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One of Thanda’s Food Security Economic Development programme’s farmers harvesting food to sell in her community. Image supplied.

Food, Water & Energy Security

Woolies' R857m effort towards a hunger-free South Africa

15 hours

Inclusive market strategies could transform SA’s fresh produce sector

Agriculture

Inclusive market strategies could transform SA’s fresh produce sector

Zanele Mabaso 25 Jul 2025

EU injects €15m to drive inclusive growth in SA wine sector

Viticulture & Oenology

EU injects €15m to drive inclusive growth in SA wine sector

27 Jun 2025

Most South African farmers are Black: Why Trump got it so wrong

Agriculture

Most South African farmers are Black: Why Trump got it so wrong

Johann Kirsten and Wandile Sihlobo 30 May 2025

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Agriculture

Table grape export boost: South Africa taps into the Philippines market

6 Mar 2025

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Agriculture

Land reform in South Africa doesn’t need a new law: the state should release property it owns – economists

Johann Kirsten and Wandile Sihlobo 26 Feb 2025

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

Land reform in South Africa: 5 myths about farming debunked

Johann Kirsten and Wandile Sihlobo 21 Feb 2025

Source: Reuters.

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

South Africa's white farmers would be among victims if Trump ends growth bill

Tim Cocks 19 Feb 2025

Woolworths' R816m donation paves way to end hunger in SA

ESG

Woolworths' R816m donation paves way to end hunger in SA

18 Oct 2024

Zimbabwe’s booming blueberry industry faces critical funding challenges

Agro-processing

Zimbabwe’s booming blueberry industry faces critical funding challenges

Nyasha Chingono 12 Sep 2024

FirstRand Empowerment Foundation shares agri vision at Trialogue Business in Society Conference

Food Security

FirstRand Empowerment Foundation shares agri vision at Trialogue Business in Society Conference

Issued by Trialogue 2 Sep 2024

Land Bank encouraged by surge of youth farmers in SA

Agribusiness

Land Bank encouraged by surge of youth farmers in SA

21 Jun 2024

Black citrus producers receive R12m boost for commercialisation

Agriculture

Black citrus producers receive R12m boost for commercialisation

29 Apr 2024

Eastern Cape launches support programme, boosting emerging mohair farmers

Agriculture

Eastern Cape launches support programme, boosting emerging mohair farmers

15 Apr 2024

30 years into democracy: How has South Africa's agricultural sector performed?

Agribusiness

30 years into democracy: How has South Africa's agricultural sector performed?

Wandile Sihlobo 15 Jan 2024

Diseases on farms in South Africa: Recent outbreaks point to weaknesses in the system

Agribusiness

Diseases on farms in South Africa: Recent outbreaks point to weaknesses in the system

Wandile Sihlobo 14 Nov 2023

SA's Land Bank can be fixed: change the funding model and narrow the focus

Agribusiness

SA's Land Bank can be fixed: change the funding model and narrow the focus

Johann Kirsten and Wandile Sihlobo 12 Jul 2023

Innovative partnership drives inclusive agricultural growth at Middelburg Vineyards

Agriculture

Innovative partnership drives inclusive agricultural growth at Middelburg Vineyards

5 Jul 2023

Source: © Twitter Koo, one of Tiger Brands’ iconic heritage brands, has refreshed its positioning, in response to evolving consumer needs

FMCG

Tiger Brands refreshes iconic heritage brand, Koo

14 Jun 2023

Farming in South Africa is being hobbled by power cuts and poor roads. Rural towns are being hit hardest

Agriculture

Farming in South Africa is being hobbled by power cuts and poor roads. Rural towns are being hit hardest

