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SA making strides in leafroll virus management
The South African wine industry has made great strides to halt the spread of leafroll virus which poses a major threat to wine grape producers... read

Africa Month
Africa must start by treating agriculture as a business
Africa must start by treating agriculture as a business

Dr Akinwumi Adesina

To drive agro-industrialisation, we must be able to finance the sector. Doing so will help unlock the potential of agriculture as a business on the continent... read
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Agribusiness
Value of maize harvest is overrated
Value of maize harvest is overrated

Fanie Brink

The gross production value of this season's maize crop is totally overrated... read
Poultry industry challenges shape Sovereign Foods results
Poultry industry challenges shape Sovereign Foods results
According to Chris Coombes, Sovereign Foods CEO, three unusual events converged to create one of the most difficult trading years in the history of the company... read
#NAMPO2017: Appropriate financing needed to unlock agriculture's potential
#NAMPO2017: Appropriate financing needed to unlock agriculture's potential
“Innovation, technology, and economies of scale are critical in today's farming environment to ensure sustainability and competitiveness. These new challenges and complexities highlight the need for appropriate financial support..." read
Agri Tech
AGCO Challenger to expand business in Africa
AGCO Challenger to expand business in Africa
Manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment and solutions AGCO plans to further develop its Challenger farm machinery business in Africa... read
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Introducing the Greenhouse In a Box
From Indian startup Kheyti, the modular greenhouse is an affordable solution for low-income farmers... read
Commodities & Fairtrade
Astral Foods still concerned about EU's unfair practices
Astral Foods still concerned about EU's unfair practices

Colleen Goko and Andries Mahlangu

"We are not concerned about imports from the EU... We are concerned about the dumping of chicken product at a lower price than we can produce at." read
Food Security
Food security to top SADC meeting agenda
Food security to top SADC meeting agenda
South Africa will participate in a Southern African Development Community (SADC) meeting to seek ways to improve food security in the region... read
Sustainability
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AgriFood Youth Opportunity Lab to help youth access employment
MasterCard Foundation is partnering with MSU for the AgriFood Youth Opportunity Lab which will support 15,000 young people in Nigeria and Tanzania to access employment and entrepreneurship opportunities... read
Business
Execs considering blockchain in business plans
Execs considering blockchain in business plans
Eight out of 10 C-suite executives interviewed say they are investigating blockchain as a means of doing business, an IBM study shows... read
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