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Fertilisers can help African farmers battle climate change
Fertilisers can help African farmers battle climate change
[Charlotte Hebebrand] Fertilisers can spare more forests and pastures from conversion... read
Agriculture
So what's the big fuss about no-till agriculture?
So what's the big fuss about no-till agriculture?

Melissa Britz

A tenet of conventional agriculture has been to till the fields in preparation for planting, but this is changing... read
Agribusiness
GWK achieves remarkable business growth despite challenges
GWK achieves remarkable business growth despite challenges
In one of GWK's best financial years to date, the farmer-owned South African agribusiness grew its turnover by 11.2% to R8.34 billion... read
ASEAN market seeks to increase bilateral trade with Africa
ASEAN market seeks to increase bilateral trade with Africa
Member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations will make a leap into the African continent with their first joint trade mission and business expo in South Africa next year... read
Agri Tech
BASF East Africa team with Cabinet Secretary Ministry of Agriculture Livestock and Fisheries Hon. Willy Bett
New campaign helps farmers with the biggest job on earth
Chemical company, BASF has launched a new campaign with the aim to celebrate farmers globally and support agriculture to enable increased production of enough food to feed the world... read
Agro-processing
Agro-processing incentives to boost jobs and economy
Agro-processing incentives to boost jobs and economy

Bekezela Phakathi

The Department of Trade and Industry is working on creating a dedicated agro-processing incentive scheme to attract investment in the sector... read
Fertilisers & GMOs
edisonjimenez10 via
Soil quality requires a complex approach

Frank Winder

The balance and availability of nutrients in the soil is a vital component of crop success... read
Food Security
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Female farmers need support to adapt to climate change
Women are not only vulnerable to climate change but they are also effective actors or agents of change in relation to both mitigation and adaptation... read
Horticulture
Five reasons to visit the Breedekloof Wine Valley
Five reasons to visit the Breedekloof Wine Valley

Ruth Cooper

A common misconception about the Breedekloof Wine Valley is that it's only home to large-scale wine producing cooperatives. True, Breedekloof is one of the largest wine producing areas in the Cape, however, this wine region offers so much more than that, as I discovered on a recent media trip to the Valley. read
Sustainability
Implementing climate smart agriculture up for discussion at COP22
Implementing climate smart agriculture up for discussion at COP22
COP22 will look at adaptation, mitigation, transparency, and technology transfer to combat increasing greenhouse gas emissions... read
Lourensford sustainable energy investments wins it Best Farming Practice Award
Lourensford sustainable energy investments wins it Best Farming Practice Award
Lourensford Estate has been named Best Farming Practice Winner in the Leadership in Energy Conservation category at the Nedbank Green Wine Awards 2016. See why... read
- José Graziano da Silva
Sustainable agriculture deserves center stage at Marrakesh climate talks

José Graziano da Silva

Transforming agricultural sectors to address climate change for adaptation and mitigation essential to tackling hunger and poverty... read
Business
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State of Capture and the Eskom CEO

Nicci Botha

Eskom CEO, Brian Molefe, has resigned just days after the State of Capture report was released... read
Jobs offered
Lecturer/Junior Lecturer - AgriSciences - Cape Town
Ayanda Mbanga CommunicationsStellenbosch University currently seeks to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced lecturer/junior lecturer - AgriSciences. (Ref. EBW11/169/0416). Applications close on 21 November 2016. Read more >>



Lecturer - Food Science - Cape Town
Ayanda Mbanga CommunicationsStellenbosch University currently seeks to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced lecturer: food science. (Ref. EBW11/169/0416). Applications close 21 November 2016. Read more >>

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