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Agriculture as an investment vehicle
Agriculture has always been the backbone of most rural economies, but it can also become a social and financial investment vehicle... read


Agribusiness
How will an interest rate hike impact on agriculture and SMEs?
Whether a further hike in interest rates takes effect now or later this year, more pressure would be put on consumers, leaving businesses with no other choice but to... read
Top tips from corporate experts: how to innovate

Juliet Prowse

Innovative companies manage to anticipate trends and meet future market demand while at the same time responding to current market drivers... read
Agri Tech
Bacterial technology: turning waste into water
A Port Elizabeth-based eco-solutions company is piloting an organic solution for ridding abattoirs of animal waste which, in the process, both saves and creates wash water... read
Agro-processing
SA summer crops remain under severe drought stress

Annelie Coleman

SA's summer crops remain under severe drought strain and widespread, penetrating rains are urgently needed to prevent the demise of crops still on the lands... read
Commercial Fishing
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on Abalobi Initiative
The Abalobi mobile app is to become an integrated catch management system for fishers and fishery stakeholders, from 'hook to cook'... read
Commodities & Fairtrade
Import/export container market to contract by 5%
According to the Maersk Trade Report, it is anticipated that the import and export container market will contract by about 5% during the first quarter... read
Competition for Sommelier Cup heating up
Competition for the WOSA Sommelier Cup finals is heating up, with South Africa seen by tastemakers as one of the most innovating and exciting wine countries... read
Sustainability
To reduce greenhouse gases from cows and sheep, we need to look at the big picture

Mario Herrero

Farming livestock contributes around 6 billion tonnes of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere each year. While estimates vary, this could represent up to 18% of global emissions... read
Vergelegen celebrates an abundance of water
This World Water Day, farm management, staff and visitors of Vergelegen Wine Estate will be raising a glass to the abundant water permeating land once densely packed with invasive alien vegetation... read
Government news
Dti leads investment mission to Brazil
The objective of the ITI to Brazil, which starts today, is to increase exports of value-added products to the Brazilian market... read
More Government news
Business
What keeps CEOs awake at night?

Leigh Andrews

Imagine walking into a bank and being greeted by a robot that uses facial recognition to identify you and your standing in the bank, and possibly predict the service you've come in for - it's not science fiction, this is already a reality in Japan. Here's how business as we know it is about to be disrupted for good... read
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