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Shoprite Act for Change competition names top 10 community food gardens

Agriculture

Shoprite Act for Change competition names top 10 community food gardens

9 Mar 2026

Toyota SA announces 2025 Young Farmer Award winners

Agriculture

Toyota SA announces 2025 Young Farmer Award winners

4 Dec 2025

Factory farming in Africa: development banks see it as a good idea, but it’s bad for the climate

Agriculture

Factory farming in Africa: development banks see it as a good idea, but it’s bad for the climate

Divya Narain 2 Dec 2025

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Agriculture

Agriculture Department warns farmers of PESI voucher scam

25 Nov 2025

2025 ARC National Master Dairyman Award winners announced

Agro-processing

2025 ARC National Master Dairyman Award winners announced

18 Nov 2025

Smartphones, women’s rights and coupons: New trends that can boost insurance for African farmers

Agriculture

Smartphones, women’s rights and coupons: New trends that can boost insurance for African farmers

Berber Kramer and Ruth Vargas Hill 17 Nov 2025

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Agriculture

Northern Cape mega-farm installs 1MW solar plant to cut costs, boost sustainability

16 Jul 2025

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Agriculture

Young South Africans harness restituted land for jobs and economic growth

20 Jun 2025

#YouthMonth: Pretty Kubyane, bridging tech and agriculture to empower Africa’s farmers

Agriculture

#YouthMonth: Pretty Kubyane, bridging tech and agriculture to empower Africa’s farmers

Robin Fredericks 17 Jun 2025

US tariffs: The potential fallout for smallholder farmers in South Africa

Agriculture

US tariffs: The potential fallout for smallholder farmers in South Africa

30 Apr 2025

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Viticulture & Oenology

Wineland's 30 under 30: Nominate the future of SA wine

21 Jan 2025

#BestofBiz 2024: Agriculture

Agriculture

#BestofBiz 2024: Agriculture

17 Dec 2024

SA fruit industry launches pest monitoring centre

Agriculture

SA fruit industry launches pest monitoring centre

3 Dec 2024

Pivot to profits: Revamping South Africa’s poultry sector

Agro-processing

Pivot to profits: Revamping South Africa’s poultry sector

22 Nov 2024

Source: Reuters

Agriculture

Cameroon farmers turn to vigilantes and amulets to stop cocoa theft

Amindeh Blaise Atabong 2 Oct 2024

Insect farming in Africa: A unique opportunity for a sustainable future

Agro-processing

Insect farming in Africa: A unique opportunity for a sustainable future

25 Sep 2024

Boosting food security: Eastern Cape's new rural hubs initiative

Agriculture

Boosting food security: Eastern Cape's new rural hubs initiative

11 Sep 2024

Kagiso Trust, Spar partner to empower rural farmers with R3m donation

Agriculture

Kagiso Trust, Spar partner to empower rural farmers with R3m donation

9 Sep 2024

Rainbow Chicken aims for low-cost operations post-listing

Agro-processing

Rainbow Chicken aims for low-cost operations post-listing

Sfundo Parakozov 2 Jul 2024

Agriculture

WPF training guides for small-scale producer poultry farming in Africa

14 May 2024

Chocolate prices continue to rise

Agro-processing

Chocolate prices continue to rise

Paul Makube 8 Apr 2024

Cybersecurity in agriculture: A critical factor for South Africa's food security

Agriculture

Cybersecurity in agriculture: A critical factor for South Africa's food security

7 Mar 2024

Agriculture – farming for the future with modernised systems

Agriculture

Agriculture – farming for the future with modernised systems

Clive Roberts 16 Feb 2024

2023 AWIEF Awards finalists announced

Awards

2023 AWIEF Awards finalists announced

20 Sep 2023

Technology can boost farming in Africa, but it can also threaten biodiversity - how to balance the two

Agri Tech

Technology can boost farming in Africa, but it can also threaten biodiversity - how to balance the two

Thomas Daum, Frédéric Baudron, Ingo Grass, Matin Qaim and Regina Birner 18 Jul 2023

Nigeria is Africa's leading rice producer, but still needs more - reusing wastewater for irrigation would boost farming

Sustainable Farming

Nigeria is Africa's leading rice producer, but still needs more - reusing wastewater for irrigation would boost farming

Christopher Oluwakunmi Akinbile 22 Jun 2023

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Viticulture & Oenology

SA wins big at 2023 Concours Mondial du Sauvignon

24 Mar 2023

Land reform in South Africa is failing. Ignoring the realities of rural life plays a part

Agriculture

Land reform in South Africa is failing. Ignoring the realities of rural life plays a part

Elizabeth Hull 18 Oct 2022

What will your cup of coffee look like in 2030?

Agro-processing

What will your cup of coffee look like in 2030?

Scott Coles 12 Oct 2022

How GPS field design can lead to more efficient farming

Agri Tech

How GPS field design can lead to more efficient farming

Issued by KAP 2 Feb 2022

SA suspends anti-dumping duty on Brazilian chicken

Agro-processing

SA suspends anti-dumping duty on Brazilian chicken

Sao Paulo newsroom 18 Aug 2022

Minister halts all cattle movement due to FMD outbreak

Agro-processing

Minister halts all cattle movement due to FMD outbreak

16 Aug 2022

Mastercard, Ecobank digitise Africa's agri value chain to help smallholder farmers

Agriculture

Mastercard, Ecobank digitise Africa's agri value chain to help smallholder farmers

15 Jun 2022

Aerobotics becomes an associate member of Samac

Agri Tech

Aerobotics becomes an associate member of Samac

4 Jun 2021

Partnership launches digital solution for SA livestock buyer, auction market

Agri Tech

Partnership launches digital solution for SA livestock buyer, auction market

18 May 2021

Agriculture

Niche farming could pave the way for agricultural growth in SA

17 Feb 2020

Sustainable Farming

A look at sustainable farming trends in South Africa

Claudi Nortjé 12 Feb 2020

Ethiopia is making maps to help improve soil health

Agriculture

Ethiopia is making maps to help improve soil health

Ermias Betemariam 5 Dec 2019

East Coast Fever, a threat on South Africa's doorstep

Agriculture

East Coast Fever, a threat on South Africa's doorstep

Peter Oberem 29 Aug 2019

Smallholder crop farming is on the decline in South Africa. Why it matters

Agro-processing

Smallholder crop farming is on the decline in South Africa. Why it matters

Charlie Shackleton 4 Jul 2019

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Agribusiness

Why crop insurance is a vital tool in minimising risk for SA farmers

Phillip du Preez 6 Jun 2019

Agriculture

Fruit industry transformation, all hands on deck

Konanani Liphadzi 7 May 2019

What young Zambians have to say about making farming more attractive

Agriculture

What young Zambians have to say about making farming more attractive

Thomas Daum 23 Apr 2019

eLearning Africa launches training programme for farming, food sectors in Africa

Agriculture

eLearning Africa launches training programme for farming, food sectors in Africa

18 Apr 2019

AAVF creates platform for vertical farming network

Horticulture

AAVF creates platform for vertical farming network

17 Apr 2019

Smallholders benefitting from digitised agriculture

Agriculture

Smallholders benefitting from digitised agriculture

Nelson Mandela Ogema 15 Apr 2019

AFT Fund to launch 17 new projects in support of agribusiness in Africa

Agriculture

AFT Fund to launch 17 new projects in support of agribusiness in Africa

12 Apr 2019