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Source: © 123rf PwC South Africa’s Voice of the Consumer Survey 2024: South African findings report found six key imperatives to shrink the consumer trust deficit

Retail

6 key imperatives for consumer companies to shrink their consumer trust deficit

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Agriculture

Farming with a mixture of crops, animals and trees is better for the environment and for people – evidence from Ghana and Malawi

Laura Vang Rasmussen, Hanson Nyantakyi-Frimpong, Ingo Grass, Marney Isaac and Rachel Bezner Kerr 19 Jun 2024

South African projects seize opportunity to tackle climate crisis and create jobs

ESG & Sustainability

South African projects seize opportunity to tackle climate crisis and create jobs

Issued by GreenCape 2 Apr 2024

Vaccinating livestock against common diseases is a form of direct climate action

Agriculture

Vaccinating livestock against common diseases is a form of direct climate action

Jude Capper and David Barrett 27 Dec 2023

4 small SA businesses win in inaugural Xero Beautiful Business Fund

Entrepreneurship

4 small SA businesses win in inaugural Xero Beautiful Business Fund

20 Nov 2023

Smart farming project to boost KZN food security

Agriculture

Smart farming project to boost KZN food security

22 May 2023

Durban entrepreneur crowned winner of 2022 Engen Pitch & Polish

Entrepreneurship

Durban entrepreneur crowned winner of 2022 Engen Pitch & Polish

31 Oct 2022

Are South Africa's pesticide rules outdated?

Agriculture

Are South Africa's pesticide rules outdated?

Liezl Human 5 Jul 2022

Miguel Patricio, CEO at Kraft Heinz and Matias Muchnick, co-founder and CEO at NotCo. Source: Kraft Heinz

Retail

Kraft Heinz in joint venture to drive AI-driven plant-based food innovation

24 Feb 2022

No perfect solution: Africa's smallholder farmers must use both traditional and new practices

Agriculture

No perfect solution: Africa's smallholder farmers must use both traditional and new practices

Ratemo Michieka 7 Feb 2022

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Retail

Nestlé's transition towards a regenerative food system speeds up

21 Sep 2021

Climate change threatens age-old indigenous food systems

ESG & Sustainability

Climate change threatens age-old indigenous food systems

Fabio Teixeira 25 Jun 2021

Blockchain could play an important role in future agriculture and food security

Agriculture

Blockchain could play an important role in future agriculture and food security

Abdul-Rahim Abdulai, Carling Bieg, Evan Fraser and Sarah Marquis 16 Apr 2021

SA's first aquaponics social enterprise to promote climate-smart food production

Agriculture

SA's first aquaponics social enterprise to promote climate-smart food production

8 Mar 2021

#BizTrends2021: Recovery starts now - looking back at 2020 and ahead to a more resilient region

Agriculture

#BizTrends2021: Recovery starts now - looking back at 2020 and ahead to a more resilient region

Patrice Talla 6 Jan 2021

2020 WWF Living Planet Report warns against business as usual

ESG & Sustainability

2020 WWF Living Planet Report warns against business as usual

11 Sep 2020

How optimal water use can support food security, reduce waste in Africa

ESG & Sustainability

How optimal water use can support food security, reduce waste in Africa

27 Aug 2020

Woolworths Xmas display wins global retail awards

Retail

Woolworths Xmas display wins global retail awards

8 Jul 2020

Smallholders get R500m approved for Covid-19 agri disaster fund

Agriculture

Smallholders get R500m approved for Covid-19 agri disaster fund

19 May 2020

4 African finalists make the shortlist for Commonwealth Youth Awards 2020

ESG & Sustainability

4 African finalists make the shortlist for Commonwealth Youth Awards 2020

19 Feb 2020

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Agriculture

Urban design to preserve our agricultural economy

Bouwer Serfontein 4 Nov 2019

AGCO expands Future Farm training investment in Zambia

Agriculture

AGCO expands Future Farm training investment in Zambia

5 Aug 2019

Collective action needed in dealing with waste, water and food security

ESG & Sustainability

Collective action needed in dealing with waste, water and food security

11 Jul 2019

Ubuntu sustainability - a necessity in the design process

Construction & Engineering

Ubuntu sustainability - a necessity in the design process

Bouwer Serfontein 3 Jul 2019

Backyard farming key to food security in cities

Agriculture

Backyard farming key to food security in cities

22 May 2019

eLearning Africa launches training programme for farming, food sectors in Africa

Agriculture

eLearning Africa launches training programme for farming, food sectors in Africa

18 Apr 2019

AAVF creates platform for vertical farming network

Agriculture

AAVF creates platform for vertical farming network

17 Apr 2019

Blue economy: Experts call for sustainable exploitation

ESG & Sustainability

Blue economy: Experts call for sustainable exploitation

Ruth Waruhiu 25 Mar 2019

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Tourism & Travel

Why chefs are key in promoting sustainable food systems

28 Mar 2019

Why the issue of drug resistance in animal farming means a fight against urban elites

Agriculture

Why the issue of drug resistance in animal farming means a fight against urban elites

27 Dec 2018

Packaging design for SA's competitive private label category

Retail

Packaging design for SA's competitive private label category

5 Sep 2018

Andre Westerveld, Regional Director of Elanco South Africa

Agriculture

#BizTrends2018: More innovation, not more animals key to ensuring food security

Andre Westerveld 22 Jan 2018

#WorldFoodDay: Investing in agricultural education can help feed future populations

Agriculture

#WorldFoodDay: Investing in agricultural education can help feed future populations

Cari Coetzee 16 Oct 2017

Sustainable business models key to sustainable modernisation of agriculture in Africa

Agriculture

Sustainable business models key to sustainable modernisation of agriculture in Africa

13 Sep 2017

Marketing & Media

SABC radio stations celebrate Heritage Month

7 Sep 2017

#InnovationMonth: Revolutionising agriculture through urban farming

Agriculture

#InnovationMonth: Revolutionising agriculture through urban farming

Howard Blight 7 Sep 2017

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Agriculture

#AfricaMonth: Sustainable food production requires digitisation of entire agri value chain

26 May 2017

Agriculture

SAP Rural Sourcing Management solution tailor-made to grow smallholder farmers

5 May 2017

New aquaponics facilities to feed primary schools

Agriculture

New aquaponics facilities to feed primary schools

15 Mar 2017

Eddie Oosthuizen via - Limpopo

Agriculture

Agroecology programme equips smallholder farmers for sustainable food production

13 Oct 2016

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Agriculture

Development partnership to help establish smallholder farmers

12 Jul 2016

Agriculture

Drought declared as national disaster of critical importance

13 Jun 2016

Bob Nichols, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service via

Agriculture

Bayer backs Drought Disaster Fund

16 Feb 2016

Training the farmers of the future

Agriculture

Training the farmers of the future

5 Feb 2016

ESG & Sustainability

South African student-team wins top international case competition with sustainable food production project

Issued by UCT Graduate School of Business 11 Nov 2015

Mitigating risks, preserving the sector that feeds the nation

Agriculture

Mitigating risks, preserving the sector that feeds the nation

28 Aug 2015

Food safety in Southern Africa - rethinking world health worries

Agriculture

Food safety in Southern Africa - rethinking world health worries

Erica Penfold 3 Jun 2015

Bayer and AGCO join forces to drive the Future Farm in Zambia

Agriculture

Bayer and AGCO join forces to drive the Future Farm in Zambia

27 May 2015

Multiplying southern Africa's future breadbasket

Agriculture

Multiplying southern Africa's future breadbasket

13 Feb 2015