Record harvest knocks food inflation to a 15.5-year low of 1.4% y/y in June...
By Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural Economist, FNB Commercial
South Africa’s headline inflation accelerated by 0.5 percentage points from May to 5.0% year-on-year (y/y) in June...
Corteva Agriscience building resilience for South African grain farmers
South African grain production operates in an increasingly complex environment where every season presents its own set of challenges. Weather variability, changing pest and...
New study identifies strategy to tackle antimicrobial resistance
A new study has identified a promising strategy to tackle antimicrobial resistance by making multidrug-resistant bacteria more vulnerable to existing antibiotics, potentially allowing doctors...
Agricultural machinery: cooperation between Ethiopia and Italy is strengthening
The 47th edition of EIMA International (10–14 November), the major exhibition dedicated to agricultural machinery and technology, was presented in Addis Ababa. The African...
Corteva supports farmers as custodians of agricultural land for future generations
Across South Africa, farmers shoulder the responsibility of managing land sustainably while maintaining food production in a changing climate. Soil degradation, declining organic matter,...
IFAD and South Sudan launch US$41.8 million project to boost food security and rural...
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Government of South Sudan today launched a US$41.8 million project aimed at strengthening food security,...
African ministers call for harmonised trade systems to unlock continent’s pastoral livestock economy
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African ministers have called for the harmonisation of trade systems, stronger political leadership and increased investment to unlock the vast potential of the continent’s...
Scientists develop new genetic tool to speed up mung bean breeding
Credit: Murdoch University
A team of international researchers has developed the first comprehensive graph-based pan-genome for mung bean, uncovering thousands of previously hidden genetic variations...
PGP Farmer of the Year finalists reflect the growth among developing grain farmers
Every year, the Phahama Grain Phakama (PGP) Farmer of the Year Competition provides a valuable picture of how developing grain farmers are progressing. This...
Uganda urged to close research-to-farm gap as AGRA marks 20 years of agricultural transformation
National dialogue calls for stronger agricultural extension, competitive markets, value addition and coordinated investment to turn Uganda’s production potential into farmer incomes, jobs and...