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Management & Leadership

Nominations open for boards of PIC, Sasria and Land Bank

1 Oct 2024

South Africa's smallholder vegetable farmers aren't getting the finance they need: This is what it should look like

Agriculture

South Africa's smallholder vegetable farmers aren't getting the finance they need: This is what it should look like

Karissa Moothoo Padayachie 20 Sep 2023

Black farmers in South Africa need support: How it could be done

Agriculture

Black farmers in South Africa need support: How it could be done

Nick Vink and Johann Kirsten 13 May 2022

Storytelling event spotlights achievements in African agricultural research

Agriculture

Storytelling event spotlights achievements in African agricultural research

20 Jan 2022

Research and development are key to resilient food systems in Africa

Research & Development

Research and development are key to resilient food systems in Africa

Lulama Ndibongo Traub, Thomas Jayne and Wandile Sihlobo 2 Aug 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

Report: Gender-responsive research key to farm productivity, tackling Africa's agricultural threats

Research & Development

Report: Gender-responsive research key to farm productivity, tackling Africa's agricultural threats

27 May 2021

Technology to drive SA agriculture toward sustainability

Sustainable Farming

Technology to drive SA agriculture toward sustainability

22 Apr 2021

Collaboration needed to deliver food, nutrition security roadmap

Food Security

Collaboration needed to deliver food, nutrition security roadmap

30 Nov 2020

Boost smallholder phone access for better crop yields

Agri Tech

Boost smallholder phone access for better crop yields

Eldon Opiyo 19 Nov 2020

Economy

Covid-19 and AfCFTA: why now is the time to maintain momentum despite the global pandemic

Zuneid Yousuf 15 Oct 2020

Can African smallholders farm themselves out of poverty?

Agriculture

Can African smallholders farm themselves out of poverty?

12 Dec 2019

Agriculture

Africa rises to lead conversation on sustainable agriculture amidst climate change

Dr Shadrack Moephuli 24 Jul 2019

Research & Development

For success, train families not farmers

Dr Luke Metelerkamp 12 Jul 2019

Boosting R&D capacity for sustainable agriculture

Sustainable Farming

Boosting R&D capacity for sustainable agriculture

Nteranya Sanginga 10 Dec 2018

World hunger has risen for three straight years, and climate change is a cause

Research & Development

World hunger has risen for three straight years, and climate change is a cause

Jessica Eise and Kenneth Foster 23 Oct 2018

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Agriculture

EAC trailing in exportation of bananas

Zephania Ubwani 2 May 2018

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Agriculture

Researchers developing drought-tolerant African crops

11 Apr 2018

Agriculture

Scaling up game-changing agricultural innovations and technologies in Africa

Esther Ngumbi 29 Mar 2018

ARC, Culdevco signs 10-year deciduous fruit commercialisation agreement

Agriculture

ARC, Culdevco signs 10-year deciduous fruit commercialisation agreement

27 Mar 2018

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Agro-processing

R37.5m biorefinery facility launched in Durban to extract maximum value from biomass waste

22 Mar 2018

Rik Schuiling via

Agriculture

Gender gaps: Bane of Africa's agricultural R&D

Gilbert Nakweya 20 Mar 2018

Agriculture

Can the digital revolution transform agriculture?

Heinz Strubenhoff and Roy Parizat 8 Mar 2018

Agriculture

The Doomsday Vault a vital seed backup to protect the world's food supply

27 Feb 2018

#Budget2018: Efficient use of public funds essential to optimise SA's agricultural output

Agriculture

#Budget2018: Efficient use of public funds essential to optimise SA's agricultural output

Wessel Lemmer 20 Feb 2018

Agriculture

Top 10 research projects in agri for 2018

13 Feb 2018

Connected Network in the battle to control plant disease in sub-Saharan Africa

Agriculture

Connected Network in the battle to control plant disease in sub-Saharan Africa

13 Feb 2018

New SA table grape launched in Berlin

Commodities & Fairtrade

New SA table grape launched in Berlin

9 Feb 2018

Agri Tech

Evidence patchy on value of mobile apps for farmers

Inga Vesper 8 Feb 2018

Agriculture

Study: Honeybees' attraction to fungicide 'unsettling' for food output

Emma Batha 15 Jan 2018

#BizTrends2018: Precision farming the solution to optimising the red meat industry

Trends

#BizTrends2018: Precision farming the solution to optimising the red meat industry

Phillip Oosthuizen 8 Jan 2018

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Agriculture

Reduce pesticides use with sustainable farming methods

Sam Otieno 4 Jan 2018

SA entomopathogenic nematodes effectively kill fungus gnat pests

Agriculture

SA entomopathogenic nematodes effectively kill fungus gnat pests

17 Nov 2017

Agriculture training in South Africa badly needs an overhaul. Here are some ideas

Agriculture

Agriculture training in South Africa badly needs an overhaul. Here are some ideas

Frans Swanepoel 9 Nov 2017

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

Prof Kennedy Dzama

Agriculture

SU professor recognised for research on genetics of indigenous South African livestock species

31 Oct 2017

Phillip Oosthuizen and Dr. Piet Swiegers (Image Supplied)

Agriculture

Sernick launches research and innovation division to improve beef production

25 Oct 2017

Agriculture

Researchers work on drought-tolerant maize for Africa

Sebastian Mhofu 5 Oct 2017

Climate-smart agriculture urgently needed in Africa

Sustainable Farming

Climate-smart agriculture urgently needed in Africa

Baher Kamal 8 Sep 2017

Long-overdue GMO testing laboratory to be established

Agriculture

Long-overdue GMO testing laboratory to be established

31 Aug 2017

New and improved Gala variety Bigbucks sees 93% pack-out

Horticulture

New and improved Gala variety Bigbucks sees 93% pack-out

10 Aug 2017

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Agriculture

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

Lourens Swanepoel 4 Aug 2017

Joachim Huber via

Agriculture

AfDB to invest $24 billion in agriculture in Africa - Adesina

27 Jul 2017

New approaches and sustainable partnerships will enhance food security in Africa

Food Security

New approaches and sustainable partnerships will enhance food security in Africa

Wessel Lemmer 24 Jul 2017

New head of research and economics to help Sernick Group improve feedlots

Agriculture

New head of research and economics to help Sernick Group improve feedlots

28 Jun 2017

Horticulture

UP joins global fight against diseases threatening tropical and subtropical crops

23 Jun 2017

Technology, like this tea-picking machine in Kenya, can harness agriculture’s power to change lives. Reuters/Thomas Mukoya

Agriculture

Science has the power to boost farming in Africa. But a lot has to change

Frans Swanepoel 19 Jun 2017

BRICS countries have an important role to play in achieving SDGs

Agriculture

BRICS countries have an important role to play in achieving SDGs

20 Jun 2017

L-R: Deputy Governor, Osun State, Titilayo Laoye-Tomori; Governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola; and Director General of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Dr Nteranya Sanginga at the commissioning of IITA Research and Training Farm in Ago Owu

Agriculture

New research station to empower Nigerian farmers in modern agriculture

14 Jun 2017

Leo-setä via - Mesembryanthemum plant can revive within a short period of time after a drought

Agriculture

Jill Farrant on breeding drought-resistant crops

12 Jun 2017