The SUM-Africa project for smallholder farmers in Uganda sets higher targets for 2019
The Sum-Africa project, which is providing smallholder farmers in Uganda with satellite-based drought index insurance, has set higher targets for 2019. The project, which...
Love Beets takes SA retail by storm
In an era of rapid innovation in different industries, the fresh food sector is at the forefront of new developments. UK company G’s Fresh...
Founding of Agricultural development agency “A new landmark in SA history”
Malcolm Ferguson, an associate in the Transformation Initiative
The launch of the
Agricultural Development Agency (AGDA)...
Saai assists farmers with land claims process
The Southern African Agri Initiative (Saai), an agricultural network for family farmers, developed procedures in cooperation with experienced legal people to assist owners whose...
Vodacom Women Farmers Programme is growing from strength to strength
Produce stand at the launch event in August 2019
To assist in the transformation of South...
Media statement accompanying the results of an independent economic impact assessment (EIA) of a...
Background:
During 2018, land expropriation without compensation (EWC) dominated the public discourse in South Africa to such an extent that it was declared the Word...
Positive weather conditions help lift agriculture GDP output in the 1st quarter of 2020
Comment by Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural economist at FNB
Agri-Business
South Africa: The latest GDP update from Statistics South...
Generation Africa launches second annual US$100,000 GoGettaz Agripreneur Prize to find, inspire and support...
Africa’s go getters: Isaac Sesi from Sesi Technologies Ghana (left) and Bonolo Monthe of Maungo Craft, Botswana all smiles after...
Saai chairman re-elected as president of the World Agricultural Organisation
Dr Theo de Jager, executive board chairman of Saai, was re-elected as president of the World Agricultural Organisation (WAO) in Luxembourg on 21 May...
Illegal fishing costs Mozambican economy US $60m annually
Illegal fishing has been proven the Mozambican economy at least US $60m per year. This is according to a report released by the Minister...