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Winners revealed for inaugural South African Startup and Investor Awards

Awards

Winners revealed for inaugural South African Startup and Investor Awards

9 Nov 2023

New OECD-FAO report maps future trends in global food production, trade

Commodities & Fairtrade

New OECD-FAO report maps future trends in global food production, trade

6 Jul 2023

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Agro-processing

Global food prices hold steady in November

8 Dec 2022

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Banking

African Development Bank extends €121m food-production loan to Senegal to cushion impacts of war in Ukraine

11 Jul 2022

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Agriculture

How Russia-Ukraine conflict could influence Africa's food supplies

Wandile Sihlobo 25 Feb 2022

#BizTrends2022: Despite climate change concerns, bright outlook for agriculture

Trends

#BizTrends2022: Despite climate change concerns, bright outlook for agriculture

Maluta Netshaulu 5 Jan 2022

How the South African government can boost its credibility in the agricultural sector

Agribusiness

How the South African government can boost its credibility in the agricultural sector

Wandile Sihlobo 6 Sep 2021

New targets to protect biodiversity must include farmers and agriculture

Sustainable Farming

New targets to protect biodiversity must include farmers and agriculture

Anja Gassner, Philip Dobie and Terry Sunderland 7 Jun 2021

Food inflation fuelling rising inflation figures

Agribusiness

Food inflation fuelling rising inflation figures

Ian van Niekerk 28 May 2021

New targets to protect biodiversity must include farmers and agriculture

Agriculture

New targets to protect biodiversity must include farmers and agriculture

Anja Gassner, Philip Dobie and Terry Sunderland 4 Feb 2021

Funding Accelerator Programme spearheads growth and resilience in 141 township SMMEs in Gauteng

Funding

Funding Accelerator Programme spearheads growth and resilience in 141 township SMMEs in Gauteng

Issued by SAICA 15 Dec 2020

AfDB unveils strategy roadmap to safeguard food security

Food Security

AfDB unveils strategy roadmap to safeguard food security

9 Jun 2020

#LockdownLessons: Montsho Sustainable Project is helping the ecosystem

Entrepreneurship

#LockdownLessons: Montsho Sustainable Project is helping the ecosystem

Evan-Lee Courie 7 May 2020

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Food Security

Mitigating Covid-19's impact on Africa's food systems

Atsuko Toda and Dr Martin Fregene 17 Apr 2020

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Food Security

Covid-19 could put pressure on agri inputs

17 Apr 2020

African farmers lose export market access amidst Covid-19 crisis

Agriculture

African farmers lose export market access amidst Covid-19 crisis

16 Apr 2020

Why Ghana's smallholders aren't excited by the latest 'Green Revolution'

Agribusiness

Why Ghana's smallholders aren't excited by the latest 'Green Revolution'

Siera Vercillo 14 Apr 2020

Getting women in the driver's seat of Africa's agribusiness revolution

Agribusiness

Getting women in the driver's seat of Africa's agribusiness revolution

Mariam Yinusa and Edward Mabaya 25 Nov 2019

Maize production holds great potential for the African continent

Agriculture

Maize production holds great potential for the African continent

24 Oct 2019

Agro-processing

Crop planting drive to improve KZN food security

11 Sep 2019

Why poor storage and handling are to blame for Uganda's poor quality seed

Agribusiness

Why poor storage and handling are to blame for Uganda's poor quality seed

Nathan Fiala 15 Feb 2019

FAO seeks $940m to meet needs of food-insecure populations in more than 30 countries

Food Security

FAO seeks $940m to meet needs of food-insecure populations in more than 30 countries

