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| Smallholder farmers in South Africa are crucial to solving food security issues in the country, but according to a five-year long study by the Water Research Commission, the lack of sufficient water... read more>> |
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| Precision farming technology has the ability to increase yields and improve the quality of an operation's output, but if it isn't part of an integrated plan... read more>> |
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| Mark Warren Eltopia, Gemalto and the University of Minnesota created the 'MiteNot' project to find out if M2M technology could help tackle the decline in honey bee populations... read more>> |
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| It's not just in your mind. There is a difference between Karoo lamb chops and those that come from the Ruênsveld or the Hantam. Scientific evidence... read more>> |
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| The rate at which the world is losing its forests has halved, but an area of woodland the size of South Africa has still been lost since 1990... read more>> |
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| Rod Keenan Forest loss has halved over the past 30 years according to the 2015 Global Forest Resources Assessment released on Sunday, 6 September. read more>> |
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| According to a new United Nations brief, government subsidies, estimated at $200 billion annually are often the key underlying drivers of forest loss worldwide... read more>> |
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| If you think you have a camellia tree on your property and it might be of historical interest, then the ICS would like to hear from you... read more>> |
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| Mbulelo Mswazi, Carol Poole According to a recent study undertaken by the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), gum trees, certain crops, indigenous trees and shrubs, flowering plants in suburban gardens... read more>> |
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| Focusing on South Africa's 'Big Five' growth opportunities could deliver significant GDP growth, create jobs and confound a rising sense of pessimism about the nation's future prospects... read more>> |
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| AGCO is calling young African entrepreneurs with sustainable agribusiness concepts or innovative ideas that could help to develop the agricultural sector in Africa in an inclusive way... read more>> |
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| The ANC released policy discussion documents for its 2015 National General Council (NGC) in the same week that Statistics South Africa released the 2015 Quarter 2 GDP figures... read more>> |
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| Linda Trim Have you ever spent the day at work but never actually achieved anything? Have no fear, you are not alone. Due to poor workplace well-being, presenteeism is a phenomenon spreading far and wide across the globe... read more>> |
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- VinPro appoints new transformation and development manager - more info
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The Joburg Clivia Club is holding their annual Clivia flower show on Saturday, 12 and Sunday, 13 September at the Garden World Nursery. Read more >>
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Viktor E. Frankl "When we are no longer able to change a situation - we are challenged to change ourselves." |
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