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Holistic approach needed for agriculture to play the role the NDP envisions
Agriculture can contribute tremendously to growth in South Africa, but policymakers and key role players must "pull together"... read

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Having a story to tell helps your commodity become a brand
Having a story to tell helps your commodity become a brand

Brian Berkman

It is not enough to be a great farmer nowadays. You also need to be a great marketer and learning to think about yourself, those that work for you and what you produce in the way that a journalist would... read
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Agriculture
(L-R): Newton Cockroft (Director: Deloitte SA, head of Government Growth Initiative); Andy Buchan (Kwanalu President); John Bredin (Harry Gwala Agri chairman), Sandy La Marque (CEO of Kwanalu) and agricultural economist, Professor JP Landman.
NPO launched to help upskill and support emerging farmers
Harry Gwala Agri, a newly launched non-profit organisation, aims to facilitate the sharing of farming resources including knowledge, equipment, funding, and training of emerging farmers at a grass-roots level... read
Agribusiness
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The Sugar Tax: implications for the cane industry, obesity and consumer behaviour

Hamlet Hlomendlini

The biggest concern is that the implementation of tax on sugary beverages will have serious implications for the sugarcane industry in the medium to long term as it will cascade down the value chain... read
Agribusiness confidence improves despite uncertainties and challenges
Agribusiness confidence improves despite uncertainties and challenges
The turnover, net operating income, employment, economic growth and agricultural conditions sub-indices were the key drivers of the improvement in confidence in the first quarter of 2017... read
Agri Tech
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MasterCard assists 1.1 million African smallholder farmers
The MasterCard Foundation has committed a total of $38.3 million for programmes to improve productivity and market access for farmers in 11 African countries... read
Agro-processing
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Why Southern Africa is a low-risk zone for the fatal bird flu

Graeme S. Cumming

Southern Africa is a low-risk region for highly pathogenic avian influenza transmission by wild birds. This is because it's... read
Commodities & Fairtrade
Juicy market for SA citrus
Juicy market for SA citrus

Shaun Gillham

Despite the uncertainty that Donald Trump's presidency in the US has introduced into the global economy, America remains an important market for South African citrus growers... read
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Breakfast after the drought
Paul Makube takes a look at what impact the drought and the sector's recovery had on four basic breakfast foods - eggs, maize, dairy, and bread... read
Sustainability
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Factbox: From new beans to ancient plants, drought-busting crops take root

Anastasia Moloney

Research has increased to see how food crops cope with dry conditions, and scientists are breeding and crossing seeds to make them more drought-tolerant... read
Business
The China syndrome: Africa, the East and mining
The China syndrome: Africa, the East and mining
Over the past decade, South Africa has experienced an insatiable demand from China for raw material and commodities to fuel its manufacturing industries... read
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Dean - AgriSciences - Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch University currently seeks to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced dean: agrisciences (Ref: AW00/082/0217). Applications close 16 May 2016. Read more >>

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