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How some African farmers are responding to climate change and what we can learn from them
Here are three novel ways African farmers are using adaptive strategies to thrive... read
Profitability the prerequisite for sustainable agricultural production
Profitability the prerequisite for sustainable agricultural production

“The single most important factor that determines the sustainability of agricultural production to provide food security to any country is the fact that it can only be achievable if the production of food is profitable." Read

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'Recovery lending' helps disaster-stricken farmers get back on track

Robert Kibet

Accessing credit has long been a major hurdle for small-scale farmers in Africa, who produce some 70 percent of the continent's food... Read

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The decrease in honey production and its impact on local producers and consumers

Six questions and answers around the decrease in production of honey and the hive of concern around its impact on local producers and consumer markets... Read


WOMEN'S MONTH
Conference calls for greater land ownership rights for women in Africa
Conference calls for greater land ownership rights for women in Africa
Influential women from across Africa shared their findings on land policy initiatives, including women's rights to own land... read
The Cradle of Food & Wine Festival celebrates female wine and spirit makers
The Cradle of Food & Wine Festival celebrates female wine and spirit makers
In celebration of Women's Month, the Cradle of Food & Wine Festival, in conjunction with Wine Menu, features some of the country's best craft wine and gin made by female wine and spirit makers... read
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Agribusiness
Agri finance in a time of uncertainty and risk
Agri finance in a time of uncertainty and risk
Farm debt is now in the region of R160bn and near an all-time high. Financiers and clients need to approach the coming season with realism and care... read
Why title deeds aren't the solution to South Africa's land tenure problem
Why title deeds aren't the solution to South Africa's land tenure problem

Ben Cousins

The conventional view is that insecurity of land tenure results from the lack of a registered title deed which records the property rights of occupants of land or housing... read

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Agro-processing
Avian influenza containment crucial for poultry markets
Avian influenza containment crucial for poultry markets
Poultry destined for exports now have to be absorbed in the South African market, which may also weigh in on prices... read
Commodities & Fairtrade
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Nigeria to save N300bn annually from rice import

Bayo Amodu and Ruth Tene Natsa

Nigeria will be saving about N300bn it spends annually on importation of rice as local production of the commodity has now reached 15 million metric tonnes... read
Horticulture
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Government to scale up use of greenhouses for high-value crops

Emmanuel Ntirenganya

Rwanda's government is seeking to promote the use of greenhouses to harvest more from high-value crops in the forthcoming fourth Strategic Plan for Agriculture Transformation... read
Sustainability
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New study: Pesticides increase extinction risk for bumblebee populations

Mark Brown

Neonicotinoids are a class of insecticides that are used on agricultural crops to control insect pests. Unfortunately, numerous studies have shown that they can also damage beneficial insects like bumblebees... read
Business
Eskom defends lifting suspension on senior managers
Eskom defends lifting suspension on senior managers
Eskom has been quick to defend the reinstatement of two senior managers just a couple of days after their suspension... read
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