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How Zambia could achieve breadbasket status

How Zambia could achieve breadbasket status

20 Apr 2017

Zeder aims to level portfolio

Zeder aims to level portfolio

Marc Hasenfuss 11 Apr 2017

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Agritech Expo Zambia to offer workshops on armyworm and aquaculture

10 Apr 2017

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MasterCard assists 1.1 million African smallholder farmers

7 Mar 2017

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SADC farmers call for urgent regional action to help control Fall armyworm infestation

27 Feb 2017

Armyworms are wreaking havoc in Southern Africa. Why it's a big deal

Armyworms are wreaking havoc in Southern Africa. Why it's a big deal

Kenneth Wilson 14 Feb 2017

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Southern Africa battles armyworm invasion

Lameck Masina 23 Jan 2017

diego_cue via - Train on the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe

Overland freight costs strangle trade with neighbours, study shows

Karl Gernetzky 6 Jan 2017

Addressing lack of access to seeds for smallholder farmers

Addressing lack of access to seeds for smallholder farmers

6 Dec 2016

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Africa hit worst by extreme weather in 2015

9 Nov 2016

Internet.org awards African innovation

Internet.org awards African innovation

3 Oct 2016

4th Addis Agrofood Exhibition in Ethiopia

4th Addis Agrofood Exhibition in Ethiopia

27 Sep 2016

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Agribusiness congress comes to Kampala

22 Sep 2016

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Big business opportunities ahead for Africa - McKinsey

16 Sep 2016

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Weather forecast for southern Africa predicts good rainfall this season

Admire Ndhlovu 13 Sep 2016

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Web TV aims to boost youth interest in African farming

8 Sep 2016

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Drought-ravaged SADC grapples with seed shortages

Sifelani Tsiko 5 Sep 2016

Exciting future for continent that accesses the power of Internet of Things

Exciting future for continent that accesses the power of Internet of Things

Brett Parker 16 Aug 2016

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Pioneer is growing its hybrid corn seed scheme further into Africa

Tshepiso Mokhema 11 Aug 2016

#YouthMonth: From humble beginnings to the cover of Forbes Africa

#YouthMonth: From humble beginnings to the cover of Forbes Africa

Nicci Botha 22 Jun 2016

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Growing bamboo market in Africa

Zipporah Musau 17 May 2016

New project helps African farmers address stresses in maize farming

New project helps African farmers address stresses in maize farming

23 Mar 2016

USAID Africa Bureau via

Warning against worsening El Nino-related drought

7 Mar 2016

Sanna Pudas via

Germans excited about Zambian agri sector

1 Mar 2016

Zambia's farming community to gather for Agritech Expo

Zambia's farming community to gather for Agritech Expo

22 Jan 2016

Oxfam East Africa via

Poor nutrition stalks SADC

Hlupekile Nkunika 31 Dec 2015

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Yara expands investment in Africa

7 Dec 2015

TBIT via

INTL FCStone's Stuart Ponder addresses Africa Breakfast Club

1 Dec 2015

Drought behind Tongaat Hulett profit fall

Drought behind Tongaat Hulett profit fall

17 Nov 2015

Massey Ferguson introduces new entry-level tractors for Africa and Middle East

Massey Ferguson introduces new entry-level tractors for Africa and Middle East

13 Nov 2015

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How Zambia could achieve breadbasket status

AgricultureHow Zambia could achieve breadbasket status

20 Apr 2017

Zeder aims to level portfolio

AgricultureZeder aims to level portfolio

Marc Hasenfuss 11 Apr 2017

US Department of State via

AgricultureAgritech Expo Zambia to offer workshops on armyworm and aquaculture

10 Apr 2017

Image by 123RF

Marketing & MediaMasterCard assists 1.1 million African smallholder farmers

7 Mar 2017

Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility via

AgricultureSADC farmers call for urgent regional action to help control Fall armyworm infestation

27 Feb 2017

Armyworms are wreaking havoc in Southern Africa. Why it's a big deal

AgricultureArmyworms are wreaking havoc in Southern Africa. Why it's a big deal

Kenneth Wilson 14 Feb 2017

ChriKo via

AgricultureSouthern Africa battles armyworm invasion

Lameck Masina 23 Jan 2017

diego_cue via - Train on the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe

