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UN announces global standard to measure food waste
UN announces global standard to measure food waste
The FLW Standard is a set of global definitions and... read


Agribusiness
Investing in agri - International investor summit to discuss bankable projects
Investing in agri - International investor summit to discuss bankable projects

Issued by African Agri Council

The African Agri Investment Indaba (AAII) - the world's meeting place for investment in Africa's agricultural and agro-processing sectors - will be taking place 28-30 November 2016 in Cape Town... read
Agri Tech
- The Ceres observation system will be based on the Arkyd asteroid prospecting satellite (Credit: Planetary Resources)
Bayer wants to use super-powered satellites to improve farming
There's a growing movement to harness more modern technology in agriculture, whether it's learning from data science or implementing autonomous robots into the fields... read
Farm life on display
Farm life on display

Mark Smyth

When many people think of Nampo, they think of a bunch of farmers wandering around looking at the latest tractor or combine harvester or checking out the best pedigree of livestock... read
Agro-processing
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Research programme to focus on responsible wildlife management of African buffalo
Kwantu Private Game Reserve launched the Nyathi research scholarship programme which seeks to promote responsible wildlife conservation... read
#BizSoeknBoer: meet JJ Van de Velde
#BizSoeknBoer: meet JJ Van de Velde

Cari Van Wyk

JJ van de Velde recently shared his good fortunes with fellow farmers by donating hundreds of bales of hay. Let's see what else he is willing to share... read
Commodities & Fairtrade
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Increased demand for nuts good news to SA farmers
The drought that hit different parts of South Africa might have left a lot of farmers devastated. But Macadamia farmers in Mpumalanga are looking forward to raking in... read
New agreement a boost for wine exports to EU
New agreement a boost for wine exports to EU
In terms of the Economic Partnership Agreement, the country's present annual duty-free quota of 48 million litres wine that can be exported to the EU, will rise to... read
Sustainability
Prof Mike Muller
Agriculture's water challenge: more crops and jobs per drop

Derick van der Walt

South Africa will be no exception to the global trend in distributing water away from agriculture to industry and for urban use. Agriculture will find itself at the back of the queue... read
South African wines go green with solar
South African wines go green with solar
Taking advantage of the South African climate, three wine estates have blended vintage with innovation to enhance their power requirements... read
Business
Ten jobs of the future - which are you skilling up for?
Ten jobs of the future - which are you skilling up for?

john sanei

Past trends may no longer be a reliable indicator of future job prospects... read
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