Arrigoni comes to Eima with the most innovative crop protection solutions
Arrigoni, leading group in the design and production of agrotextiles for use in farming, will be exhibiting at Eima 2024, the International Agricultural and...
South African Fast-Food Franchises Ranked for Plant-Based Friendliness 2024
More South Africans purchased take-out during May this year than voted in the national elections. With Quick-Service Restaurants feeding more households country-wide than ever before, ProVeg has mapped and...
Inaugural Africa Plant Health Systems Forum highlights strength of partnerships for greater sustainable food...
The inaugural African Plant Health Systems Forum has highlighted the strength of partnerships and knowledge-driven solutions towards greater sustainable food security for a growing...
Can Water Help Africa Reach Net Zero?
Human activity is substantially increasing carbon levels. NASA's regular Carbon Dioxide measurements show an alarmingly upward trajectory. Its researchers estimate that modern civilisation has...
Weakened La Niña forecast deepens fears of food insecurity in Southern Africa after El...
Hopes for much-needed rain in southern Africa are fading as forecasts for La Niña weaken, casting doubt on relief for the region following last...
Food inflation steadies at 40.1% y-y in September 2024, but monthly pressures remain.
A further breather for consumers as South Africa’s headline inflation shaved off two‑percentage points from the August print and decelerated further to 3.8% y/y...
Biodiversity is fundamental to feed a hungry planet – IFAD at COP16 Colombia
The UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is urging global leaders at the UN Biodiversity Conference (CBD COP16) taking place in Cali, Colombia,...
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...
Forging her own future in the poultry industry
By Lisa WitepskiFarming is known to be a difficult industry, but emerging farmers typically face greater challenges than their established counterparts, with red tape...
Urban Agriculture and Compost: Revitalising Degraded Urban Soils
Soil degradation remains a major factor causing Africa’s food insecurity and ecological instability. Overgrazing and unsustainable farming practices can rob the land of nutrients,...