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Precision breeding powers climate resilience in SA

Agriculture

Precision breeding powers climate resilience in SA

15 Jul 2025

New plant breeders’ rights law takes effect in SA

Agriculture

New plant breeders’ rights law takes effect in SA

26 Jun 2025

SA's wine industry focuses on sustainability, innovation for future growth

Viticulture & Oenology

SA's wine industry focuses on sustainability, innovation for future growth

7 Nov 2024

Education is key as momentum shifts in SA's cannabis industry

Skills Training

Education is key as momentum shifts in SA's cannabis industry

Issued by The Gordon Institute of Business Science 3 Oct 2024

Agriculture

South Africa Wine announces 2024 research book

23 Jul 2024

Computer science can help farmers explore alternative crops and sustainable farming methods

Sustainable Farming

Computer science can help farmers explore alternative crops and sustainable farming methods

Barath Raghavan and Michael Kantar 8 Aug 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

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Law Practice

#YouthMonth: Young legal minds aim to be the change

Shan Radcliffe 28 Jun 2022

How research, collaboration are contributing to food security in Africa

Research & Development

How research, collaboration are contributing to food security in Africa

14 Jun 2021

Trends

#BizTrends2020: How to succeed in agriculture in 2020

Nico Groenewald 13 Jan 2020

Biotech crops help producers overcome challenges

Agro-processing

Biotech crops help producers overcome challenges

9 Sep 2019

Agroecology as innovation

Agriculture

Agroecology as innovation

Timothy A. Wise 11 Jul 2019

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Agriculture

New report: 10-year outlook on global agriculture and fish commodity markets

9 Jul 2019

The future of AI in agriculture

IoT

The future of AI in agriculture

29 May 2019

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Agriculture

Study identifies Nigeria's leading seed hub in Western, Central Africa

24 Apr 2019

Tweaking just a few genes in wild plants can create new food crops

Agriculture

Tweaking just a few genes in wild plants can create new food crops

James Hereward and Caitlin Curtis 25 Oct 2018

Addressing Nigeria's insignificant contribution to global seed trade

Agro-processing

Addressing Nigeria's insignificant contribution to global seed trade

17 Oct 2018

Agriculture

Climate change will make rice less nutritious, putting millions of the world's poor at risk

Kristie Ebi 13 Jun 2018

Keeping tabs on genetically modified crops

Agriculture

Keeping tabs on genetically modified crops

Dr Alec Basson 7 Jun 2018

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Agriculture

High packout the sweet spot for improved apple strain, Flash Gala

25 May 2018

These CRISPR-modified crops don't count as GMOs

Agriculture

These CRISPR-modified crops don't count as GMOs

Yi Li 23 May 2018

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Agriculture

EAC trailing in exportation of bananas

Zephania Ubwani 2 May 2018

Viticulture & Oenology

Clone tastings: Vititec puts experimental wines through their paces

23 Apr 2018

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Agriculture

New maize seeds impress farmers as yields improve

Elias Msuya 12 Apr 2018

Agriculture

Next generation of growers visits Two-a-Day in Grabouw

12 Apr 2018

Plant breeding lessons for Africa

Agriculture

Plant breeding lessons for Africa

5 Mar 2018

New SA table grape launched in Berlin

Commodities & Fairtrade

New SA table grape launched in Berlin

9 Feb 2018

Agriculture

ACB dialogue puts spotlight on emerging issues for smallholders and seed diversity in SA

30 Jan 2018

Agriculture

Scientists are breeding super-nutritious crops to help solve global hunger

Heather Ohly, Nicola Lowe 23 Jan 2018

From left: Prof Eugene Cloete (vice-rector: research, innovation and postgraduate studies of Stellenbosch University), the Minister of Science and Technology, Naledi Pandor, and Willem Botes (research leader of Stellenbosch University’s Plant Breeding Laboratory). Photo: Stefan Els

Agriculture

Wheat Breeding Platform launched to improve wheat production, yields

1 Nov 2017

Automatic laser technology deters birds from crops

Agri Tech

Automatic laser technology deters birds from crops

20 Sep 2017

Agriculture

Climate smart crops: A necessity for future food and nutrition security

Bev Postma 12 Sep 2017

Agriculture

Organic farming gains popularity

Constantine Akitanda 24 Jul 2017

Monsanto breeding lead for hybrid seed arrives in SA

Agriculture

Monsanto breeding lead for hybrid seed arrives in SA

27 Jun 2017

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Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

How science can genetically strengthen endangered plants and agriculture

Muhammad Nakhooda 24 Jun 2016

Genes may stem rust growth

Farming

Genes may stem rust growth

3 Jul 2013

Food Crisis

Gene discoveries may aid fight against wheat disease

1 Jul 2013

Plant breeders win top award

Farming

Plant breeders win top award

9 Nov 2012

African farmers now select seeds for their needs

Agriculture

African farmers now select seeds for their needs

29 Oct 2012

South African plant scientist reaps top award

Science

South African plant scientist reaps top award

Wilma den Hartigh 9 Feb 2012

Retail

Outcomes from the African Green Revolution Forum

8 Sep 2010

Green light for genetic crops

Supply Chain

Green light for genetic crops

Shannon Sherry 23 Aug 2010

Malaria

New technologies gearing up to meet rising demand for vital malaria drugs

Issued by Meropa Communications 19 Nov 2008