Wandile Sihlobo 7 Jun 2023

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ESG & Sustainability

ESG in agriculture - why it needs to work

Lerato Molefi & Dalit Anstey 3 Apr 2023

Farming in South Africa: 6 things that need urgent attention in 2023

Agribusiness

Farming in South Africa: 6 things that need urgent attention in 2023

Wandile Sihlobo 16 Jan 2023

Land reform in South Africa: 5 myths about farming debunked

Agriculture

Land reform in South Africa: 5 myths about farming debunked

Johann Kirsten and Wandile Sihlobo 28 Nov 2022

More genuine transformation initiatives needed to empower Black female farmers

Sustainable Farming

More genuine transformation initiatives needed to empower Black female farmers

29 Sep 2022

Tiger Brands' agriculture aggregator programme - growing more than just crops

Agriculture

Tiger Brands' agriculture aggregator programme - growing more than just crops

Robin Fredericks 29 Aug 2022

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Agriculture

SAB & FarmSol empower farmers with state-of-the-art mechanisation

12 Aug 2022

Northern Cape raisin industry gets R28m boost

Agro-processing

Northern Cape raisin industry gets R28m boost

24 May 2022

Black farmers in South Africa need support: How it could be done

Agriculture

Black farmers in South Africa need support: How it could be done

Nick Vink and Johann Kirsten 13 May 2022

Nico Groenewald, Head of Agriculture at Standard Bank's Business & Commercial Clients division.

Agriculture

Ukraine crisis highlights importance of food security

Nico Groenewald 10 Mar 2022

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Youth Employment

#SONA2022: Presidential Employment Stimulus programmes to reach 1m beneficiaries

11 Feb 2022

4 mistakes every new entrepreneur should avoid

SMEs

4 mistakes every new entrepreneur should avoid

Banele Rewo 8 Feb 2022

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Agriculture

South African farming: New policy offers promise, but there's fixing to be done too

Wandile Sihlobo 21 Jan 2022

FairPlay welcomes provisional anti-dumping duties on chicken imports

Agro-processing

FairPlay welcomes provisional anti-dumping duties on chicken imports

23 Dec 2021

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FMCG

Tiger Brands centenary: From family business to FMCG giant

6 Dec 2021

How to narrow the big divide between black and white farmers in South Africa

Agriculture

How to narrow the big divide between black and white farmers in South Africa

Wandile Sihlobo and Johann Kirsten 1 Dec 2021

Lessons from Zimbabwe's tobacco farmers for the COP26 climate change talks

Agro-processing

Lessons from Zimbabwe's tobacco farmers for the COP26 climate change talks

Andrew Newsham, Toendepi Shonhe and Tsitsi Bvute 26 Oct 2021

Free Heritage Month festival to be held at new Cape Town marketplace, Cultivate

Events

Free Heritage Month festival to be held at new Cape Town marketplace, Cultivate

9 Sep 2021

How the South African government can boost its credibility in the agricultural sector

Agribusiness

How the South African government can boost its credibility in the agricultural sector

Wandile Sihlobo 6 Sep 2021

Expropriation without compensation threatens agricultural sector

Agriculture

Expropriation without compensation threatens agricultural sector

Ian van Niekerk 27 Aug 2021

Sugar industry reiterates commitment to transformation

Agro-processing

Sugar industry reiterates commitment to transformation

19 Aug 2021

How a land reform agency could break South Africa's land redistribution deadlock

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

How a land reform agency could break South Africa's land redistribution deadlock

Johann Kirsten and Wandile Sihlobo 4 Aug 2021

Media

Africa Digital Media Awards announces 2021 winners

23 Jul 2021

President to hand over land, title deeds to farmers

Agriculture

President to hand over land, title deeds to farmers

20 May 2021

Expropriation debate must not sap energy from agricultural master plan

Agribusiness

Expropriation debate must not sap energy from agricultural master plan

Wandile Sihlobo 9 Apr 2021

Mixed responses from agri industry following Sona

Agribusiness

Mixed responses from agri industry following Sona

Ursula Human 19 Feb 2021

CCBSA expands B-BBEE employee share ownership scheme

FMCG

CCBSA expands B-BBEE employee share ownership scheme

8 Feb 2021

Problematic assumptions raise questions about South Africa's new land reform plan

Agriculture

Problematic assumptions raise questions about South Africa's new land reform plan

Ben Cousins 27 Oct 2020

Post-Covid world needs new approaches to tobacco taxes

Agro-processing

Post-Covid world needs new approaches to tobacco taxes

Zacharia Motsumi 27 Oct 2020

Mongezi Veti, Exxaro Resources executive head of sustainability

Mining

Mining and agriculture: Could repurposed farmland help create jobs at scale?

Mongezi Veti 19 Oct 2020