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 | LOUIS VAN RAVESTEYN The African Continental Free-Trade Area could accelerate the development of sub-Saharan Africa's agricultural sector and help the continent to become self-sufficient in food production... read |
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 | THEO BOSHOFF It may be a bit of a cliché, but if there is a silver lining to be found in the post-Covid economic situation it is the following; policymakers and the industry must put aside ideological differences and adopt a more practical approach to land reform, agricultural development and other economic policies... Read |
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 | A promising new test for Johne's disease in dairy cattle has been developed at the Institute for Global Food Security and School of Biological Sciences at Queen's University Belfast... Read |
| Commercial Fishing |
 | HENRIK ÖSTERBLOM In my career as a marine biologist, I've been fortunate enough to visit some of the most remote islands in the world. These beautiful places continue to remind me why I have this job in the first place... Read |
| Forestry |
 | As a sustainably farmed resource that stores carbon, wood is increasingly being used not only in the built environment for houses and high-rises but also for its cellulose, lignin and sugars... Read |
| Research & Development |
 | CHRIS BRYANT Cultured meat made from animal cells without animal slaughter has been approved for sale for the first time... Read |
| Sustainability |
 | Nestlé has announced the launch of its Skimmelkrans Net Zero Carbon Emissions Project - a project set to create the company's first carbon-neutral dairy farm, located in George, South Africa... Read |
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 | TAU MASHIGO The digital revolution has officially engaged a higher gear, raising a great deal of curiosity and speculation on technological innovation, adoption, AI and the future of the digital economy... Read |
 | Total electricity generation in Africa stood at 870TWh in 2019, an increase of 2.9% from 846TWh in 2018. Africa's electricity generation capacity has grown at an average of 4.8% per annum since 2008... Read |
 | Informal retail micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) across the Eastern and Southern Africa Region (ESAR) are set to receive a technological and operational boost for their businesses, thanks to Nestlé, Nomanini and Standard Bank... Read |
 | BENJAMIN KAGINA Scientists are working around the clock to develop and test vaccines against SARS-CoV-2, the causative agent of Covid-19... Read |
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 | Applications are now open for The Global Young Innovators Programme - an exciting opportunity for young South African entrepreneurs and innovators to gain support for their business idea while tackling global issues... Read |
 | YAEL GEFFEN By supporting local businesses, we are in turn supporting the local economy and ensuring that significantly more money enters and stays within the community... Read |
 | COLIN TIMMIS Small and medium enterprises tend to take the hardest knocks in an economic downturn. Nothing illustrates this better than the unravelling impact of Covid-19, which left many SMEs teetering on the edge of collapse... Read |
 | RUTH COOPER One of the latest endeavours to emerge from South Africa's burgeoning cannabis industry is the launch of the Cheeba Cannabis Academy... Read |
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