12 Feb 2019

How investment in irrigation is paying off for Ethiopia's economy

Agriculture

How investment in irrigation is paying off for Ethiopia's economy

Gebisa Ejeta 18 Jan 2019

Africa farmers need finance that is focused on the entire value chain

Agriculture

Africa farmers need finance that is focused on the entire value chain

6 Dec 2018

Agribusiness

An SA agribusiness appoints MiX Telematics as its telematics provider

28 Nov 2018

DAFF to collate farmer register from 2018 to 2021

Agribusiness

DAFF to collate farmer register from 2018 to 2021

5 Nov 2018

Investing in agricultural sector, key to curb poverty

Food Security

Investing in agricultural sector, key to curb poverty

2 Nov 2018

Nigeria's Alosfarm beta tests big data platform

Agri Tech

Nigeria's Alosfarm beta tests big data platform

30 Aug 2018

Zambia's eMsika helping farmers buy agricultural inputs

Agri Tech

Zambia's eMsika helping farmers buy agricultural inputs

Tom Jackson 4 Jun 2018

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Agriculture

Why merely owning land isn't enough to empower Africa's women farmers

Agnes Andersson Djurfeldt 16 May 2018

Reforms to diesel tax refund system could hold welcome relief for struggling SA farmers

Agriculture

Reforms to diesel tax refund system could hold welcome relief for struggling SA farmers

9 May 2018

Agriculture

Can the digital revolution transform agriculture?

Heinz Strubenhoff and Roy Parizat 8 Mar 2018

How Nigeria's Thrive Agric is crowdfunding farmers

Agriculture

How Nigeria's Thrive Agric is crowdfunding farmers

Tom Jackson 13 Feb 2018

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Food Security

Towards a food-secure Africa

Raphael Obonyo 12 Feb 2018

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Agriculture

Transforming vulnerability into resilience: $1.06bn needed to rebuild agriculture, combat hunger in 26 countries

9 Feb 2018

Listeria is jumping the system

Agro-processing

Listeria is jumping the system

Elmarie Helberg 29 Jan 2018

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Agriculture

More people went hungry in Africa in 2017. But new initiatives also bore fruit

Esther Ndumi Ngumbi 3 Jan 2018

Creating a new generation of entrepreneurs

HR

Creating a new generation of entrepreneurs

Sinethemba Mafanya 14 Dec 2017

Agriculture

Mega-mergers will squeeze farmers, push up food prices, experts warn

Alex Whiting 24 Oct 2017

Agriculture

The traditional vegetable and sweet potato research that's revolutionising the way we build food and nutrition security in Africa

Millie Phiri, Sonia Naidoo, Nadia Ibraimo 17 Oct 2017

Ghana aims to regain top spot in cocoa production

Agriculture

Ghana aims to regain top spot in cocoa production

Kwaku Botwe 12 Oct 2017

Agriculture

Report: Agriculture can power transformation of African economies

11 Oct 2017

Agribusiness

Fertiliser, agribusiness leaders to address challenges at regional conference

22 Sep 2017

Expected fuel price increase to have a direct impact on SA agriculture

Agriculture

Expected fuel price increase to have a direct impact on SA agriculture

30 Aug 2017

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Agriculture

Pursuing sustainable soil management to combat soil pollution

26 Jun 2017

Agbiz/IDC Agribusiness Confidence Index down, but points to continued recovery from drought

Agriculture

Agbiz/IDC Agribusiness Confidence Index down, but points to continued recovery from drought

13 Jun 2017

From left to right: ECDC Imvaba Co-operative Fund manager Simphiwe Ntshweni; Matyeni Agricultural Co-operative deputy chairperson Langa Zophondle; and Eastern Cape MEC for Economic Development, Environmental Affairs and Tourism, Sakhumzi Somyo at the launch of the Matyeni Agricultural Co-operative processing plant

Agriculture

Eastern Cape cooperative launches livestock feed and maize meal processing facility

25 Apr 2017

From left to right: Farmer Mlungisi Ndobeni, Chief Nobandla Makaula, OR Tambo District Municipality officials Jackson Sabona and Andiswa Dunywa, Potato South Africa Transformation Manager Nomvula Xaba, Kei Fresh Produce Marker acting operations manager Melinkqubo Ndabokutya and ECDC’s acting Imvaba Co-operatives Fund Manager Simphiwe Ntshweni.

Agriculture

ECDC invests millions into potato producing cooperatives

24 Apr 2017