Drought Threatens South Africa’s Next Planting Season, SAAI Calls for Early Preparations
Saai is calling for careful planning and timely support measures as South African farmers prepare for a potentially challenging 2026–27 production season, following warnings...
Zimbabwe farmers must prepare now as El Niño raises drought risk
Zimbabwe’s farmers are entering a season in which preparation could make the difference between manageable production losses and a devastating agricultural setback.El Niño is...
Eskort Takes South African Braai Culture on the Road with the Braai-Lux
Eskort, Checkers and Toyota unite to give away a Braai-Lux, with Springbok icon Bongi Mbonambi as the face of the campaign.Eskort has partnered...
Bayer Strengthens Combined Seed and Crop Protection Portfolio, Sets Stage for Blockbuster Launches
Bayer is implementing its previously announced ambition to bring 10 blockbusters to market over 10 years, beginning to launch major Crop Science innovations in...
East Africa Pushes to Turn Agrifood Opportunities into Bankable Investments
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has called on agrifood investment stakeholders to take decisive action to turn Eastern Africa’s...
AGRA at 20: Africa’s Food Systems Must Be Measured by What Farmers Earn
This is an honest twenty-year account. The report sets out where AGRA catalysed progress, where gains proved limited or fragile, and what was...
Corteva Seed Quality: The Gateway to Competitive Markets
For South African grain and oilseed farmers, producing a high-yielding crop is only part of the equation when competing on the local and international...
Following the Water: Tracing Climate Change from African Rivers to the Ocean
A conversation with 2026 Jennifer Ward Oppenheimer Research Grant finalist Dr. Gabriel Akoko Juma
Water does not recognise the boundaries we have drawn on maps.Rain...
The Law’s Kitchen: Tomatoes, Jaffa Cakes and chicken tariffs
Written by Renier KriekThe law is often less interested in what things are than in what taxes, tariffs and statutes require them to be...
Zambia’s record maize harvest masks growing El Niño food-security risks
Farmers harvest climate-resilient crops as part of Action Against Hunger’s “Seeds of Hope” program in Zambia. Photo courtesy of Action Against Hunger.Zambia is heading...