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Australia’s shot-hole borer beetle invasion has begun, but we don’t need to chop down every tree under attack

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Kenya's Twiga Foods raises $30m in Series B round

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Women in agriculture: Unsung heroes around the globe

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Maize production holds great potential for the African continent

Maize production holds great potential for the African continent

24 Oct 2019

Young African agribusiness innovators fellowship launched

23 Oct 2019

#SACSCCongress: How green roofs can contribute to people, profit and planet

#SACSCCongress: How green roofs can contribute to people, profit and planet

Sindy Peters 23 Oct 2019

Agriculture industry will power Africa's economic transformation, says Agra Forum

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Ghana's cocoa farmers are trapped by the chocolate industry

Ghana's cocoa farmers are trapped by the chocolate industry

Michael E Odijie 11 Oct 2019

How technology can enhance affordable, sustainable agriculture in Africa

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Reshaping food systems with innovation and knowledge

Reshaping food systems with innovation and knowledge

7 Oct 2019

How Shea Origin's Mobola Sagoe is empowering women in Nigeria

How Shea Origin's Mobola Sagoe is empowering women in Nigeria

3 Oct 2019

Cargill, IFC renew partnership in strengthening cocoa producing cooperatives

Cargill, IFC renew partnership in strengthening cocoa producing cooperatives

3 Oct 2019

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

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Food systems development needs a new trajectory - FAO director-general

Food systems development needs a new trajectory - FAO director-general

27 Sep 2019

FAO director-general calls on food industry to do more to support healthy foods

FAO director-general calls on food industry to do more to support healthy foods

26 Sep 2019

#FoodNextAfrica: Blockchain will simplify and transform supply chain traceability

Robin Fredericks 25 Sep 2019

Coffee co-operatives - every cup tells a story

Coffee co-operatives - every cup tells a story

23 Sep 2019

#FoodNextAfrica: The SA food startup championing traditional African flavours

#FoodNextAfrica: The SA food startup championing traditional African flavours

Lauren Hartzenberg 17 Sep 2019

AI, changing the future of Africa's food security

13 Sep 2019

Positioning agriculture as a key driver of Africa's growth

Positioning agriculture as a key driver of Africa's growth

9 Sep 2019

Nestlé announces winners of sub-Saharan Africa innovation challenge

Nestlé announces winners of sub-Saharan Africa innovation challenge

4 Sep 2019

5 ways women farmers can succeed in agriculture

26 Aug 2019

Key insights into the global beef market

Key insights into the global beef market

23 Aug 2019

Ocean warming has fisheries on the move, helping some but hurting more

Ocean warming has fisheries on the move, helping some but hurting more

Chris Free 22 Aug 2019

Bees: How important are they and what would happen if they went extinct

Bees: How important are they and what would happen if they went extinct

Philip Donkersley 21 Aug 2019

Ghana wants to grow more cashews. But what about unintended consequences?

Ghana wants to grow more cashews. But what about unintended consequences?

James Boafo and Kristen Lyons 16 Aug 2019

Investing in the future of food and agriculture - farm better, not bigger

Investing in the future of food and agriculture - farm better, not bigger

Mark Hassenkamp 14 Aug 2019

Diageo dedicates $219m to sustainability projects in Africa

Diageo dedicates $219m to sustainability projects in Africa

8 Aug 2019

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Irrigation earns flood-prone farmers US$4,344 a hectare

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Kenya's Twiga Foods raises $30m in Series B round

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Women in agriculture: Unsung heroes around the globe

Women in agriculture: Unsung heroes around the globe

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Maize production holds great potential for the African continent

Maize production holds great potential for the African continent

24 Oct 2019

Young African agribusiness innovators fellowship launched

23 Oct 2019

#SACSCCongress: How green roofs can contribute to people, profit and planet

#SACSCCongress: How green roofs can contribute to people, profit and planet

Sindy Peters 23 Oct 2019

Agriculture industry will power Africa's economic transformation, says Agra Forum

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Ghana's cocoa farmers are trapped by the chocolate industry

Ghana's cocoa farmers are trapped by the chocolate industry

Michael E Odijie 11 Oct 2019

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Reshaping food systems with innovation and knowledge

7 Oct 2019

How Shea Origin's Mobola Sagoe is empowering women in Nigeria

How Shea Origin's Mobola Sagoe is empowering women in Nigeria

3 Oct 2019

Cargill, IFC renew partnership in strengthening cocoa producing cooperatives

Cargill, IFC renew partnership in strengthening cocoa producing cooperatives

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Food systems development needs a new trajectory - FAO director-general

Food systems development needs a new trajectory - FAO director-general

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FAO director-general calls on food industry to do more to support healthy foods

26 Sep 2019

#FoodNextAfrica: Blockchain will simplify and transform supply chain traceability

Robin Fredericks 25 Sep 2019

Coffee co-operatives - every cup tells a story

Coffee co-operatives - every cup tells a story

23 Sep 2019

#FoodNextAfrica: The SA food startup championing traditional African flavours

#FoodNextAfrica: The SA food startup championing traditional African flavours

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AI, changing the future of Africa's food security

13 Sep 2019

Positioning agriculture as a key driver of Africa's growth

Positioning agriculture as a key driver of Africa's growth

9 Sep 2019

Nestlé announces winners of sub-Saharan Africa innovation challenge

Nestlé announces winners of sub-Saharan Africa innovation challenge

4 Sep 2019

5 ways women farmers can succeed in agriculture

26 Aug 2019

Key insights into the global beef market

Key insights into the global beef market

23 Aug 2019

Ocean warming has fisheries on the move, helping some but hurting more

Ocean warming has fisheries on the move, helping some but hurting more

Chris Free 22 Aug 2019

Bees: How important are they and what would happen if they went extinct

Bees: How important are they and what would happen if they went extinct

Philip Donkersley 21 Aug 2019

Ghana wants to grow more cashews. But what about unintended consequences?

Ghana wants to grow more cashews. But what about unintended consequences?

James Boafo and Kristen Lyons 16 Aug 2019

Investing in the future of food and agriculture - farm better, not bigger

Investing in the future of food and agriculture - farm better, not bigger

Mark Hassenkamp 14 Aug 2019

Diageo dedicates $219m to sustainability projects in Africa

Diageo dedicates $219m to sustainability projects in Africa

8 Aug 2019

Maza Wanawake Kwanza Growers Association via

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1 Aug 2019

Irrigation earns flood-prone farmers US$4,344 a hectare

Irrigation earns flood-prone farmers US$4,344 a hectare

30 Jul 2019

Global agricultural tyre market to value over $9bn by 2026

Global agricultural tyre market to value over $9bn by 2026

26 Jul 2019

Undercover farming helps overcome climate change challenges

Undercover farming helps overcome climate change challenges

Carin Venter 25 Jul 2019

Africa rises to lead conversation on sustainable agriculture amidst climate change

Dr Shadrack Moephuli 24 Jul 2019

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Precision agriculture is key to meeting Africa's growing demand for food

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Tertius Carstens, CEO of Pioneer Foods, and Eugene Willemsen, CEO, PepsiCo sub-Saharan Africa.

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19 Jul 2019

Family farmers are needed to enhance agricultural sustainability, says FAO

19 Jul 2019

CUT professor helps Africa farmers adapt to climate change

CUT professor helps Africa farmers adapt to climate change

16 Jul 2019

How digital technologies can help Africa's smallholder farmers

How digital technologies can help Africa's smallholder farmers

15 Jul 2019

Agroecology as innovation

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