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Why it's hard to control the Fall armyworm in Southern Africa
Why it's hard to control the Fall armyworm in Southern Africa
[Kerstin Kruger] Understanding how armyworms breed, travel, and feed is critical to managing the devastation they can cause... read

Design Month
#DesignMonth: What's in your lunch box?
#DesignMonth: What's in your lunch box?

Cari Coetzee

FOODwelove aims to change how offices eat by offering desk jockeys the option to have a healthy and wholesome lunch delivered in a cleverly designed box, straight to their desk... read
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Agribusiness
Kaap Agri keen to list on JSE
Kaap Agri keen to list on JSE

Marc Hasenfuss

Highly profitable farming community retailer Kaap Agri is investigating a JSE listing, possibly by as early as midyear... read
Fluglotse2000 via
Land restitution without compensation would spell disaster for SA
“If implemented, it will not only be a disaster for commercial farming and farmers, but it will also have catastrophic consequences for the whole South African economy, as well as for food security.” read
Agri Tech
NASA via
US scientists develop new way to measure crop yields from space

Magdalena Mis

US researchers have come up with a new method of estimating crop yields from small farms in Africa using high-resolution images from the latest generation of satellites... read
Commercial Fishing
Lobster crash erodes West Coast way of life
Lobster crash erodes West Coast way of life

Craig Dodds

Minister Senzeni Zokwana accused of reneging on recovery plan... read
Commodities & Fairtrade
Anerma via
Local plum exports affected by smaller fruit
The plum season in South Africa is two-thirds underway, with varieties such as African Delight, Flavour King, Laetitia, Songold, Southern Belle and Angeleno currently being picked... read
Food Security
Oxfam East Africa via
Food prices approaching record highs in East Africa due to drought
The continued drought throughout East Africa has had a significant impact on maize harvests and pushed the prices of staple foods and cereals to very high levels, burdening households and posing special risks for pastoralists... read
hdptcar via
Failure to help small farmers adapt will compromise future food production
Failure to make our food systems more resilient to climate change will "seriously compromise" food production in many regions and could doom international efforts to end hunger and poverty... read
Sustainability
Evelyn Simak via
Renewable organic waste system to help make agriculture sustainable
Large amounts of organic waste produced by South African farms, is one of the biggest obstacles to sustainable agriculture. But reusing this carbon and nutrient-rich waste to benefit plants and animals could... read
Business
Smartphones are revolutionising medicine
Smartphones are revolutionising medicine
Smartphones are revolutionising the diagnosis and treatment of illnesses, thanks to add-ons and apps that make their ubiquitous small screens into medical devices, researchers say... read
Section 7C creates revenue stream for SARS
Section 7C creates revenue stream for SARS

Madelein Grobler

Introducing tax on interest-free or low-interest rate loan, advance or credit to a trust by a connected person may entitle the SARS to a windfall... read
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