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PwC study: Africa's food sustainability depends on greener production and waste reduction

Agriculture

PwC study: Africa's food sustainability depends on greener production and waste reduction

3 Apr 2024

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Agro-processing

New citrus qualification for high school students launched

25 Jan 2024

WCape Govt commits to protecting export fruit industry with R2m investment

Agriculture

WCape Govt commits to protecting export fruit industry with R2m investment

12 Oct 2023

Sustainable agriculture: A smart investment for farmers

Agriculture

Sustainable agriculture: A smart investment for farmers

9 Oct 2023

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Agro-processing

Food for Good Challenge to help families grow their own vegetables

20 Dec 2022

Ghana's rice farmers need finance for new technologies, but banks don't trust them

Agri Tech

Ghana's rice farmers need finance for new technologies, but banks don't trust them

Philip Tetteh Quarshie and Evan Fraser 27 Sep 2021

Improving South Africa's food security

Food Security

Improving South Africa's food security

Unathi Mhlatyana 21 Apr 2021

New forum launched for global soil health

Agriculture

New forum launched for global soil health

24 Mar 2021

New research examines impact of climate change on health effects related to pesticide exposure

Health & Welfare

New research examines impact of climate change on health effects related to pesticide exposure

28 Dec 2020

Lessons on how to effectively tackle insect invasions

Research & Development

Lessons on how to effectively tackle insect invasions

Esther Ndumi Ngumbi 20 Jan 2020

Farmers urged to take precautions against Fall Armyworm

Agriculture

Farmers urged to take precautions against Fall Armyworm

19 Dec 2019

Coordinated global action is the best way to control the Fall Armyworm pest

Agriculture

Coordinated global action is the best way to control the Fall Armyworm pest

Rémi Nono Womdim 19 Dec 2019

Europe-banned insecticide 'threatens Africa's food security'

Food Security

Europe-banned insecticide 'threatens Africa's food security'

Munyaradzi Makoni 25 Nov 2019

Agricultural Writers SA Awards recognise 2019 top contributors

Agriculture

Agricultural Writers SA Awards recognise 2019 top contributors

19 Nov 2019

Third Environmental Guidelines for Commercial Forestry Plantations revision released

Forestry

Third Environmental Guidelines for Commercial Forestry Plantations revision released

30 Sep 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

Global actions needed to combat fall armyworm

Food Security

Global actions needed to combat fall armyworm

Gilbert Nakweya 2 Oct 2018

Kenya's 'fruitless years' in South Africa come to an end with avocados re-entering the market

Horticulture

Kenya's 'fruitless years' in South Africa come to an end with avocados re-entering the market

17 Aug 2018

Why it's time to curb widespread use of neonicotinoid pesticides

Sustainable Farming

Why it's time to curb widespread use of neonicotinoid pesticides

John F. Tooker 28 Jun 2018

The risk of unsustainable agricultural practices should not be underestimated

Agriculture

The risk of unsustainable agricultural practices should not be underestimated

20 Jun 2018

NaCRRI labs during Connected Conference (Image Supplied)

Research & Development

More scientists, researchers needed for interdisciplinary plant disease research network

18 May 2018

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Agriculture

Dangerous hitchhikers: New measures to help stop the spread of plant pests across borders

24 Apr 2018

Applications for Fall Armyworm Tech Prize open

Agriculture

Applications for Fall Armyworm Tech Prize open

5 Apr 2018

Agriculture

Top five robotic systems to watch in agriculture

Nate Dorsey 23 Mar 2018

Why African farmers should balance pesticides with other control methods

Agriculture

Why African farmers should balance pesticides with other control methods

Esther Ndumi Ngumbi 22 Mar 2018

Agriculture

Fighting Fall armyworm? There's an app for that

15 Mar 2018

Agriculture

Hortgro helps keep Western Cape pest free, intercepts oriental fruit fly

20 Feb 2018

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Agriculture

Fighting FAW: Guide to help Africa tackle Fall armyworm head-on

19 Feb 2018

Fall armyworm may spread throughout SA

Agriculture

Fall armyworm may spread throughout SA

16 Feb 2018

Agriculture

More Farmer Field Schools: Ongoing agricultural education needed to meet challenges

15 Feb 2018

Oserian Technical Director, Hamish Ker, explains how the company utilises geothermal power in its greenhouses

Agriculture

Green business is good business: A sustainable approach to growing flowers in Kenya

14 Feb 2018

Agriculture

Top 10 research projects in agri for 2018

13 Feb 2018

Namibia faces fresh armyworm outbreak

Agriculture

Namibia faces fresh armyworm outbreak

Nuusita Ashipala 8 Feb 2018

Crop munching pest in Africa raises hunger threat

Agriculture

Crop munching pest in Africa raises hunger threat

Thin Lei Win 29 Jan 2018

Stanford team lauds Woolworths Farming for the Future programme

Agriculture

Stanford team lauds Woolworths Farming for the Future programme

Dave Chambers 11 Jan 2018

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Agriculture

Reduce pesticides use with sustainable farming methods

Sam Otieno 4 Jan 2018

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Agriculture

SADC needs armyworm control funds

Elita Chikwati 13 Dec 2017

Smartphone app to help SA farmers

Agri Tech

Smartphone app to help SA farmers

Petru Saal 29 Nov 2017

Elijah Langat, passion fruit farmer (Image Supplied)

Agriculture

Reviving passion fruit production in Kenya

14 Nov 2017

Agriculture

Fall armyworm to cost more than $2bn in losses

Victor Kiprop 28 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

Horticulture

UP joins global fight against diseases threatening tropical and subtropical crops

23 Jun 2017

Sustainable shopping: for eco-friendly jeans, stop washing them so often

Fashion & Homeware

Sustainable shopping: for eco-friendly jeans, stop washing them so often

Alice Payne and Susannah Kate Devitt 8 Jun 2017

Forestry

FSA releases updated environmental management guidelines for commercial forestry plantations

5 Jun 2017

Agri Tech

Introducing the Greenhouse In a Box

16 May 2017