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| More people want to be part of the change they'd like to see in the world. For that purpose, four of the world's most credible and ubiquitous eco and social labels have joined forces in a unique South African campaign... read | |
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| Hortgro invested R2.5m in bursaries and the development of students for 2016. Over the past 10 years, Hortgro has spent R20m on bursaries as an investment in budding agriculturalists... read |
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| Despite concerns regarding a cooler spring and prolonged drought conditions, a normal season is expected for SA stone fruit with prospects looking good... read |
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| Given the early end to the avo season, and South Africans' increasing demand for the fruit, avos will have to be imported earlier until the 2017 local avo season begins... read |
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| The women are implementing resilient climate change adaptation and ecological organic farming projects that fight poverty and hunger through sustainable agriculture practices such as... read |
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| A new study by Curtin University in Perth, Australia demonstrates that that Ethylene Antagonists may be a solution to prolonging the life of fruit... read |
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| Lyndal Rowlands While farming contributes to climate change, the world's 500 million smallholder farming households, who often only produce enough food for their families to survive, will be among the worst hit by a changing climate... read |
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| In a quest to achieve zero hunger by 2030, South African farmers are supporting global drives to ensure that agriculture meets the challenges of climate change... read |
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| Ryan Ravens Can we justify free tertiary education, when there's a greater need for a robust social security system? Does SA need more poets and politicians, when artisans are what will grow the economy?... read |
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