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Agriculture

Climate resilience key to securing South Africa’s food supply

2 days

Finance

Land Bank's R1.2bn solution to transforming South Africa's agriculture

30 Sep 2024

South African agriculture needs to crack the Chinese market. How to boost exports

Agriculture

South African agriculture needs to crack the Chinese market. How to boost exports

Wandile Sihlobo 16 Sep 2024

Unlocking Africa’s agricultural power to ensure food security for all

Agriculture

Unlocking Africa’s agricultural power to ensure food security for all

3 Sep 2024

Oxford Saïd and Burjeel Holdings collaborate to launch the global Climate Change Challenge

Education

Oxford Saïd and Burjeel Holdings collaborate to launch the global Climate Change Challenge

Issued by Oxford University Press 1 Aug 2024

Vuyo Mazabane, Client Consultant, AfriGIS.

Property

How GIS is transforming municipal property management

Vuyo Mazabane, Issued by AfriGIS 30 Jul 2024

UFS, ARC launch four research chairs to tackle climate change

Agriculture

UFS, ARC launch four research chairs to tackle climate change

22 Jul 2024

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Agriculture

Farming with a mixture of crops, animals and trees is better for the environment and for people – evidence from Ghana and Malawi

Laura Vang Rasmussen, Hanson Nyantakyi-Frimpong, Ingo Grass, Marney Isaac and Rachel Bezner Kerr 19 Jun 2024

Trialogue Business in Society Conference challenges stakeholders to collaborate for change

ESG & Sustainability

Trialogue Business in Society Conference challenges stakeholders to collaborate for change

Issued by Trialogue 21 May 2024

PwC study: Africa's food sustainability depends on greener production and waste reduction

Agriculture

PwC study: Africa's food sustainability depends on greener production and waste reduction

3 Apr 2024

Operations officially launched at AGL Lobito Terminal to strengthen the Lobito corridor

Logistics & Transport

Operations officially launched at AGL Lobito Terminal to strengthen the Lobito corridor

Issued by Africa Global Logistics 2 Apr 2024

Climate change: Alarming Africa-wide report predicts 30% drop in crop revenue, 50 million without water

Agriculture

Climate change: Alarming Africa-wide report predicts 30% drop in crop revenue, 50 million without water

Philip Kofi Adom 1 Mar 2024

30 years into democracy: How has South Africa's agricultural sector performed?

Agriculture

30 years into democracy: How has South Africa's agricultural sector performed?

Wandile Sihlobo 15 Jan 2024

Graduates of Saica’s Enterprise Development Flagship Programme are lifting township economy

Entrepreneurship

Graduates of Saica’s Enterprise Development Flagship Programme are lifting township economy

Tando Faku, Issued by SAICA 11 Dec 2023

Climate change and farming: Economists warn more needs to be done to adapt in sub-Saharan Africa

Agriculture

Climate change and farming: Economists warn more needs to be done to adapt in sub-Saharan Africa

Abeeb Babatunde Omotoso and Abiodun Olusola Omotayo 22 Nov 2023

The Eco Green Wall is an example of a sustainable living wall system. Karen Botes

Agriculture

Growing African vegetables on buildings can save space and feed cities - new study

Karen Botes 8 Nov 2023

FAO report: Food production plummets as disasters cost $123bn yearly

Agriculture

FAO report: Food production plummets as disasters cost $123bn yearly

13 Dec 2023

Acquiring work-ready farming skills (Gauteng)

ESG & Sustainability

Acquiring work-ready farming skills (Gauteng)

Ben Rycroft, Issued by The Social Employment Fund 31 Aug 2023

Intelligent farming is transforming agriculture. Source: Supplied

Agriculture

How intelligent farming can boost productivity and profits

Marius Wessels 30 Aug 2023

Brics agriculture meeting to promote sustainable production

Agriculture

Brics agriculture meeting to promote sustainable production

3 Aug 2023

EI Niño and load shedding heighten risk of veld fires

Agriculture

EI Niño and load shedding heighten risk of veld fires

2 Aug 2023

What this year's El Niño means for wheat and global food supply

Agriculture

What this year's El Niño means for wheat and global food supply

David Ubilava 17 Jul 2023

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

Agriculture

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

6 Jul 2023

Innovative partnership drives inclusive agricultural growth at Middelburg Vineyards

