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RCL Foods considers a restructure of its commodity chicken component
RCL Foods is considering a restructure of its commodity chicken category in response to... read

INNOVATION MONTH
#InnovationMonth: Smart farming technology to help feed the masses
#InnovationMonth: Smart farming technology to help feed the masses

Cari Van Wyk

9 billion people will need feeding by 2050 and the responsibility of that feat will fall squarely into the laps of farmers, posing the question of how to sustainably produce food for the masses... read
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AfDB injects US $1 billion to end youth unemployment in Africa

Dominique Von Rohr

AfDB together with the IITA embarks on an initiative that aims to put an end to youth unemployment in the continent by creating eight million agribusiness jobs... read
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Challenges remain for Morocco's agribusiness despite positive developments
Agriculture has long been both the strength and weakness of Morocco's economy - a strength in that it has been a driver of growth, a weakness because of its high volatility... read
Agri Tech
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Jozi teen wins top prize at google fair
Johannesburg teenager Kiara Nirghin's drought-busting idea using avocado and orange peels has earned her the grand prize at the Google Science Fair... read
Commodities & Fairtrade
A New Earth store
Organic, eco-living store opens in Nigeria
A New Earth is a boutique supermarket that first opened its doors on July 1, 2009, in Beirut, Lebanon and is now in Nigeria... read
Fertilisers & GMOs
Bernard Gagnon via  - Tef in Ethiopia
Ethiopia Soil Map arms farmers with new fertilisers in climate fight

Pius Sawa

Nationwide survey of soil conditions is leading to more effective use of fertilisers and could boost food security... read
Food Security
Jai79 via
Transforming agriculture critical to address food security, climate change challenges
According to FAO director-general José Graziano da Silva, agriculture must transform itself to achieve food and nutrition security for all, as well as help address global challenges such as... read
Horticulture
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Mechanised agriculture essential in Sub-Saharan Africa
According to a new report from FAO, mechanization and appropriate mechanization strategies have a large role to play in improving agriculture productivity, particularly in Africa... read
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SA to export pigeon peas, pork, mango to India
As part of ongoing efforts by member states to improve intra-BRICS trade, South Africa has been granted an opportunity to export pigeon peas, pork, mango, and persimmons to India... read
Business
King IV is just the next evolutionary step
King IV is just the next evolutionary step
The latest iteration of King guidelines is nothing more than the next evolutionary step for corporate governance to remain relevant... read
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