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Food Indaba 2024 returns to Cape Town

Retail

Food Indaba 2024 returns to Cape Town

4 Jul 2024

Woolworths' partnership with FoodForward SA extended

Retail

Woolworths' partnership with FoodForward SA extended

3 Jul 2024

Mass potato donation provides staple for over 5 million meals countrywide

ESG & Sustainability

Mass potato donation provides staple for over 5 million meals countrywide

Issued by FoodForward SA 21 Jun 2024

Malawi farming experiment shows how simple changes can boost maize yields and improve soil

Agriculture

Malawi farming experiment shows how simple changes can boost maize yields and improve soil

Alan Dixon 13 Jun 2024

Food Lover’s Market raises 5 million meals during its Hunger Month campaign

Retail

Food Lover’s Market raises 5 million meals during its Hunger Month campaign

5 Jun 2024

PwC study: Africa's food sustainability depends on greener production and waste reduction

Agriculture

PwC study: Africa's food sustainability depends on greener production and waste reduction

3 Apr 2024

#BestofBiz 2023: ESG & Sustainability

ESG & Sustainability

#BestofBiz 2023: ESG & Sustainability

19 Dec 2023

Environ Skin Care and Bongiwe Msomi partner on new EnvironCares Feeding Programme

Retail

Environ Skin Care and Bongiwe Msomi partner on new EnvironCares Feeding Programme

16 Oct 2023

UK sets out support to make Nigeria's agriculture sector more climate- resilient

Agriculture

UK sets out support to make Nigeria's agriculture sector more climate- resilient

Muvija M and MacDonald Dzirutwe 1 Aug 2023

Food crisis in Africa: The high cost of imported fertilisers is adding to the problem

Agriculture

Food crisis in Africa: The high cost of imported fertilisers is adding to the problem

Simon Roberts and Ntombifuthi Tshabalala 26 Jul 2023

Global Citizen announces 5 new ambassadors

Marketing & Media

Global Citizen announces 5 new ambassadors

Issued by OnPoint PR 30 Jun 2023

5 events to chew on at Food Dialogues 2023

Lifestyle

5 events to chew on at Food Dialogues 2023

28 Jun 2023

SustainAFRICAbility: 5 action points from brands this Africa Day

Marketing & Media

SustainAFRICAbility: 5 action points from brands this Africa Day

Astrid Ricketts, Issued by Kantar 25 May 2023

Brazil bird flu outbreak could place SA poultry under severe pressure

Agriculture

Brazil bird flu outbreak could place SA poultry under severe pressure

Fred Hume 25 Apr 2023

Global Citizen NOW returns with a new agenda for urgent action

ESG & Sustainability

Global Citizen NOW returns with a new agenda for urgent action

Issued by OnPoint PR 6 Apr 2023

FoodForward SA shows huge surge in impact, as SA food crisis deepens

ESG & Sustainability

FoodForward SA shows huge surge in impact, as SA food crisis deepens

Issued by FoodForward SA 29 Mar 2023

Russia sets grain deal conditions, Putin suggests free grain for Africa

Agriculture

Russia sets grain deal conditions, Putin suggests free grain for Africa

Reuters 22 Mar 2023

Agriculture

Here's how the insurance industry safeguards South Africa's food supply

Daniel Stevens 11 Apr 2023

How load shedding is worsening South Africa's food crisis

ESG & Sustainability

How load shedding is worsening South Africa's food crisis

30 Jan 2023

Source: Supplied.

Finance

African Development Bank to commit $10bn to end hunger on the continent

30 Jan 2023

Phosphorus supply is increasingly disrupted - we are sleepwalking into a global food crisis

Agriculture

Phosphorus supply is increasingly disrupted - we are sleepwalking into a global food crisis

Julia Martin-Ortega, Brent Jacobs and Dana Cordell 21 Dec 2022

Climate crisis = hunger crisis

ESG & Sustainability

Climate crisis = hunger crisis

Issued by FoodForward SA 9 Dec 2022

High fertiliser prices to persist amid supply chain disruptions

Agriculture

High fertiliser prices to persist amid supply chain disruptions

Nelson Banya 23 Nov 2022

Source: Supplied.

