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Zayed Sustainability Prize 2021 calls for submissions from Innovators in South Africa
The Zayed Sustainability Prize is calling on all innovators in South Africa with solutions addressing some of the world’s biggest…
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Environment
East Africa locust swarms gather as coronavirus curbs delay pesticides
Coronavirus-linked flight restrictions are hampering efforts to wipe out locust swarms on the verge of devastating crops in eastern Africa,…
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Economy
How the coronavirus crisis is affecting food supply
The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted global food supplies and is causing labour shortages in agriculture worldwide. Are we facing food…
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Business
Farmers across Africa benefit from direct market access as Selina Wamucii opens up platform to groups & cooperatives
Selina Wamucii, the platform that helps businesses from anywhere in the world to buy and import food & agricultural produce…
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Business
Cargill and BASF enter distribution collaboration to bring specific enzyme solutions to the animal feed industry in the MEA region
At this year’s AFMA Forum 2020 in South Africa, Cargill and BASF announced that they have entered into a distribution…
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Business
Deere taps tractor-hailing tech in bid to break ground in Africa
It’s ride-hailing, farm style. Deere & Co. is teaming up with the “Uber of tractors” in Africa and betting on a…
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Climate
Climate change and Southern African drought
Many experts believe that climate change will affect more to the northern hemisphere of the earth than the southern hemisphere…
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Company News
John Deere announces enhanced features of exciting new application controller
The new John Deere application controller, available as a ‘bolt-on’ or ‘after-market’ kit and compatible with a host of existing…
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