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2024 Agricultural Writers SA winners announced

Agriculture

2024 Agricultural Writers SA winners announced

4 hours

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Agribusiness

African Agri Investment Indaba to connect investors with $1bn in agri projects

15 Nov 2024

Role of innovative financing for farmers: Lessons from Ghana's cocoa irrigation

Agriculture

Role of innovative financing for farmers: Lessons from Ghana's cocoa irrigation

6 Nov 2024

AfriGIS wins prestigious global hackathon on sustainable finance

Markets & Investment

AfriGIS wins prestigious global hackathon on sustainable finance

Issued by AfriGIS 22 Oct 2024

Flags indicate how many trees each donor country has planted. Jeremy Allouche,

Climate Change

Africa’s Great Green Wall will only combat desertification and poverty by harnessing local solutions

Jeremy Allouche and Élie Pédarros 18 Oct 2024

Waterberg Boerdery and Yellow Door Energy inaugurate solar and battery energy storage system

Sustainable Farming

Waterberg Boerdery and Yellow Door Energy inaugurate solar and battery energy storage system

Issued by Yellow Door Energy 14 Oct 2024

Technology and sustainable farming can contain the cost-price squeeze

Agri Tech

Technology and sustainable farming can contain the cost-price squeeze

John Hudson 9 Oct 2024

Agribusiness

Boosting South Africa’s agribusiness: Practical strategies for growth and success

Phumla Mavundla 26 Sep 2024

FirstRand Empowerment Foundation shares agri vision at Trialogue Business in Society Conference

Food Security

FirstRand Empowerment Foundation shares agri vision at Trialogue Business in Society Conference

Issued by Trialogue 2 Sep 2024

Women in agriculture: Empowering South Africa’s unsung SHEroes

Employment Equity

Women in agriculture: Empowering South Africa’s unsung SHEroes

Beth Cook, Issued by Progression 20 Aug 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

2024 GoGettaz Agripreneur finalists announced

Agriculture

2024 GoGettaz Agripreneur finalists announced

5 Aug 2024

Vuyo Mazabane, Client Consultant, AfriGIS.

Facilities & Property Management

How GIS is transforming municipal property management

Vuyo Mazabane, Issued by AfriGIS 30 Jul 2024

Aubrain Lyavuka attended FAO and UNIDO’s OYA programme that trains African youth for jobs in agriculture. He is now seeing great results and growing his fish farm in Ndola, Zambia. ©FAO/Filip Forti

Fishing

Aquaculture training sparks career change for Zambian farmer

12 Jul 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

AI campaigns to humour-driven engagement. Where are we going?

Advertising

AI campaigns to humour-driven engagement. Where are we going?

Issued by AAA School of Advertising 1 Jul 2024

Image: Supplied (Left: Mo Salie, Andy Du Plessis, Arena Phillips and Cornel Jacobs)

Food Security

FoodForward SA seeks to empower communities through food garden initiative

Aa-isha Hassiem 14 May 2024

Source: Spier Wine Farm

Agriculture

From vineyard to community: Exploring Spier Wine Farm's commitment to sustainability, empowerment

Robin Fredericks 26 Apr 2024

Woolworths launches Farming for the Future campaign to tackle climate challenges

Sustainable Farming

Woolworths launches Farming for the Future campaign to tackle climate challenges

11 Apr 2024

Farmers work at a cocoa farm in Daloa, Ivory Coast, 3 October 2023. Reuters/Ange Aboa/File Photo

ESG & Sustainability

EU will not delay deforestation law, environment chief says on Ivory Coast visit

Ange Aboa 8 Apr 2024

Advancing sustainability across sectors in South Africa and the continent

Marketing

Advancing sustainability across sectors in South Africa and the continent

Issued by Topco Media 27 Mar 2024

How nature-based knowledge can restore local ecosystems and improve community well-being

Sustainable Farming

How nature-based knowledge can restore local ecosystems and improve community well-being

Saeed Rahman and Natalie Slawinski 11 Mar 2024

Drone technology to transform WCape agriculture following SACAA certification

Agri Tech

Drone technology to transform WCape agriculture following SACAA certification

13 Feb 2024

Secrets of soil-enriching pulses could transform future of sustainable agriculture

Agriculture

Secrets of soil-enriching pulses could transform future of sustainable agriculture

Sebastian Schornack 12 Feb 2024

How crop diversification is boosting productivity and sustainability in SA agriculture

Agribusiness

How crop diversification is boosting productivity and sustainability in SA agriculture

30 Jan 2024

Urban agriculture isn’t as climate-friendly as it seems – but these best practices can transform gardens and city farms

Agriculture

Urban agriculture isn’t as climate-friendly as it seems – but these best practices can transform gardens and city farms

Jason Hawes, Benjamin Goldstein and Joshua Newell 23 Jan 2024

South32 youth farming graduates boost local food security

Food Security

South32 youth farming graduates boost local food security

2 Jan 2024

Overyssel Boerdery to harvest renewable energy in multi-million rand PPA with Yellow Door Energy

Sustainable Farming

Overyssel Boerdery to harvest renewable energy in multi-million rand PPA with Yellow Door Energy

Issued by Yellow Door Energy 19 Dec 2023

Wine Harvest Commemorative Event set for February 2024

Exhibitions & Events

Wine Harvest Commemorative Event set for February 2024

14 Dec 2023

Sustainable agriculture: A smart investment for farmers

Agriculture

Sustainable agriculture: A smart investment for farmers

9 Oct 2023

Cultivating tomorrow's agricultural leaders: The power of online learning

Agriculture

Cultivating tomorrow's agricultural leaders: The power of online learning

Wynand Espach 21 Sep 2023

Woolworths, WWF South Africa renew 15-year partnership

Retailers

Woolworths, WWF South Africa renew 15-year partnership

15 Sep 2023

Sustainable Farming

Farmers go green: How renewable energy is changing the agriculture industry

13 Sep 2023

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