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Isaac Motaung (Pick n Pay), Suzanne Ackerman-Berman (Pick n Pay), TP Nchocho (Land Bank) and Syndey Soundy (Land Bank)
Land Bank, Pick n Pay signs MoU to develop emerging black-owned agribusinesses
Land Bank and Pick n Pay have signed an MoU which will see both parties collaborate in supporting black emerging agribusinesses to develop them into fully-fledged commercial businesses... read
The global food system still benefits the rich at the expense of the poor
The global food system still benefits the rich at the expense of the poor

Laura Pereira

While global trade has helped lift many out of poverty, it has not done so evenly. A new way of engaging with the complexity of food systems is needed... Read

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Land expropriation without compensation: Possible impact on the South African agricultural economy

Hamlet Hlomendlini and Pusho Makgolane

Land expropriation without compensation may fast-track land transfer to previously disadvantaged people, but it will also seriously damage the agricultural sector and lead to economic collapse... Read

Collaboration sees launch of end-to-end farm mechanisation solution in Nigeria
Collaboration sees launch of end-to-end farm mechanisation solution in Nigeria

Springfield Agro Limited in partnerships with Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. has announced its collaboration with the Katsina State Government in the launch of the Farm-To-Folk initiative - and end-to-end farm mechanisation solution... Read


WOMEN'S MONTH
Disruption anticipated at Standard Bank Top Women Conference
Disruption anticipated at Standard Bank Top Women Conference

Issued by Topco Media

What's your next? As an entrepreneurial, ambitious woman, the best place to answer that question is at the must-attend event this Women's Month: the 2017 Standard Bank Top Women Conference... read
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#CSIMonth: Agricultural transformation is a multigenerational, multi-stakeholder undertaking

Cari Coetzee

"We understood that we couldn't create new jobs, facilitate more access to land and opportunity, without providing the means for people to share their skills and technical know-how..." read
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Agribusiness
Joachim Huber via
AfDB to invest $24 billion in agriculture in Africa - Adesina
The AFDB president said the bank was committed to turning agriculture into a business across Africa and to ensure that the continent fed itself within the next 10 years... read
Land reform remains a divisive subject 23 years after democracy in South Africa. Filckr
A 10-point plan to accelerate orderly land reform in South Africa

Professor Quinton Johnson

A more than 365-year history of colonialism and apartheid have indelibly affected land, heritage and human rights in South Africa... read

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Commodities & Fairtrade
Eastern Cape plans to buy less red meat from other provinces
Eastern Cape plans to buy less red meat from other provinces
The Eastern Cape government intends to ensure that black farmers in red meat production become part of the mainstream economy. This would involve reducing the amount of meat bought from other provinces... read
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Partial lifting of ban on South African eggs
The National Veterinary Directorate in Mozambique's Ministry of Agriculture has lifted the ban on the import of chicken eggs from South Africa, subject to certain conditions... read
Sustainability
SplitShire via
Western Cape still in grips of drought, but there is hope
"The previously anticipated El Niño weather pattern has diminished, with neutral conditions slowly manifesting, implying a normal rainfall in the new production season ahead.” read
Business
Rene Miles, managing director at Novare Investments
#WomensMonth: Making your mark in financial services

Rene Miles

Certain stereotypes associated with the financial services industry remain true - it's still male dominated, men earn more than their female counterparts and women aren't adequately represented in senior leadership positions... read
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