Africa has just six years to realise the water, sanitation and hygiene SDG

The race is on to realise the most fundamental of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – ensuring that everyone has access to water, sanitation...

Alvaro Lario: “Without family farming, we would not have eaten today”

More than 150 representatives from all five continents have gathered in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Euskadi, Spain to discuss the future of family farming, which provides food...

Opinion | A Critical Moment for Africa’s Drylands: Building Resilient Food Systems

By:George Richards, Director of Community Jameel, and Appolinaire Djikeng, Director General of the International Livestock Research Institute A quiet, deadly crisis is unfolding in Africa’s...

The Impoverished Rural Community That Changed Its Nation History

WHAT’S WRONG WITH THOSE FARMERS?  This story could only happen many years ago in a faraway land. I bring it here for you as it...

Op-ed: A Deeper Insight into Nutrition – Sensitive Agriculture

The concept of nutrition-sensitive agriculture is not new, but it has gained renewed attention in recent years as a promising approach to addressing the...

A year on – Reflecting on the resolutions of the 55th edition of the...

By Peter Setou The conclusion of the 55th edition of the ANC's five-year elective conference marked a crucial moment in South Africa's political landscape....

Building the Business Case for Conservation Agriculture and Redefining Our Approach to Feeding the...

By Justin Platt, Founder & CEO, Zylem and RegenZ Let's talk about how we grow our food. There's a bit of a debate going on...

Agriculture challenges in South Africa: we need a different lens

What are the challenges facing agriculture in South Africa at present? It’s a question with almost as many answers as there are farmers and...

Headline inflation cools but food remains sticky on the upside, up 9% y-y in...

A big monthly decrease in the fuel price index by 5.5% in November underpinned the recent pullback in headline inflation. The annual fuel rate...

Agriculture shows some stealth following a 4% y/y jump in Q3 2023 export earnings.

By Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural Economist, FNB Commercial The latest trade data update from Trade Map shows another impressive performance from the agriculture sector with...
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