in agricultural inputs alone could lift 100- to 150-million people out of hunger' - Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations. Read more >>
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