South Africa’s upcoming National General Elections – A crucial turning point for rural development...
Johannesburg - As South Africa prepares for the May 29 National General Elections, the nation stands at a critical juncture. These elections are arguably...
Op-Ed: Africa’s Soil Health Crisis Demands Immediate Attention
Soil serves as the foundation of life on our planet, yet the demands humans place on this vital resource are rapidly approaching critical thresholds.The...
Op-ED : We need to Unlock the Potential of African Youth in Agri-food Sector
By Jean Jacques Muhinda and Siki KigongoAt over 450 million, Africans aged between 15-35 represent over a third of the continent’s population. This segment...
Africa’s Food Future: Scaling Up Proven Solutions.
By Dr Agnes Kalibata and Dr Ibrahim MayakiAs former UN and current African Union Food Systems Envoys, we have firsthand experience of the complex...
Why development interventions in Kenya’s drylands fail
Jackson Wachira and Haro DubaIt's only mid-morning in a small borderland village in Moyale in Kenya, but the temperature is already soaring. Globally, temperatures are rising due...
A 1% upward revision for maize estimate, but still down 18.5% y-y.
By Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural Economist, FNB CommercialFollowing an El Nino-induced weather scare in the first two months of 2024 with excessive heat decimating...
Oped: Tapping into the unconventional ways of stress relief
By Miranda Raaff, Head of iGaming Information at Minimum Deposit CasinosStress levels are at an all-time high worldwide with new research finding that Brazil,...
Capacity building remains fundamental to enabling land reform beneficiaries to put their land to...
Land Reform - In the pursuit of sustainable land reform, capacity building and good governance practices for Communal Property Associations (CPAs) cannot be...
The whole truth about whole grains
According to a new report by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) entitled The Whole Truth about Whole Grains, there is huge opportunity in food system...
Chocolate prices continue to rise
By Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural Economist, FNB CommercialThe latest news on the cocoa market is that prices surged to a record high of US$9,733/...