Agriculture

Innovative partnership drives inclusive agricultural growth at Middelburg Vineyards

5 Jul 2023

This figure shows which parts of the country were most affected by the 2015/16 El Nino event. Much of the central parts of the country, including the western maize production regions, experienced extreme drought conditions from October to December, while the north-eastern parts were less negatively affected
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ESG & Sustainability

El Nino is coming, climate research experts warn

21 Jun 2023

Agribusiness confidence remains subdued in Q2

Agriculture

Agribusiness confidence remains subdued in Q2

Wandile Sihlobo 20 Jun 2023

Reflections on land reform as we recover from a pandemic and a sluggish economy

Property

Reflections on land reform as we recover from a pandemic and a sluggish economy

Peter Setou 24 Jan 2023

Farming in South Africa: 6 things that need urgent attention in 2023

Agriculture

Farming in South Africa: 6 things that need urgent attention in 2023

Wandile Sihlobo 16 Jan 2023

Adjusting the intensity of farming can help address climate change

Agriculture

Adjusting the intensity of farming can help address climate change

Derek Lynch 29 Dec 2022

SA young engineers to progress to global round of Blue Sky Awards

Agriculture

SA young engineers to progress to global round of Blue Sky Awards

9 Dec 2022

Land reform in South Africa: 5 myths about farming debunked

Agriculture

Land reform in South Africa: 5 myths about farming debunked

Johann Kirsten and Wandile Sihlobo 28 Nov 2022

From water conservation to crop selection, how farmers can take action against drought

Agriculture

From water conservation to crop selection, how farmers can take action against drought

Delphine Luquet, Ndjido Ardo Kane and Vincent Vadez 26 Oct 2022

SA consumer food price inflation accelerates further in September

Agriculture

SA consumer food price inflation accelerates further in September

Wandile Sihlobo 20 Oct 2022

Helping rural women to cultivate 'good food for all'

ESG & Sustainability

Helping rural women to cultivate 'good food for all'

Issued by Sappi 14 Oct 2022

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Agriculture

Subsistence farming can help alleviate food insecurity

10 Oct 2022

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Legal

Age of industrial hemp: New Plant Improvement Act and plant breeders' regulations

Thomas Schmidt 4 Oct 2022

Global Citizen open letter to African leaders

ESG & Sustainability

Global Citizen open letter to African leaders

Issued by OnPoint PR 26 Sep 2022

Empowering women to boost Africa's water security

ESG & Sustainability

Empowering women to boost Africa's water security

Caroline Mwongera 26 Sep 2022

Farming and fertilisers: How ecological practices can make a difference

Agriculture

Farming and fertilisers: How ecological practices can make a difference

Chloe MacLaren 1 Sep 2022

Food security 'experts' don't have all the answers: Community knowledge is key

Agriculture

Food security 'experts' don't have all the answers: Community knowledge is key

Scott Drimie and Michelle Eichinger 28 Jul 2022

China to adopt genetically modified maize and soy: Why it matters for South Africa

Agriculture

China to adopt genetically modified maize and soy: Why it matters for South Africa

Wandile Sihlobo 17 Jun 2022

Finance

European Investment Bank to support increased rice production in Liberia

9 Jun 2022

Agriculture

SA agriculture registers mild quarterly expansion

Wandile Sihlobo 8 Jun 2022

Ukraine-Russia war likely to drive more global and local food insecurity

Agriculture

Ukraine-Russia war likely to drive more global and local food insecurity

29 Apr 2022

Climate change poses risk to gender equality

ESG & Sustainability

Climate change poses risk to gender equality

16 Mar 2022

Nico Groenewald, Head of Agriculture at Standard Bank's Business & Commercial Clients division.

Agriculture

Ukraine crisis highlights importance of food security

Nico Groenewald 10 Mar 2022

Fruit industry adopts socio-economic accord

Agriculture

Fruit industry adopts socio-economic accord

23 Feb 2022

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Agriculture

South African farming: New policy offers promise, but there's fixing to be done too

Wandile Sihlobo 21 Jan 2022

Agriculture

SA consumer food price inflation likely to moderate somewhat in 2022

Wandile Sihlobo 19 Jan 2022

Storytelling event spotlights achievements in African agricultural research

Agriculture

Storytelling event spotlights achievements in African agricultural research

20 Jan 2022