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Agriculture

AfDB approves €100m loan to empower women and youth in Morocco’s agriculture

21 Jul 2025

Agriculture

Local farmers secure Koo Baked Beans supply with Tiger Brands support

14 Jul 2025

FAO forecasts record highs for global food crops amid market uncertainty

Commodities & Fairtrade

FAO forecasts record highs for global food crops amid market uncertainty

12 Jun 2025

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Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Coega Green Ammonia Project completes solar PV cluster development phase

12 Jun 2025

Insights into H&M and WWF's partnership for a more sustainable future

ESG

Insights into H&M and WWF's partnership for a more sustainable future

9 Jun 2025

Food security in SA: Bridging the gap between national and household food availability

Food Security

Food security in SA: Bridging the gap between national and household food availability

Dawie Maree 3 Jun 2025

Most South African farmers are Black: Why Trump got it so wrong

Agriculture

Most South African farmers are Black: Why Trump got it so wrong

Johann Kirsten and Wandile Sihlobo 30 May 2025

Global shifts in focus as Nampo 2025 champions farm resilience

Agribusiness

Global shifts in focus as Nampo 2025 champions farm resilience

14 May 2025

Steenhuisen to host G20 agriculture, food security talks in Durban

Agriculture

Steenhuisen to host G20 agriculture, food security talks in Durban

22 Apr 2025

Unilever and DOA launch Jozini smallholder farmer programme

Agriculture

Unilever and DOA launch Jozini smallholder farmer programme

16 Apr 2025

China's agricultural trade friction with the US presents opportunities for other exporters

Agriculture

China's agricultural trade friction with the US presents opportunities for other exporters

Wandile Sihlobo 12 Mar 2025

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

Land reform in South Africa: 5 myths about farming debunked

Johann Kirsten and Wandile Sihlobo 21 Feb 2025

Food inflation remains at record low despite slight uptick to 1.7% in December 2024

Agribusiness

Food inflation remains at record low despite slight uptick to 1.7% in December 2024

Paul Makube 23 Jan 2025

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Agriculture

South Africa's agriculture may recover in 2025

Wandile Sihlobo 7 Jan 2025

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Environment & Natural Resources

Bad gift ideas: Ferrets and other exotic wild mammals as pets

Ndivhuwo Shivambu, Colleen T. Downs and Tinyiko C. Shivambu 23 Dec 2024

2024 Agricultural Writers SA winners announced

Agriculture

2024 Agricultural Writers SA winners announced

21 Nov 2024

Weather shifts and monetary relief drive optimism for South Africa's farmers

Agribusiness

Weather shifts and monetary relief drive optimism for South Africa's farmers

Gilberto Biacuana and Karabo Mabuza 24 Oct 2024

South Africa must push agricultural exports within Brics

Agribusiness

South Africa must push agricultural exports within Brics

Wandile Sihlobo 23 Oct 2024

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Food Security

Climate resilience key to securing South Africa’s food supply

11 Oct 2024

Banking

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

Agribusiness

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

Higher 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.

Facilities & Property Management

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

Research & Development

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

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

Food Security

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?

Agribusiness

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

How To Start Up

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

Sustainable Farming

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)

CSI & Philanthropy

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

Agribusiness

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

Food Security

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

Commodities & Fairtrade

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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Climate Change

El Nino is coming, climate research experts warn

21 Jun 2023

Agribusiness confidence remains subdued in Q2

Agribusiness

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

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

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

Agribusiness

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

Research & Development

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

Forestry

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

Food Security

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

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