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The farmer's circle - demystifying issues
"If we all 'cut out the dead wood' and focus on issues that have a direct impact on our individual farming operations - it will benefit agriculture as a whole" read more>>



Agriculture
SA poultry industry serious about transformation
A process to transform the South African Poultry Association into one that more accurately reflects South Africa's diversity as well as the changing face of agriculture itself... read more>>
KwaZulu-Natal agriculture and rural development on communal livestock farmers
KwaZulu-Natal communal livestock farmers heed government's call to commercialise their operations... read more>>
MEC Alan Winde on Western Cape's search for agri-professionals
The search is on for the best employees of the Western Cape's agricultural sector... read more>>
Plan for aggressive revival of rural farming

Luyolo Mkentane

Developing farmers' lack of access to markets and facilities was highlighted by Eastern Cape Rural Development and Agrarian Reform MEC... read more>>
Commodities & Fairtrade
South African farm to launch carrots juice... lessons for Nigeria

Vincent A. Yusuf

While Nigeria's over 45% local fruits keep wasting away, South African farmers are making speedy advances in adding value to their farm produce... read more>>
Rhodes Food plans payout on profit rise

Mark Allix

Rhodes Food Group reported on Monday, 25 May a 45.2% rise in diluted headline earnings per share for the six months ended March from the same period a year earlier as turnover rose 12.4%... read more>>
SA 2015 maize output forecast edges up 0.80% to 9.84-million tons

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Maize futures end higher ahead of crop report

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Fertilisers & GMOs
Africa joins the world in global protest
But why does everyone hate Monsanto and does it really matter? read more>>
Forestry
SA ready to host World Forestry Congress

By More Matshediso

Pretoria - South Africa is set to host a world class congress in the forestry sector in September... read more>>
Sustainability
BKB R8m roof-mounted, solar PV installation to reduce South African carbon footprint
A roof-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) energy harvesting system is to supply clean energy and reduce the South African wool and mohair industry's carbon footprint... read more>>
FETWater Sustainability: Alignment with sector occupational and professional requirements is key
The lack of coordination of capacity building and training (CB&T) initiatives in the South African water sector has resulted in poor knowledge management... read more>>
Five for a chain reaction

Jessica Taylor

As individuals experience the rewards of helping someone, they improve the communities they live and work in with a huge multiplier effect... read more>>
What Africa can do to manage the fallout of climate change

Coleen Vogel

Africa's climate, including climate change and climate variability, add challenges and opportunities to the continent's development... read more>>
International
Mondelez International reports good progress against global well-being goals in 2014 Report
Mondelez International published its Call For Well-being 2014 Progress Report... read more>>
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Africa
Foreign investor buys stake in Mugabe dairy rival

Memory Mataranyika

A foreign investor has snapped up a 27% stake in Zimbabwe's second largest dairy company Dendairy... read more>>
Bayer and AGCO join forces to drive the Future Farm in Zambia
Bayer and AGCO, in collaboration with other partners have launched a Future Farm project in Lusaka, Zambia... read more>>
Tongaat Hulett looks to cash in on sales of vast tracts of land

Marc Hasenfuss

Agribusiness Tongaat Hulett (TON)‚ one of the biggest sugar producers in Africa‚ looks set to unlock enormous value from extensive property holdings... read more>>
More Africa
Government news
Agbiz launches Political Agri-Economy report
Agbiz launched its first Agbiz Political Agri-Economy report in April... read more>>
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Business
The workplace of the future
Philip Gregory talks about the workplace of the future, how it will impact on the workforce and how businesses can navigate the tension between employee demands and the needs of the corporation... read more>>
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