Industry initiative the Citrus Growers Association’s (CGA’s) Grower Development Company (GDC) has allocated and spent R40-million in grant funding this year to support enterprise development of... 

President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver the keynote address at Agri SA's yearly congress to be held later this week, with a focus on the theme of Growing Local. Discussions at Agri SA's yearly... 

Africa’s first verifiable emissions reduction platform, which uses a public decentralised ledger to track emission reductions, will start trading its first tokens this quarter. The platform, known... 

The Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) has warned that the South African fruit farming sector, which is the largest employer of farm workers in the country, was, over the next decade... 

The Southern African Biogas Industry Association (Sabia) will introduce its updated business plan and path to reach its 2030 goals at its ‘Vision 2030 – building a sustainable Southern African... 

In its drive to become a leading global supplier of green value from waste solutions, local waste solutions provider Explorius has designed its first coal fines and waste-to-fuel pilot plant for... 

The need for and uptake of the circular economy mindset by larger organisations locally and globally was addressed during a webinar hosted by the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy... 

South African food and non-alcoholic beverage (NAB) inflation surged 1.8% in month-on-month (m-o-m) terms in August, the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) has reported in its latest... 

Agricultural industry federation Agri SA calls on government to reject hydraulic fracturing (fracking) proposals, saying the proposals present risks to scarce water supply and regional food... 

Citrus growers in Botswana have become members of the Citrus Growers’ Association of Southern Africa (CGA), which now represents more than 1 564 citrus growers in South Africa, eSwatini and... 

With load-shedding escalating as South Africa enters the summer crop planting season, the current energy crisis may have implications for food security into the coming year unless farmers can put... 

Lumber and agriculture company York Timbers reported a year-on-year decrease in several key metrics in its year-end financial results for the year ended June 30. “The financial results for the year... 

Wine production, from growing to packaging and selling, has a heavy carbon footprint despite having “green” vineyards and, therefore, the winemaking industry has turned its attention to reducing... 

Intergovernmental organisation the International Energy Agency (IEA) in its 'Breakthrough Agenda Report 2022' says international collaboration will be critical to successfully transition to... 

The Agribusiness Confidence Index (ACI), published by the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa (Agbiz) and the Industrial Development Corporation, deteriorated by seven points to 53 in the... 

Former executives of struggling sugar producer Tongaat Hulett made their first appearance in the Durban High Court on Thursday, facing charges related to fraud amounting to about R3.5-billion.... 

A R7.7-billion expansion and environmental upgrade project at paper and pulp company Sappi’s Saiccor mill was officially opened by President Cyril Ramaphosa, on September 13 in Umkomaas,... 

JSE-listed agriculture and agroprocessing company Tongaat Hulett this week said it was making progress with its debt restructuring plan, which has resulted in a new R600-million borrowing base... 

Local manufacturer Ryalsan North Engineering (RNE) Pumps managed to maintain its export figures throughout Covid-19 and continues to successfully market its RNE vertical spindle pumps range. The... 

The South Coast of KwaZulu-Natal is an established produce farming and export region, but the subtropical climate, nutrient-rich soil, steady rainfall pattern and high duration of sunshine present... 

Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Minister Thoko Didiza has decided not to extend the national ban on the movement of cattle. The ban was introduced three weeks ago to curb the spread... 

South Africa’s economy shrank by 0.7% in the second quarter of 2022, Statistics SA said on Tuesday. This is slightly better than expected. The median expectation among economists polled by a... 

The US Government announced on Thursday that it was providing a further $50-million in humanitarian funding to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) to strengthen emergency and... 

South African food and non-alcoholic beverage inflation hit 9.7%, in year-on-year terms, in July, the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) has reported. This is the highest level since... 

According to the ‘Essential Food Pricing Monitoring Report’, released by the Competition Commission on August 24, South African consumers may be facing opportunistic price increases in sunflower... 

Nonprofit information organisation the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) says agriculture’s contribution to gross domestic product (GDP) will decline in the coming year, mostly owing... 

International technology group Andritz will be exhibiting its range of existing and new technologies, services and automation solutions for the chemical and pharmaceutical industries at the... 

The new FendtONE platform merges the machine and the office into one control unit. FendtONE combines the familiar operation of the tractor with the terminal for planning or controlling tasks that... 

The ongoing power outages have a significant impact on the agriculture sector – and the wider economy – which holds serious implications for food security and social stability. Industry body Agri... 

With there being a need to increase food production by 60% by 2050 in Europe, agricultural technology developers Farm21 partnership manager Dewald de Vos says precision farming tools, such as the... 

The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development says it has struck a deal with the European Union, which means that South African citrus exports, stuck at EU harbours, are being... 

The Permanent Mission of South Africa to the United Nations and other International Organizations has written to Ambassador of the European Union (EU) to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Joao... 

Power utility Eskom and the Netherlands Embassy have signed a letter of intent to guide the next phase of collaboration between the two parties. In the next phase of the collaboration, Eskom and... 

South African food and non-alcoholic beverage inflation jumped 8.6% last month, in year-on-year (y-o-y) terms, the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) has reported, in its latest ‘Food... 

Beverage maker South African Breweries (SAB) has provided R8-million worth of mechanisation equipment to smallholder farmers in the North West under its the FarmSol farmer development programme....