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| | 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 |
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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 | 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 | 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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| 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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| 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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| 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 | | |
| 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 | | |
| 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 | | |
| 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 | | | 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 | | |
| 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 | | |
| 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 | | | 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 | | |
| 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 | | | 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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