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Branding Chenin blanc as a South African specialty
Branding Chenin blanc as a South African specialty
According to the managing editor of Wine Enthusiast, South Africa stands the strongest chance of making an impact in the US by linking its wine marketing message with a single varietal... read
New approaches and sustainable partnerships will enhance food security in Africa
New approaches and sustainable partnerships will enhance food security in Africa

Wessel Lemmer

It is increasingly becoming important to explore newer and more innovative approaches to successful farming. Urban agriculture is one of the techniques considered to be on the cusp of advancements within the sector... Read

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New pan-African fruit industry association to strengthen trade between Africa and EU

Afruibana, a pan-African association of fruit producers and exporters from Cameroon, the Ivory Coast and Ghana has officially been launched. The association will take steps to support competitiveness and export fruits to EU countries... Read

The 2017 Resolution Social Venture Challenge winners
Winners of Resolution Social Venture Challenge agents of change in their communities

21 African social entrepreneurs have been named winners in the Resolution Social Venture Challenge. Impact evaluation data shows that an average of 3,200 community members benefits per fellowship awarded... Read


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#CSIMonth: An opportunity to use commercial enterprises to ensure global food security
#CSIMonth: An opportunity to use commercial enterprises to ensure global food security

Cari Coetzee

We chat to President and CEO of AGT Foods, Murad Al-Katib, the EY World Entrepreneur of the Year 2017, about his win, entrepreneurship and feeding the world... read
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AGCO Future Farm Training centre. (Source: AGCO Corporation)
AGCO Future Farm hosts young agripreneurs for mechanisation and business workshops
The AGCO Future Farm demonstrates the value of mechanisation, technology systems, and best agronomic practices through real-life experience. It is a centre for developing leading-edge agriculture for Africa... read

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Agro-processing
Go and rot, you old bag
Go and rot, you old bag

Farren Collins

South Africans will soon be able to dispose of their plastic bags along with the rest of their waste without worrying about negative effects on the environment... read
Commercial Fishing
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Chinese overfishing threatens West African economies

Salem Solomon

Foreign fishing vessels, many from China, prowl the waters off West Africa every day. They capture millions of fish - catches that used to go to local boats... read
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Rwanda's essential oils offer big profits from little land

Stephanie Aglietti

The pioneer of essential oils in Rwanda said he understood over a decade ago "the need to develop high-value crops" in his hilly nation of just 2.6m hectares... read
Food Security
Fall armyworms on march across Africa
Fall armyworms on march across Africa

Sora Halake

Fall armyworm has spread to 21 African countries and threatens the continent's main food staple, maize. Fall armyworms pose a big threat to the continent's agriculture... read
Urban wastewater for food security: Averting the next health crisis in Africa
Urban wastewater for food security: Averting the next health crisis in Africa

Christopher A. Scott

Wastewater is the one resource (unlike land, labour, or fresh water) that is continuously growing in volume and used to cultivate vegetables, grains, animal feed, and fish at a larger scale than we ever realised... read
Horticulture
How to grow your seed collection
How to grow your seed collection

Boris Dzhingarov, Issued by Monetary Library

There's something to be said about buying seed collections - multiple varieties of one plant in one seed packet. That has become the norm... read
Viticulture & Oenology
From left to right: Gynore Fredericks (first year protégé under mentorship of Miles Mossop at Tokara), Sydney Mello (second year protégé under mentorship of Johan Malan at Simonsig), Tobie Badenhorst (Head of Group Sponsorships and Cause Marketing at Nedbank Ltd), Becky Penumlungu (Sponsorship Manager of Lifestyle Properties at Nedbank Ltd)
Nedbank boosts investment in Cape Winemakers Guild Protégés
Nedbank has increased its investment in the Cape Winemakers Guild Protégé Programme for 2017 with the Nedbank Eyethu Community Trust pledging R700,000 to boost the Guild's Protégé Programme... read
Stellenbosch Cabernet Sauvignon is 'wine futures' worthy
Stellenbosch Cabernet Sauvignon is 'wine futures' worthy

Lauren Hartzenberg

En primeur or 'wine futures', is a method of purchasing sought-after wines early while the wine is still in the barrel... read
Business
Internet becoming synonymous with economic access
Internet becoming synonymous with economic access
According to the Internet Access in South Africa 2017 study, the internet has become a vital tool for communication and information in South Africa... read
Tech and tenacity can give local franchise brands the edge
Tech and tenacity can give local franchise brands the edge

Abigail Makhubele

Modern day businesses in South Africa are dealing with a number of challenges that all contribute to consumers having less money to spend... read
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