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Tim Atkin releases 2017 South Africa Special Report on Cape wine
Award-winning British journalist and Master of Wine Tim Atkin has released his 2017 South Africa Special Report and notes that the Cape is making the best wines in its 358-year history... read
Sustainable business models key to sustainable modernisation of agriculture in Africa
Sustainable business models key to sustainable modernisation of agriculture in Africa

Key to the sustainable commercialisation and modernisation of African agriculture are sustainable business models... Read

Major investments, partnerships a boost for African agriculture and economy
Major investments, partnerships a boost for African agriculture and economy

The signing of a record number of new investments and partnership agreements for inclusive agricultural transformation at the 2017 AGRF have boosted Africa's economic growth prospects... Read

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Climate smart crops: A necessity for future food and nutrition security

Bev Postma

It is imperative that we incorporate climate resilience into all aspects of crop breeding and food innovation... Read


INNOVATION MONTH
Val Thomas, founder and co-creator of TheTreeApp
TheTreeApp making strides in SA tree identification

Cari Coetzee

We chat to the founder and co-creator of TheTreeApp, one of the most powerful tree identification apps on the market, Val Thomas... read
#InnovationMonth: Aerobotics, RanMarine teams up on river water management in #cocreate2Accelerate
Aerobotics, RanMarine teams up on river water management in #cocreate2Accelerate

Cari Coetzee

Aerial data analytics specialist helping farmers optimise their crops, Aerobotics and Dutch environmental technology enterprise, RanMarine, teams up in #cocreate2Accelerate and looks at river water management... read
#InnovationMonth: Disruption in the wine market
Disruption in the wine market
What does it really take to curate and maintain such a devastatingly tempting range of rare, vintage and well-priced wines while remaining at the fore of innovation? read
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Measuring Africa's agricultural takeoff is set to make billionaires from ‘poor men's fields'

Boaz Blackie Keizire

Asked where the next crop of African billionaires will come from, the president of the African Development Bank, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, without batting an eyelid, declared that they will be farmers... read
#FreshConnections: Maryla Masojada on the state of fresh produce retail in SA
#FreshConnections: Maryla Masojada on the state of fresh produce retail in SA

Lauren Hartzenberg

Maryla Masojada from Trade Intelligence discusses the trends affecting the produce supply chain and their impacts on the way companies do business... read

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AB InBev multi-million rand funding boosts research into beer ingredients at SU
Much of the work will focus on barley, used in malt production, which is a core ingredient in many a beer brewed worldwide. It is believed that the research will help mitigate potential risks within the supply chain... read
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Oceana report: EU vessels unlawfully fishing in African waters
A new report released by Oceana highlights unlawful fishing activities authorised by European countries between April 2012 and August 2015 in the waters of The Gambia and Equatorial Guinea... read
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Cocoa in a world of environmental changes - time for “uncommon collaboration”

Svein Tore Holsether

The cocoa sector in West Africa is facing many well-known problems. That is a fact. Only by joining forces can we solve the challenges and contribute to sustainable growth and development of the cocoa sector... read
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ECA calls for urgent action in tackling climate change
There's a greater urgency for climate action in light of the severity, frequency and rate of climate-related disruptions across the world, says ECA executive secretary... read
Trevor Hoole, former CEO of KPMG SA
Heads roll at KPMG after Gupta investigation
Eight of KPMG SA's senior executives have "resigned", following KPMG International's investigation... read
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Avian flu at Sovereign a game changer, says CBH https://t.co/YUk2O5myfy
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RT @RiceResearch: Rice production needs to increase by 25% in the next 25 years to meet global demand. #RiceIsLife
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Factory farming is driving the sixth mass extinction https://t.co/dHzatxaBYQ
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