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HR & Management

Nominations open for boards of PIC, Sasria and Land Bank

1 Oct 2024

Arbor Month in South Africa

ESG & Sustainability

Arbor Month in South Africa

Issued by Sappi 6 Sep 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

"Lost crops" provide unique opportunity for food security in Africa

Agriculture

"Lost crops" provide unique opportunity for food security in Africa

Zoë Karl-Waithaka 28 Jun 2024

UFH and AngloGold Ashanti join forces to drive dairy sector innovation

Agriculture

UFH and AngloGold Ashanti join forces to drive dairy sector innovation

25 Jun 2024

Competition watchdog finds price mark-ups, barriers in SA's fresh produce market

Agriculture

Competition watchdog finds price mark-ups, barriers in SA's fresh produce market

Nqobile Dludla 19 Jun 2024

4 crucial steps to strengthen climate resilience against El Niño and La Niña

Agriculture

4 crucial steps to strengthen climate resilience against El Niño and La Niña

2 May 2024

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ESG & Sustainability

More than 2 million benefit from land reform programme

14 Mar 2024

Land reform: Overcoming challenges and creating opportunities for rural economies

Agriculture

Land reform: Overcoming challenges and creating opportunities for rural economies

21 Feb 2024

How agriculture can make the most of one of the world’s biggest carbon sink, soil

Agriculture

How agriculture can make the most of one of the world’s biggest carbon sink, soil

Rémi Cardinael, Armwell Shumba and Vira Leng 7 Dec 2023

3 ways AI can help farmers tackle the challenges of modern agriculture

Agriculture

3 ways AI can help farmers tackle the challenges of modern agriculture

Joe Hollis 30 Nov 2023

Karoo lamb's GI status boosts region's fortunes

Agriculture

Karoo lamb's GI status boosts region's fortunes

6 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

South Africa's smallholder vegetable farmers aren't getting the finance they need: This is what it should look like

Agriculture

South Africa's smallholder vegetable farmers aren't getting the finance they need: This is what it should look like

Karissa Moothoo Padayachie 20 Sep 2023

WinField United SA and Stellenbosch University team up to improve crop yields

Agriculture

WinField United SA and Stellenbosch University team up to improve crop yields

10 Aug 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

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Agriculture

Hortgro Awards honours deciduous fruit industry champions

8 Jun 2023

Sappi launches chair in climate change and plantation sustainability at Wits University

ESG & Sustainability

Sappi launches chair in climate change and plantation sustainability at Wits University

Issued by Sappi 6 Jun 2023

New mobile app offers real-time fisheries data for Ugandan stakeholders

Agriculture

New mobile app offers real-time fisheries data for Ugandan stakeholders

3 May 2023

ARC, Luanar sign MoU to drive scientific solutions in SADC food systems

Agriculture

ARC, Luanar sign MoU to drive scientific solutions in SADC food systems

6 Apr 2023

SU bestows honorary doctorate on renowned agricultural economist

Agriculture

SU bestows honorary doctorate on renowned agricultural economist

30 Mar 2023

Solynta, PepsiCo join forces to empower Ethiopian potato farmers

Agriculture

Solynta, PepsiCo join forces to empower Ethiopian potato farmers

2 Mar 2023

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Legal

Creecy publishes key wildlife management and conservation regulations for implementation

14 Feb 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

New food technologies could release 80% of the world's farmland back to nature

Agriculture

New food technologies could release 80% of the world's farmland back to nature

Chris D Thomas, Jack Hatfield and Katie Noble 9 Dec 2022

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Finance

Gates Foundation calls for bold and immediate action at COP27

9 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

Spreading the goodness with a little help from our friends

ESG & Sustainability

Spreading the goodness with a little help from our friends

Issued by Sappi 12 Oct 2022

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Finance

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

11 Jul 2022

Study explores impact of drought on apple and wheat farmers in the Western Cape

Agriculture

Study explores impact of drought on apple and wheat farmers in the Western Cape

Jorisna Bonthuys 19 May 2022

Retail

Local tea brand crowned Food Lover's Market's new social enterprise supplier

17 May 2022

Black farmers in South Africa need support: How it could be done

Agriculture

Black farmers in South Africa need support: How it could be done

Nick Vink and Johann Kirsten 13 May 2022

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Agriculture

Public urged to report brown locust sightings

8 Apr 2022

Human, animal transmission

Healthcare

Human, animal transmission

Issued by University of Pretoria 7 Mar 2022

Meeting with agri minister bears fruit

Agriculture

Meeting with agri minister bears fruit

1 Feb 2022

Storytelling event spotlights achievements in African agricultural research

Agriculture

Storytelling event spotlights achievements in African agricultural research

20 Jan 2022

ARC facilitates transformation in SA's wine industry

Agriculture

ARC facilitates transformation in SA's wine industry

23 Nov 2021

East Africa agricultural entrepreneurs find fortune in insect feed

Agriculture

East Africa agricultural entrepreneurs find fortune in insect feed

9 Nov 2021

Healthy soils are crucial for sustainable agri-food systems - FAO

Agriculture

Healthy soils are crucial for sustainable agri-food systems - FAO

14 Sep 2021

Research and development are key to resilient food systems in Africa

Agriculture

Research and development are key to resilient food systems in Africa

Lulama Ndibongo Traub, Thomas Jayne and Wandile Sihlobo 2 Aug 2021

Media helping to shape future of food systems

Marketing & Media

Media helping to shape future of food systems

Issued by YehBaby Marketing Creatives 20 Jul 2021

#YouthMatters: Portia Phohlo of Woodlands Dairy on her love of soil science, and improving farm sustainability

Agriculture

#YouthMatters: Portia Phohlo of Woodlands Dairy on her love of soil science, and improving farm sustainability

Robin Fredericks 24 Jun 2021

How research, collaboration are contributing to food security in Africa

Agriculture

How research, collaboration are contributing to food security in Africa

14 Jun 2021

Fruit industry strengthened by new SU Research Chair for Dr Elke Crouch

Agriculture

Fruit industry strengthened by new SU Research Chair for Dr Elke Crouch

Engela Duvenage 31 May 2021

Report: Gender-responsive research key to farm productivity, tackling Africa's agricultural threats

Agriculture

Report: Gender-responsive research key to farm productivity, tackling Africa's agricultural threats

27 May 2021

The 2021 World Food Prize recognises that fish are key for reducing hunger and malnutrition

Agriculture

The 2021 World Food Prize recognises that fish are key for reducing hunger and malnutrition

Ben Belton 26 May 2021

Cannabis Master Plan to be presented to Nedlac

Agriculture

Cannabis Master Plan to be presented to Nedlac

14 May 2021

Technology to drive SA agriculture toward sustainability

Agriculture

Technology to drive SA agriculture toward sustainability

22 Apr 2021

Public-private partnerships to provide nutritional food to communities

Agriculture

Public-private partnerships to provide nutritional food to communities

15 Apr 2021

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Agriculture

Land reform: Look closer at subdivisions, adequate farm sizes, says researcher

1 Apr 2021