Women farm workers demand meeting with minister of agriculture
Women on Farms Project led a march to Parliament on Wednesday, calling on the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform... Read more
9 Nov, 2023
WHO concerned at rise in Poland bird flu cases in cats
Geneva — Poland is the first country to report “high numbers” of cats infected with bird flu across a... Read more
17 Jul, 2023
SA’s Land Bank can be fixed: change the funding model and narrow the focus
Johann Kirsten, Stellenbosch University and Wandile Sihlobo, Stellenbosch University It is disheartening to see how many South Africans, including... Read more
12 Jul, 2023
SA presses for recognition of its high-end olive oil
Stellenbosch – South Africa is famous for its wines but not necessarily for olive oil, where Greece, Italy and... Read more
24 May, 2023
Bitter battle: SA slams ‘unfair’ EU citrus trade rule
Pretoria – President Cyril Ramaphosa condemned the EU on Tuesday for restrictions on citrus exports from South Africa to... Read more
27 Apr, 2023
Kenya launches probe into sex abuse claims at UK tea firms
Nairobi – Kenyan prosecutors on Wednesday said they will investigate accusations of sexual abuse on tea estates that supply... Read more
23 Feb, 2023
Africa’s agribusiness sector should drive the continent’s economic development: Five reasons why
Lilac Nachum, City University of New York Africa’s agriculture sector accounts for about 35% of the continent’s gross domestic... Read more
21 Feb, 2023
Energy crisis ‘is taking a heavy toll on SA’s food sector’
Johannesburg – From dairy farms unable to keep milk refrigerated, to chickens suffocating en masse as ventilators fall idle,... Read more
24 Jan, 2023
Sudan’s prized gum trees ward off drought but workers wither
Demokaya – A vast belt of trees vital for global production of fizzy drinks helps Sudanese farmers adapt to... Read more
23 Jan, 2023
Argentine grain harvests threatened by persistent drought
Buenos Aires – Argentina lost half of its seasonal soybean harvest in its main production area – the rich... Read more
17 Jan, 2023
