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WOMEN'S MONTH
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Annual gathering to empower women in agriculture
Women farmers across Southern Africa are getting ready for the annual gathering of women in agriculture, aimed at strengthening the entrepreneurial capacity of women... read
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Agribusiness
SA's most entrepreneurial sectors uncovered
SA's most entrepreneurial sectors uncovered
According to research done by Thebe Reed Exhibitions, local entrepreneurs see the agriculture, services, and automotive industries as some of the sectors with the most growth potential... read
Agri Tech
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Partnership to advance connectivity for farmers
In an effort to provide rural farming communities with world-class communications systems, AgriSA and AliSom Communications has signed an agreement that will... read
Agro-processing
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Late harvest affects entire agricultural industry

Frank Winder

The aftermath of one of the worst droughts in over a century has offered embattled farmers little respite. Owing to the planting of crops being delayed... read
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Move to help small farmers
By exposing small farmers to big retailers, the Eastern Cape Rural Development and Agrarian Reform Department hopes to create 10,000 direct and indirect jobs annually... read
Commodities & Fairtrade
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Continental collaboration important to produce in agriculture
The island country of Haiti buys 85% of its food with most of it coming from their neighbour, the Dominican Republic. According to Jacques Junior Baril, this doesn't make any sense... read
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US chicken imports fall foul of quotas

Linda Ensor

US chicken-in-bone exports to SA have so far neither met expectations nor come near the maximum level allowed for under the quota agreement thrashed out between the US and South African governments earlier this year... read
Sustainability
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Woolworths, WWF-SA enter second partnership
The World Wide Fund for Nature South Africa and Woolworths have announced a second five-year partnership, following the success of the first three-year sustainable business partnership... read
Faithful to Nature collaborates with Topic to confirm label claims
Faithful to Nature collaborates with Topic to confirm label claims
Organic online retailer, Faithful to Nature has entered into an industry safeguarding partnership with Topic, a consumer-led NPO that uses laboratory testing as well as farm and factory visits to establish whether ingredients are verified and label claims accurate. read
Africa
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Pioneer is growing its hybrid corn seed scheme further into Africa

Tshepiso Mokhema

Dupont's Pioneer unit hopes to expand its hybrid corn seed partnership with African governments and aid groups, to Tanzania, after setting up programmes for farmers to use its seed in Ethiopia and Zambia... read
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FAO: urgent farming support needed for 385,000 people in Nigeria
According to FAO, food insecurity in parts of Nigeria's northeast and urgent action is needed to provide farming and livelihood support to 385,000 people... read
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JSE CEO, Nicky Newton-King, Cape Town mayor, Patricia de Lille, and JSE chairperson, Nonkululeko Nyembezi-Heita, at the opening of the JSE Exchange Hub Cape Town.
JSE opens satellite office in Cape Town

Nicci Botha

The JSE Exchange Hub Cape Town, which was launched on 12 August, is part of the exchange's strategy to enhance its service to clients in the city and build new relationships... read

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