Vigilance in containing FMD critical for red meat export growth
By Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural Economist, FNB Commercial
The issue of lapses in biosecurity in livestock production has been on the ascendancy globally in recent...
Reaping what we sow: Unlocking opportunities for youth in agribusiness
In the past, the agricultural sector may have been accused of not proactively positioning itself as ‘youth-friendly’, failing to present accessible and rewarding career...
PRASL Project Launched in Mozambique to Promote Regenerative Agriculture and Empower 4,000 Farmers
Solidaridad, in partnership with Kvuno, Hiveonline, HEINEKEN Mozambique, and the HEINEKEN Africa Foundation, has officially launched the Promoting Regenerative Agriculture for Sustainable Livelihoods (PRASL)...
From the ground up: how soil health unlocks greater yields for small-scale farmers
By Dr Margaretha Brand, R&D Manager at Omnia
In South Africa, over two million smallholder farming households form the backbone of the nation’s food system....
ICRISAT report shows innovation bridging climate challenges and food security gaps
The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) has unveiled its Innovations & Impact Report 2025, presenting compelling evidence that innovation remains...
Grow Further Announces Phase II Grant to Scale AI-Powered Crop Disease Detection in Tanzania
Grow Further today announced a new Phase II grant to expand a breakthrough agricultural technology project in Tanzania, aimed at helping smallholder farmers combat...
MEC Madoda Sambatha embarks on District engagement with young people in Agriculture
MEC Madoda Sambatha is embarking on a series of engagements with young people in agriculture across the North West Province. These sessions aim to...
A call for CSI initiatives to help redress the land reform debacle
Ever since the land reform programme was initiated in 1994, the hopes of communities forcibly removed from their ancestral land have been dampened by...
Bühler Johannesburg adds new die refurbishment machine to boost its service offering
Bühler has reinforced its commitment to customers in Southern Africa with the installation of a new die refurbishment machine at its Johannesburg workshop. The...
New South African Plant Breeders’ Rights law comes into effect
South Africa’s new Plant Breeders’ Rights Act 12 of 2018 (new Act) has, by proclamation in the Government Gazette of 6 June 2025, been...