Finance

Gates Foundation calls for bold and immediate action at COP27

9 Nov 2022

UN farm fund in talks with IMF to join forces on resilience trust - president

Agriculture

UN farm fund in talks with IMF to join forces on resilience trust - president

Jorgelina do Rosario and Nigel Hunt 3 Oct 2022

UN ship leaves Ukraine with wheat for Ethiopia

Agriculture

UN ship leaves Ukraine with wheat for Ethiopia

Pavel Polityuk 19 Sep 2022

Empty shelves and rising prices test Tunisians' patience

Retail

Empty shelves and rising prices test Tunisians' patience

Tarek Amara and Jihed Abidellaoui 9 Sep 2022

Can Ukraine's grain deal ease the global food crisis?

Agriculture

Can Ukraine's grain deal ease the global food crisis?

Nigel Hunt and Jonathan Saul 9 Sep 2022

Finance

China forgives 17 African countries of their debt

Katja Hamilton 23 Aug 2022

Source: Mathias_Beckmann via

Agriculture

Rise of precision agriculture exposes food system to new threats

George Grispos and Austin C. Doctor 11 Aug 2022

Obstacles to overcome before Ukraine grain deal eases global food crisis

Agriculture

Obstacles to overcome before Ukraine grain deal eases global food crisis

Nigel Hunt 10 Aug 2022

Source: Deneen LT via

Agriculture

Russia/Ukraine grain export deal promises major benefits for poor countries. If it holds

Wandile Sihlobo 25 Jul 2022

Source: Supplied.

Finance

African Development Bank extends €121m food-production loan to Senegal to cushion impacts of war in Ukraine

11 Jul 2022

Responsible corporate citizenship in CPG: Proof is in the packaging

Retail

Responsible corporate citizenship in CPG: Proof is in the packaging

28 Jun 2022

Source: Supplied. World Trade Organization Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (centre) at the recent WTO Ministerial meeting - at the MC12 Closing Press Conference, 17 June 2022.

Finance

Understanding the WTO Ministerial Meeting: What just happened and what's next?

Sean Doherty and Aditi Sara Verghese 24 Jun 2022

Omnia sees Africa increasing farm input support amid food security fears

Agriculture

Omnia sees Africa increasing farm input support amid food security fears

Nelson Banya 21 Jun 2022

Food prices: Food crisis

ESG & Sustainability

Food prices: Food crisis

Andy Du Plessis, Issued by FoodForward SA 7 Jun 2022

AfDB approves $1.5bn emergency food facility

Agriculture

AfDB approves $1.5bn emergency food facility

Wendell Roelf 23 May 2022

Russia-Ukraine war and its impact on Africa's infrastructure and built environment industry

Construction & Engineering

Russia-Ukraine war and its impact on Africa's infrastructure and built environment industry

Dr Muhammad Gambo 18 May 2022

Ukraine war fuels food crisis in distant Africa

Agriculture

Ukraine war fuels food crisis in distant Africa

Nelson Banya 11 May 2022

Tractor Outdoor partners with Grow Hope to spread messages of hope while uplifting communities

Marketing & Media

Tractor Outdoor partners with Grow Hope to spread messages of hope while uplifting communities

Issued by Tractor Outdoor 4 May 2022

Mutual aid in a global food crisis: Rural South African women work together

Agriculture

Mutual aid in a global food crisis: Rural South African women work together

Elizabeth Vibert 8 Apr 2022

Children are dying of starvation

ESG & Sustainability

Children are dying of starvation

Andy du Plessis, Issued by FoodForward SA 5 Apr 2022

Ukraine considers switching grain export to railroads

Agriculture

Ukraine considers switching grain export to railroads

25 Mar 2022

Healthcare

Valio withdraws from Russia

7 Mar 2022

#BizTrends2022: Marginalised, desperate and angry: The poor are now beyond breaking point

ESG & Sustainability

#BizTrends2022: Marginalised, desperate and angry: The poor are now beyond breaking point

Andy du Plessis 5 Jan 2022

Source: Lars Blankers via

Agriculture

Potatoes SA steps up to tackle SA food crisis

20 Dec 2021

Syspro, Chefs with Compassion join hands to tackle SA's food crisis

ESG & Sustainability

Syspro, Chefs with Compassion join hands to tackle SA's food crisis

30 Sep 2021

Global Citizen Live announces broadcast performances

Lifestyle

Global Citizen Live announces broadcast performances

Issued by OnPoint PR 17 Sep 2021

How climate change contributed to Madagascar's food crisis

ESG & Sustainability

How climate change contributed to Madagascar's food crisis

Chris Funk 14 Sep 2021