Kenya’s Live Reptile Exports Surge 10-Fold as Over 870,000 Animals Enter Global Trade
Kenya’s trade in captive-bred wildlife is rapidly expanding, with live CITES-listed reptile exports increasing more than tenfold over the past decade, raising urgent concerns...
The Bitter Truth: How Global Dumping is Dismantling the SA Sugar Industry
By Robert Gumede Vision Sugar Group
Let me be direct. When most people talk about the Tongaat Hulett crisis, they reach for the language of...
Syngenta celebrates 25 harvests of partnership and innovation
Despite real challenges facing agriculture, the "extraordinary" strength, ingenuity and resilience of South African farmers create optimism and belief that the best of South...
Netafim Study Finds Coffee Grown with Drip Irrigation Substantially Reduces its Environmental Impact
Orbia Advance Corporation’s Precision Agriculture business group Netafim, announced today the results of a new Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) study showing that coffee grown...
The importance of shifting from crisis response to resilience in agricultural biosecurity
Agriculture has always lived with biological risk, but the scale and frequency of recent outbreaks have changed the way the sector needs to think...
Cross-border planning is now more important than ever for farming families
For many of South Africa’s farming families today, resilience is not only about land, yields and market access; it’s dependent on how well they...
Kenya unlocks private capital for smallholder farmers with KES 276m agri-securitisation deal
Kaleidofin, IDH Farmfit Fund and Apollo Agriculture announce landmark local currency transaction to strengthen smallholder farmer finance in Kenya
Fintech platform, Kaleidofin , has closed...
South African grapefruit growers target Europe after breakthrough season
SummerStar Ruby Grapefruit growers have officially launched the 2026 European summer campaign, expanding into new European markets — France and the Netherlands — and...
Corteva Agriscience Warns Farmers on Herbicide Resistance: “Change It or Choose It”
Herbicide resistance is a growing challenge that directly affects farm productivity, input costs and long-term sustainability. This reality was brought into sharp focus during...
Opinion Piece: Breathalysers as crisis prevention tools in safety-sensitive workplaces
Managing Director at ALCO-Safe
In safety-sensitive environments, one wrong decision can have serious consequences. Alcohol testing is not just a compliance requirement; it’s a critical...