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...
The untapped value of Rooibos to SA’s economy
For millions of South Africans, Rooibos is simply part of the daily ritual – a steaming cup in the morning, a refreshing iced drink...
Mycotoxin contamination in South Africa: implications for poultry immune system response
In South Africa, maize is a central raw material for animal feed, and its exposure to field and storage fungi creates a continuous risk...
The Netafim 5G Dosing Portfolio Wins Global Precision Fertigation Award
On the back of the recent launch of NetaJet™ 5G, an adaptive precision fertigation solution powered by GrowSphere™ technology, in the Southern and East...
Before We Cleared the Land, We Watched It
What a year of repeated observation in Prado, Bahia taught our family about sandy-soil recovery, low-cost digital field records and the value of sharing...
From yachts to sprayer booms: marine experience informs agricultural bearing selection
When an agricultural equipment manufacturer needed a lightweight, durable bearing solution for the pivot points of its carbon fibre sprayer booms, it turned to...
BigBucks Gala secures European plant breeders’ rights after eight-year wait
Some things in life are worth waiting for. For South Africa’s BigBucks Gala apple, that wait has lasted more than eight years – but...