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The revolution that matters to Africa
[Carl Manlan] Africa is ripe for its own industrial revolution, but with 70 percent of Africans dependent on agriculture for their livelihoods... read



WOMEN'S MONTH
#WomensMonth: Kate Schrire and The Creamery of the crop
#WomensMonth: Kate Schrire and The Creamery of the crop

Jessica Tennant

Strawberry basil, white nectarine, jasmine blossom, hot cross bun, pistachio, and Catawba grape are not your average ice cream flavours and when 'garden mint' in a sugar cone tastes like exactly that, it must be true that The Creamery is the cream of the crop in the ice cream business... read
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Agribusiness
Country Bird Holdings claws deeper into Sovereign
Country Bird Holdings claws deeper into Sovereign

Marc Hasenfuss

Poultry group Country Bird Holdings (CBH) has dug its claws deeper into rival Sovereign Food Investments following a sizeable block trade on the JSE... read
Newly empowered black farmers ruined by South Africa's drought
Newly empowered black farmers ruined by South Africa's drought

Desmond Latham

A growing social crisis as farmers retrench their workforce and the new class of black commercial farmers has been rocked by the drought... read

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Agri Tech
Tractor sales fell by 32.2% y/y in July to 451 units: Saama
Tractor sales fell by 32.2% y/y in July to 451 units: Saama

Helmo Preuss

Tractor sales fell by 32.2% year-on-year (y/y) in July to 451 units after dropping by 12.2% in 2015 to 5,673 units, according to the South African Agricultural Machinery Association... read
Hacking the farm: how farmers use 'digital agriculture' to grow more crops
Hacking the farm: how farmers use 'digital agriculture' to grow more crops
Climate Corporation aims to take the guesswork out of issues like weather and crop disease. The 10-year-old company offers a slate of "digital agriculture" tools... read
Getting water wise amid SA drought
Getting water wise amid SA drought
With eight of South Africa's nine provinces declared disaster areas, the agriculture sector is implementing clever water conservation solutions to preserve this scarce resource... read
Commodities & Fairtrade
Boschendal wines awarded spots on Sommelier Selection 2016 wine list
Boschendal wines awarded spots on Sommelier Selection 2016 wine list
Three wines from one of South Africa's iconic wine warms, Boschendal, has been chosen for inclusion on the Sommelier Selection 2016 wine list... read
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Modest decline in international food prices in July
Following five consecutive months of increases, international prices for major food commodities saw a modest decline in July according to the FAO Food Price Index... read
Drought leads SA to import US maize for the first time since 2004
Drought leads SA to import US maize for the first time since 2004
For the first time since 2004, South Africa has imported white maize from the United States. In mid-April, SA imported 1,330 tons of white maize from the US... read
Sustainability
Experience the full circle of life with Waterkloof
Experience the full circle of life with Waterkloof
With spring on the way, biodynamic wine estate, Waterkloof, invites all nature-lovers who seek to experience a farm visit and celebrate the full circle of life... read
Africa
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Africa can feed itself
Africa is endowed with immense fertile soils and good climatic conditions. It boasts of huge chunks of unexploited arable land, presenting it opportunities to become... read
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Business
#WomensMonth: More than just the 'chick in charge'
#WomensMonth: More than just the 'chick in charge'

Leigh Andrews

Create a business that exists and even flourishes without you was the knockout lesson from BeingBossZA, a well-attended females-only business event explaining how to survive your first 1,000 days in business and beyond as a womentrepreneur this past weekend... read
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