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From drones to AI-driven logistics, today’s farmers face a new generation of interconnected risks. Here are five that are reshaping how agricultural insurance needs to work Source:

Agribusiness

5 new farming risks reshape agricultural insurance

12 hours

World Soil Day: Reviving South Africa’s soils for a sustainable future

Research & Development

World Soil Day: Reviving South Africa’s soils for a sustainable future

5 Dec 2025

Can technology make Africa a global agricultural powerhouse?

Agriculture

Can technology make Africa a global agricultural powerhouse?

6 Nov 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

3 innovations set to transform South Africa’s food system by 2040

Agriculture

3 innovations set to transform South Africa’s food system by 2040

11 Jun 2025

City of Cape Town, GreenCape unite to boost agritech growth

Agri Tech

City of Cape Town, GreenCape unite to boost agritech growth

2 Jun 2025

Sentech Africa Tech Week Conference 2025: Not just witnessing the future – building it

Events & Conferencing

Sentech Africa Tech Week Conference 2025: Not just witnessing the future – building it

Issued by Topco Media 30 Apr 2025

Beer production pumps life into South African GDP and jobs

ESG

Beer production pumps life into South African GDP and jobs

7 Feb 2025

#BizTrends2025: Curating the future - the transformation of food security in South Africa

Trends

#BizTrends2025: Curating the future - the transformation of food security in South Africa

Alan Browde 13 Jan 2025

John Hudson, Head of Agriculture, Nedbank Commercial Banking

Agribusiness

It’s time to give agriculture the recognition it deserves

John Hudson 30 Oct 2024

Agriculture

African Agri Investment Indaba targets transformative change in agriculture sector

7 Oct 2024

Mogale Maleka: Leading the way in water-efficient farming as a GoGettaz finalist

Agriculture

Mogale Maleka: Leading the way in water-efficient farming as a GoGettaz finalist

Robin Fredericks 8 Aug 2024

5 benefits of pursuing agricultural entrepreneurship in South Africa

Entrepreneurship

5 benefits of pursuing agricultural entrepreneurship in South Africa

Phumla Mavundla 2 Jul 2024

Drone technology to transform WCape agriculture following SACAA certification

Agri Tech

Drone technology to transform WCape agriculture following SACAA certification

13 Feb 2024

Your TLU SA Young Farmer of the Year is Nicky van der Linde. Source: Supplied

Agriculture

Nicky van der Linde named TLU SA Young Farmer of the Year 2023

7 Sep 2023

Image source: Eric Limon –

Legislation & Regulation

Developing SA's industrial cannabis industry needs to start with an Act

3 Dec 2021

Blockchain could play an important role in future agriculture and food security

Agriculture

Blockchain could play an important role in future agriculture and food security

Abdul-Rahim Abdulai, Carling Bieg, Evan Fraser and Sarah Marquis 16 Apr 2021

Collaboration needed to deliver food, nutrition security roadmap

Food Security

Collaboration needed to deliver food, nutrition security roadmap

30 Nov 2020

Agriculture

Summit to explore scaling up innovation in agriculture

5 Feb 2020

Africa's changemakers are blazing a trail for the rest of the world

Digital

Africa's changemakers are blazing a trail for the rest of the world

Nunu Ntshingila 10 Jun 2019

The European Union and the Republic of Mauritius step up their partnership in climate change. (Source: Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Mauritius and the Republic of Seychelles)

Climate Change

EU, Mauritius step up partnership on climate change

4 Jan 2019

African startups named winners of Pitch AgriHack

Food Security

African startups named winners of Pitch AgriHack

Tom Jackson 17 Sep 2018

Nigeria's Farmcrowdy wins Digital Business of the Year Award

Agriculture

Nigeria's Farmcrowdy wins Digital Business of the Year Award

Tom Jackson 17 Jul 2018

Beninese, Nigerian startups selected for Food Connection Challenge

Agriculture

Beninese, Nigerian startups selected for Food Connection Challenge

Tom Jackson 2 Jul 2018

Agriculture

Kenyan agripreneurs looks to Netherlands for lessons in agribusiness innovation, advanced horticulture

11 Apr 2018

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Agriculture

Beyond profit: How innovation is helping Africa's agri-industry feed the world

Paul McKane 22 Feb 2018

Neil Palmer (CIAT) via

Agriculture

Can index insurance make African farmers climate-resilient?

Wambi Michael 25 Oct 2017

Separating myths from facts: Understanding food labels and innovation in food production

Agriculture

Separating myths from facts: Understanding food labels and innovation in food production

19 Oct 2017

Important wins were notched up for African agriculture in 2016

Agribusiness

Important wins were notched up for African agriculture in 2016

Calestous Juma 19 Dec 2016

Ag innovation is alive and kicking

Agri Tech

Ag innovation is alive and kicking

2 Nov 2016

Macsteel: Supplier of the year, accepted by Tony Shalovsky presented by Callei van der Merwe of Astra Travel and Pieter Spies, Managing Director GWK Group

Agriculture

GWK celebrates Icons in agriculture

25 Oct 2016

Agriculture

Transforming agriculture critical to address food security, climate change challenges

27 Sep 2016

#InnovationMonth: GWK building rockets, winning awards and innovating for agriculture

Agriculture

#InnovationMonth: GWK building rockets, winning awards and innovating for agriculture

Cari Van Wyk 19 Sep 2016

GLOBALG.A.P. Tour 2015: spurring innovation in agriculture

Agriculture

GLOBALG.A.P. Tour 2015: spurring innovation in agriculture

26 Aug 2015

ARC welcomes Bill Gates agriculture-research comments

Agriculture

ARC welcomes Bill Gates agriculture-research comments

1 Feb 2012

Research

Research program to improve agriculture sector

Seshnee Govender 18 Jun 2007