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Agriculture

Industrial scale farming is flawed: What ecologically-friendly farming practices could look like in Africa

Rachel Wynberg 3 days

Dragonfly (powered by Anisoptera) wins 7th annual FNF GreenPitch Challenge

SMEs

Dragonfly (powered by Anisoptera) wins 7th annual FNF GreenPitch Challenge

Issued by GreenCape 12 Sep 2024

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Environment & Natural Resources

Bird species are disappearing at an alarming rate in Kenya – new study

Joseph Ogutu 6 Sep 2024

Top 10 green economy innovations announced for 2024 FNF GreenPitch Challenge

SMEs

Top 10 green economy innovations announced for 2024 FNF GreenPitch Challenge

Issued by GreenCape 5 Aug 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

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

IITA collaborates with global leaders to transform African agriculture

Agriculture

IITA collaborates with global leaders to transform African agriculture

29 Jan 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

Farms in cities: New study offers planners and growers food for thought

Agriculture

Farms in cities: New study offers planners and growers food for thought

Jan Hugo, Andy van den Dobbelsteen and Chrisna du Plessis 15 Mar 2023

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ESG

Danone targets 30% cut in methane emissions from fresh milk supply chain by 2030

20 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

Innovating in agriculture is central to addressing food security and achieving affordable nutrition

Food Security

Innovating in agriculture is central to addressing food security and achieving affordable nutrition

Takudzwa Mupfurutsa 21 Oct 2022

Empowering women to boost Africa's water security

Food, Water & Energy Security

Empowering women to boost Africa's water security

Caroline Mwongera 26 Sep 2022

Farming and fertilisers: How ecological practices can make a difference

Research & Development

Farming and fertilisers: How ecological practices can make a difference

Chloe MacLaren 1 Sep 2022

2 days EU seminar in SA showcases Europe's high food safety and quality standards and trade opportunities

Agribusiness

2 days EU seminar in SA showcases Europe's high food safety and quality standards and trade opportunities

Issued by In House Agency 25 May 2022

There's a place for big and small farms in securing South Africa's food supply

Agribusiness

There's a place for big and small farms in securing South Africa's food supply

Fenji Materechera and Mary Scholes 21 Apr 2022

New targets to protect biodiversity must include farmers and agriculture

Sustainable Farming

New targets to protect biodiversity must include farmers and agriculture

Anja Gassner, Philip Dobie and Terry Sunderland 7 Jun 2021

FAO DG outlines 'Four Betters' approach in transforming agri-food systems

Sustainable Farming

FAO DG outlines 'Four Betters' approach in transforming agri-food systems

1 Mar 2021

Eskom's business investment competition is open for entry

Agro-processing

Eskom's business investment competition is open for entry

8 Feb 2021

New targets to protect biodiversity must include farmers and agriculture

Agriculture

New targets to protect biodiversity must include farmers and agriculture

Anja Gassner, Philip Dobie and Terry Sunderland 4 Feb 2021

Why healthy food and its local production should be part of the Covid-19 response

Food Security

Why healthy food and its local production should be part of the Covid-19 response

Jules Siedenburg and John Paul Cauchi 26 Jan 2021

SA's first organic pollinator programme launched

Agro-processing

SA's first organic pollinator programme launched

25 Jan 2021

Safcei joins global cage-free campaign against Burger King owner

Food & bev. services

Safcei joins global cage-free campaign against Burger King owner

28 Oct 2020

Problematic assumptions raise questions about South Africa's new land reform plan

Agriculture

Problematic assumptions raise questions about South Africa's new land reform plan

Ben Cousins 27 Oct 2020

Key insights into land degradation from seven African countries

Forestry

Key insights into land degradation from seven African countries

Karl Hughes 5 Oct 2020

Covid-19 recovery is a chance to improve the African food system

Agriculture

Covid-19 recovery is a chance to improve the African food system

Kai Mausch, Michael Hauser, Todd Rosenstock and Wanjiku Gichohi-Wainaina 12 Jun 2020

Study shows land redistribution can create new jobs in agriculture in South Africa

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

Study shows land redistribution can create new jobs in agriculture in South Africa

Ben Cousins 4 Jun 2020

Conservation agriculture can boost maize yields

Research & Development

Conservation agriculture can boost maize yields

Engela Duvenage 5 May 2020

Climate change a risk to agricultural production

Sustainable Farming

Climate change a risk to agricultural production

Pertunia Setumo 14 Apr 2020

Sustainable Farming

A look at sustainable farming trends in South Africa

Claudi Nortjé 12 Feb 2020

Restoring soil can help address climate change

Sustainable Farming

Restoring soil can help address climate change

David R. Montgomery 14 Aug 2019

Agriculture

Family farmers are needed to enhance agricultural sustainability, says FAO

19 Jul 2019

Agroecology as innovation

Agriculture

Agroecology as innovation

Timothy A. Wise 11 Jul 2019

How load shedding compromises the survival of agricultural animals

Agribusiness

How load shedding compromises the survival of agricultural animals

20 Mar 2019

Agriculture

New Year's messages from agri leaders

14 Jan 2019

The tech fix that won't secure food supplies

Agri Tech

The tech fix that won't secure food supplies

Anita Makri 24 Dec 2018

Agriculture

The battle for the future of farming: what you need to know

Michel Pimbert and Colin Anderson 22 Nov 2018

Study in Ethiopia links healthy soils to more nutritious cereals

Agriculture

Study in Ethiopia links healthy soils to more nutritious cereals

Frédéric Baudron 9 Oct 2018

Fishery management needs to be reworked to counter effects of climate change

Fishing

Fishery management needs to be reworked to counter effects of climate change

11 Jul 2018

Agricultural commodity prices expected to remain low globally says OECD-FAO

Food Security

Agricultural commodity prices expected to remain low globally says OECD-FAO

4 Jul 2018

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Agriculture

Which climate-smart technologies will pay off for African farmers?

Caroline Mwongera 17 May 2018

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Agriculture

Small-scale farmers should be at the centre of land reform in South Africa

Ben Cousins 18 Apr 2018

Agroecology's potential to transform food systems for the better

Agriculture

Agroecology's potential to transform food systems for the better

4 Apr 2018

Agriculture

The future of food production: Robots revolutionising agriculture

Piyush Mandhare 18 Jan 2018

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Agriculture

Reduce pesticides use with sustainable farming methods

Sam Otieno 4 Jan 2018

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Agriculture

Can agriculture and the climate fix their 'unhappy marriage' in 2018?

Thin Lei Win 4 Jan 2018

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Agriculture

What needs to be done to give Africa's smallholder farmers access to machinery

Thomas Daum, Regina Birner 22 Nov 2017

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Agriculture

African smallholders can double their yields with half the water

Jerome Bossuet 6 Sep 2017

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Agriculture

Why controlling rats on small-scale African farms is vital for food security

Lourens Swanepoel 4 Aug 2017

Agriculture

Smallholder farmers in Kenya in the race against climate change

Susan Onyango 11 Jul 2017