AgricultureOverland freight costs strangle trade with neighbours, study shows

Karl Gernetzky 6 Jan 2017

Addressing lack of access to seeds for smallholder farmers

AgricultureAddressing lack of access to seeds for smallholder farmers

6 Dec 2016

Image by 123RF

Marketing & MediaAfrica hit worst by extreme weather in 2015

9 Nov 2016

Internet.org awards African innovation

ICTInternet.org awards African innovation

3 Oct 2016

4th Addis Agrofood Exhibition in Ethiopia

Agriculture4th Addis Agrofood Exhibition in Ethiopia

27 Sep 2016

Image by 123RF

Marketing & MediaAgribusiness congress comes to Kampala

22 Sep 2016

Image by 123RF

Marketing & MediaBig business opportunities ahead for Africa - McKinsey

16 Sep 2016

ljvdbos0 via

AgricultureWeather forecast for southern Africa predicts good rainfall this season

Admire Ndhlovu 13 Sep 2016

Image by 123RF

Marketing & MediaWeb TV aims to boost youth interest in African farming

8 Sep 2016

condesign via

AgricultureDrought-ravaged SADC grapples with seed shortages

Sifelani Tsiko 5 Sep 2016

Exciting future for continent that accesses the power of Internet of Things

Marketing & MediaExciting future for continent that accesses the power of Internet of Things

Brett Parker 16 Aug 2016

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RetailPioneer is growing its hybrid corn seed scheme further into Africa

Tshepiso Mokhema 11 Aug 2016

#YouthMonth: From humble beginnings to the cover of Forbes Africa

Energy & Mining#YouthMonth: From humble beginnings to the cover of Forbes Africa

Nicci Botha 22 Jun 2016

Image by 123RF

Marketing & MediaGrowing bamboo market in Africa

Zipporah Musau 17 May 2016

New project helps African farmers address stresses in maize farming

AgricultureNew project helps African farmers address stresses in maize farming

23 Mar 2016

USAID Africa Bureau via

AgricultureWarning against worsening El Nino-related drought

7 Mar 2016

Sanna Pudas via

AgricultureGermans excited about Zambian agri sector

1 Mar 2016

Zambia's farming community to gather for Agritech Expo

AgricultureZambia's farming community to gather for Agritech Expo

22 Jan 2016

Oxfam East Africa via

AgriculturePoor nutrition stalks SADC

Hlupekile Nkunika 31 Dec 2015

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AgricultureYara expands investment in Africa

7 Dec 2015

TBIT via

AgricultureINTL FCStone's Stuart Ponder addresses Africa Breakfast Club

1 Dec 2015

Fluglotse2000 via - Huge sugar cane fields along the East Coast, north from Durban.

AgricultureDrought behind Tongaat Hulett profit fall

17 Nov 2015

MF 385 4WD (85hp) pulling a 3-furrow conventional plough

AgricultureMassey Ferguson introduces new entry-level tractors for Africa and Middle East

13 Nov 2015

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AgricultureSouthern African grain stakeholders establishes regional platform

6 Oct 2015

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AgricultureNew joint venture in distribution to support AGCO brands in Zambia

2 Oct 2015

Yara Prize awards African change agents

AgricultureYara Prize awards African change agents

29 Sep 2015

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AgricultureBayer and AGCO join forces to drive the Future Farm in Zambia

27 May 2015

Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Senzeni Zokwana will chair a workshop on food production in SADC countries alongside New Zealand High Commissioner Richard Mann. Image: GCIS

GovernmentWorkshop to help SADC countries improve food production

1 Sep 2014

Unicef's David Anthony says that education and investing in children are vital components in Africa's struggle to survive and develop its huge consumer market potential. Image: Unicef

FinanceCould Africa become like China?

Jana Marais 19 Aug 2014

Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies is confident that the Africa Growth and Opportunities Act will be renewed and that the local production of movies in South Africa will increase. Image: GCIS

GovernmentPostive results likely from US-Africa summit says Davies

13 Aug 2014

AECI's Mark Dytor is looking for opportunities in other parts of the world because of strikes in SA and the weak state of the economy. Image: AECI

ManufacturingAECI plans to reduce its reliance on a weak SA

Nick Hedley 30 Jul 2014

Johan van Zyl blamed Sanlam Sky's poor performance on the strike among platinum miners. Image:

FinanceSanlam looking to invest in Africa, South-East Asia

Phakamisa Ndzamela 6 Jun 2014

Packaging in SA is always changing shape

ManufacturingPackaging in SA is always changing shape

Mark Allix 2 Jun 2014