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- Simnai and Phillip Tshuma, smallholder farmers from Hwange, Zimbabwe, show off their sorghum crop planted using fertilizers. Photo: Busani Bafana
Innovative use of fertilisers revives hope for Africa's Green Revolution
[Busani Bafana] Inorganic fertiliser helps boost smallholder farmers' harvests... read



INNOVATION MONTH
Stories of Impact shared at AUx
Stories of Impact shared at AUx

Sindy Peters

Kostas Samaras, Autodesk territory director for Africa, expanded on some of the projects undertaken by the Autodesk Foundation at the recently held AUx event in Cape Town... read
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Agribusiness
Bankable African agri-projects lead to investment
Bankable African agri-projects lead to investment
Translating food security into an investment option for investors and financiers has been identified as a long-term opportunity... read
Agri Tech
Nick Serfontein
Sernick receives beef industry award for cattle improvement
Sernick Bonsmara has been awarded the ARC National Beef Cattle Improvement Herd of the year 2016 - a prestigious accolade in the South African beef industry... read
Agro-processing
- East London Terminal grain silo
TPT East London grain elevator rail connectivity refurbishment to meet import demands
The TPT East London terminal has stepped up to the plate with their recent grain elevator rail connectivity refurbishment to meet South Africa's urgent need for imported grain... read
Food Security
Algae may be the answer to world's food problems
Algae may be the answer to world's food problems

JP Géné

According to the FAO, global algae production has gone from 2-million tonnes to more than... read
Forestry
Antoinetorrens via  - Gishwati hills, Rwanda
New policy for Rwanda urban forestry

Athan Tashobya

Officials say unselective species of trees have been planted across Kigali and other towns around the country with no regard to international standards for urban forestry... read
Horticulture
Top female winemakers to watch
Top female winemakers to watch
South Africa's women winemakers are making news headlines and clinching top awards and recognition for their wines internationally, making great strides in producing some of the best wines in the country... read
Sustainability
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Drought-ravaged SADC grapples with seed shortages

Sifelani Tsiko

SADC countries must scale up efforts to procure adequate seed for farmers ahead of the 2016-2017 cropping season to avert another year of food shortages... read
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Healthy oceans important drivers of African prosperity, food security
Mitigating the impacts of climate change and illegal fishing on oceans and coastal communities are increasingly important with fisheries and aquaculture emerging as... read
Africa
Business plan training to take place at Food and Agric Show
Business plan training to take place at Food and Agric Show
Special training sessions will be hosted on the margins of the National Food and Agric Show where agribusiness players will have the opportunity to learn how to prepare credit-yielding and investor-attracting business plans... read
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Johan Eksteen is overall winner of 2016 Entrepreneur of the Year competition
Johan Eksteen is overall winner of 2016 Entrepreneur of the Year competition
Johan Eksteen, owner of Agricon and a previous finalist in the Sanlam and Business/Partners Entrepreneur of the Year competition, is the overall winner of the 2016 competition, announced in Johannesburg on 1 September 2016... read
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