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A massive diesel price hike reintroduces cost pressures at the onset of the new agriculture season

Agriculture

A massive diesel price hike reintroduces cost pressures at the onset of the new agriculture season

Paul Makube 11 Sep 2023

#WomensMonth: 'Own your space, be unapologetically you' - Nosiseko Biko of Danone SA

Agro-processing

#WomensMonth: 'Own your space, be unapologetically you' - Nosiseko Biko of Danone SA

Robin Fredericks 22 Aug 2023

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

Get ready for an unforgettable experience: East Coast Radio House + Garden Show

Events & Conferencing

Get ready for an unforgettable experience: East Coast Radio House + Garden Show

Issued by Rainmaker Marketing 29 Jun 2023

Changing weather patterns set to exacerbate challenges faced by SA's farmers

Agribusiness

Changing weather patterns set to exacerbate challenges faced by SA's farmers

19 Jun 2023

Mr Price Foundation empowers a sustainable future through hydroponic technology

Sustainable Farming

Mr Price Foundation empowers a sustainable future through hydroponic technology

24 May 2023

#FarmingfortheFuture: Restore Africa Funds on the importance of regenerative agriculture

Sustainable Farming

#FarmingfortheFuture: Restore Africa Funds on the importance of regenerative agriculture

Robin Fredericks 25 May 2023

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Fashion & Homeware

Superdry secures sales presence at Woolworths

16 May 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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Trends

6 agriculture trends to look out for in 2023

Justin Platt 14 Dec 2022

Sustainable Farming

Climate change calls for sustainable farming practices

Karabo Mabuza 17 Nov 2022

Toyota announces new competition to promote communal farming

Agriculture

Toyota announces new competition to promote communal farming

9 Nov 2022

Pick n Pay reveals new premium flagship store design - its blueprint for the future

Retailers

Pick n Pay reveals new premium flagship store design - its blueprint for the future

28 Oct 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

Northern Cape raisin industry gets R28m boost

Agro-processing

Northern Cape raisin industry gets R28m boost

24 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

Diale Tilo, executive director, Kgodiso Development Fund. Source: Supplied

ESG

PepsiCo launches R600m fund to build sustainable, equitable food system in SA

17 Mar 2022

Sowing the seeds of change: Advancing the interests of women agripreneurs through collaborative conversations

Agriculture

Sowing the seeds of change: Advancing the interests of women agripreneurs through collaborative conversations

Issued by Gordon Institute of Business Science 25 Mar 2022

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Agriculture

Fire insurance: An investment in a sustainable farming future

23 Feb 2022

#BizTrends2022: Top 5 AI trends that will give organisations a digital advantage in 2022

Trends

#BizTrends2022: Top 5 AI trends that will give organisations a digital advantage in 2022

Ria Pinto 2 Feb 2022

What makes chocolate ethically sourced? More importantly, how do we make every bite count?

FMCG

What makes chocolate ethically sourced? More importantly, how do we make every bite count?

Issued by Irvine Partners 29 Oct 2021

What EU's farm-to-fork strategy will mean for SA agriculture

Agribusiness

What EU's farm-to-fork strategy will mean for SA agriculture

Wandile Sihlobo 27 Oct 2021

5 reasons why small farms are key to the future of food systems

Sustainable Farming

5 reasons why small farms are key to the future of food systems

27 Oct 2021

Why SA's farmers need to invest in alternative energy sources

Sustainable Farming

Why SA's farmers need to invest in alternative energy sources

Kyle Durham and Dawie Maree 13 Oct 2021

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ESG

Woolworths reaches sustainable cotton milestone

7 Oct 2021

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Agriculture

Keeping SA's agricultural sector sustainable is imperative. Here's why

21 Sep 2021

Growing women into flourishing farmers

Agriculture

Growing women into flourishing farmers

Issued by Gordon Institute of Business Science 17 Sep 2021

SA needs a solution-driven approach to ensure access to safe and healthy food

Food, Water & Energy Security

SA needs a solution-driven approach to ensure access to safe and healthy food

Chrislynn Ramdeo 25 Aug 2021

We throw away a third of the food we grow - here's what to do about waste

Sustainable Farming

We throw away a third of the food we grow - here's what to do about waste

Kamran Mahroof and Sankar Sivarajah 19 Aug 2021

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Agriculture

Ekurhuleni opens bid for agricultural farms

18 Aug 2021

Regional status to SA's rooibos tea can turn fortunes for crop

Agro-processing

Regional status to SA's rooibos tea can turn fortunes for crop

Tanisha Heiberg and Mike Hutchings 12 Aug 2021

Nestlé's first net zero carbon emissions dairy farm on track to reach targets

Sustainable Farming

Nestlé's first net zero carbon emissions dairy farm on track to reach targets

4 Aug 2021

Woolworths lays out next set of sustainability ambitions

Retailers

Woolworths lays out next set of sustainability ambitions

29 Jul 2021

New Nespresso blend helps revive fragile coffee farming in the DRC

FMCG

New Nespresso blend helps revive fragile coffee farming in the DRC

5 Aug 2021

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FMCG

Bos Brands launches its first product with Rainforest Alliance seal

15 Jul 2021

Côte d'Ivoire's Noël N'guessan wins 2021 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

Construction & Engineering

Côte d'Ivoire's Noël N'guessan wins 2021 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

9 Jul 2021

Fund nature protection now or face huge losses, says World Bank

Environment & Natural Resources

Fund nature protection now or face huge losses, says World Bank

Michael Taylor 2 Jul 2021

#YouthMatters: Portia Phohlo of Woodlands Dairy on her love of soil science, and improving farm sustainability

Research & Development

#YouthMatters: Portia Phohlo of Woodlands Dairy on her love of soil science, and improving farm sustainability

Robin Fredericks 24 Jun 2021

Sustainable farming achievable for local co-op

Sustainable Farming

Sustainable farming achievable for local co-op

11 May 2021

Bombay Sapphire on a mission to be world's most sustainable gin

ESG

Bombay Sapphire on a mission to be world's most sustainable gin

Issued by OnPoint PR 9 Apr 2021

Webinar sheds light on holistic management of grapevines

Viticulture & Oenology

Webinar sheds light on holistic management of grapevines

Carin Venter 12 Mar 2021

GFSI ranks SA first in food security in sub-Saharan Africa

Food Security

GFSI ranks SA first in food security in sub-Saharan Africa

5 Mar 2021

Gibs/Corteva Agriscience programme for women in agriculture kicks off

Agribusiness

Gibs/Corteva Agriscience programme for women in agriculture kicks off

Issued by Gordon Institute of Business Science 26 Feb 2021

Agriculture on positive growth trajectory, key to economic recovery

Agribusiness

Agriculture on positive growth trajectory, key to economic recovery

Unathi Mhlatyana 25 Feb 2021

10th Annual Social Innovation Awards winners announced

Awards

10th Annual Social Innovation Awards winners announced

10 Feb 2021

SA's first organic pollinator programme launched

Agro-processing

SA's first organic pollinator programme launched

25 Jan 2021

Finalists in Social Innovation and Disability Empowerment Awards announced

Social Entrepreneurship

Finalists in Social Innovation and Disability Empowerment Awards announced

22 Jan 2021

#BestofBiz 2020: Agriculture

Agriculture

#BestofBiz 2020: Agriculture

14 Dec 2020

Joe and Claudia Castellanos, Black Mamba Foods

FMCG

Eswatini's Black Mamba Foods bags R9.2m investment

17 Nov 2020