Tag: Agriculture
Tech that fruit
The lack of rainfall in the Western Cape is starting to have a knock on effect, not just in the sustenance for plants and...
Harbours and handlers hit bullseye with grain imports
In the midst of the worst drought in 100 years in southern Africa, the members of the Grain Handling Organisation (GOSA) ensured under challenging...
You ‘eat’ 30 kilos of soil a day…
Every meal you eat now costs the planet 10kg in lost topsoil.
That’s the warning of “Surviving the 21st Century” author Julian Cribb...
Improvement in feed costs to lead to more favourable feed: milk price ratio
The latest Crop Estimate Committee report (CEC) showed that a total of 14.5 million tons of maize is likely to be produced in 2017....
New online education platform to help create a fresh wave of farmers and agriculturalists...
The agriculture sector in Africa is the least productive in the world – delivering a 36% productivity rate to be precise. While the global...
The future of African agribusinesses is linked to maximizing the use of technology
Access to financial sources is not always the main key to ensuring the sustainability of agribusiness ventures launched by young African entrepreneurs. This is...
President Zuma to visit Westonaria Agri-Park
President Jacob Zuma will on Tuesday conduct a site visit to the Westonaria Agri-Park as part of revitalising and transforming the agriculture and rural economy.
The Agri-Parks Programme has become the cornerstone of government’s...
Western Cape agriculture under threat
Agriculture and food security in the Western Cape are under threat due to increased heat, water stress on crops and livestock and droughts resulting...
Agri Processing
As the name suggests, the agri-processing industry transforms and adds value to products that originate from agriculture, forestry and fisheries and its Standard Industrial...
African Agri Investment Indaba 2016
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The African Agri Investment Indaba (AAII), took place from the 28 – 30 November 2016 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre in...
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