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Entrepreneur turns agricultural waste into braai briquettes

SMEs

Entrepreneur turns agricultural waste into braai briquettes

Issued by The Social Employment Fund 15 Oct 2024

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Commodities & Fairtrade

FAO: September sees biggest food price hike in 18 months

9 Oct 2024

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Commodities & Fairtrade

FAO reports slight dip in global food prices for August

6 Sep 2024

Sugarcane harvest meets demand, but drier conditions threaten early season end

Agro-processing

Sugarcane harvest meets demand, but drier conditions threaten early season end

26 Aug 2024

Pick n Pay Clothing Gateway gets a revamp and a green star rating

Retailers

Pick n Pay Clothing Gateway gets a revamp and a green star rating

13 Aug 2024

Source: Supplied. Sarah Slabbert, consulting analyst at Frost & Sullivan.

Healthcare

#AfricaMonth: Exploring bioplastics as a sustainable and health-conscious solution

Katja Hamilton 28 May 2024

FAO reports decline in global food prices led by wheat and maize

Commodities & Fairtrade

FAO reports decline in global food prices led by wheat and maize

5 Feb 2024

SA sugar industry surpasses R1bn transformation investment target

Agro-processing

SA sugar industry surpasses R1bn transformation investment target

1 Feb 2024

Tongaat CFO appointed interim CEO

Agro-processing

Tongaat CFO appointed interim CEO

18 Jan 2024

30 South African authors to take part in inaugural iLembe Book Festival

Events

30 South African authors to take part in inaugural iLembe Book Festival

12 Jan 2024

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Commodities & Fairtrade

FAO reports decrease in global food prices for December

9 Jan 2024

#BizTrends2024: Unpacking the agriculture market's 2023 performance and forecasting 2024

Trends

#BizTrends2024: Unpacking the agriculture market's 2023 performance and forecasting 2024

Paul Makube 8 Jan 2024

Noncommunicable diseases

Diabetes is South Africa's second biggest killer disease: hiking the sugar tax would help

6 Nov 2023

South Africa's sugar cane industry supports thousands of households. Source: Mehmet Turgut Kirkgoz/Pexels

Agriculture

Sugar tax hike threatens to cripple industry, says SA Canegrowers

31 Aug 2023

Global food prices rebounds in July

Commodities & Fairtrade

Global food prices rebounds in July

7 Aug 2023

R176m lifeline for canegrowers as milling sector crisis deepens

Agribusiness

R176m lifeline for canegrowers as milling sector crisis deepens

1 Aug 2023

High domestic food prices threaten vulnerable countries - FAO

Commodities & Fairtrade

High domestic food prices threaten vulnerable countries - FAO

11 Jul 2023

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Commodities & Fairtrade

Global food prices decline in May

2 Jun 2023

Tongaat, Gledhow Mill defaults lead to R1bn loss for SA canegrowers as RV falls by 8%

Agro-processing

Tongaat, Gledhow Mill defaults lead to R1bn loss for SA canegrowers as RV falls by 8%

17 Apr 2023

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Commodities & Fairtrade

World food commodity prices fall in March

11 Apr 2023

Power cuts leave fruit farmers in despair

Agro-processing

Power cuts leave fruit farmers in despair

Wendell Roelf and Kopano Gumbi 26 Jan 2023

Agbiz continues to engage with government and Eskom on load shedding challenges

Agribusiness

Agbiz continues to engage with government and Eskom on load shedding challenges

26 Jan 2023

Load shedding could cost sugar industry more than R723m

Agro-processing

Load shedding could cost sugar industry more than R723m

30 Jan 2023

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Commodities & Fairtrade

World food prices dip by 1.9% in December

10 Jan 2023

Tongaat BRPs, canegrowers reach agreement on payments to mills for sugarcane deliveries

Agro-processing

Tongaat BRPs, canegrowers reach agreement on payments to mills for sugarcane deliveries

9 Nov 2022

R3.2bn blended finance scheme launched to assist farmers

Agriculture

R3.2bn blended finance scheme launched to assist farmers

25 Oct 2022

Image supplied: The All Africa Music Awards red carpet

Music

All Africa Music Award winners announced!

23 Jan 2023

Responsible corporate citizenship in CPG: Proof is in the packaging

Packaging

Responsible corporate citizenship in CPG: Proof is in the packaging

28 Jun 2022

Tongaat Hulett suspends Zim sugar cane pre-payments

Agriculture

Tongaat Hulett suspends Zim sugar cane pre-payments

Nelson Banya 16 May 2022

Water-use rights: Why government needs to heighten awareness among land reform beneficiaries

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

Water-use rights: Why government needs to heighten awareness among land reform beneficiaries

29 Mar 2022

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Agro-processing

R225m to boost SA's small-scale sugar growers

8 Feb 2022

New FAO guidelines help countries limit the global spread of fall armyworm

Agriculture

New FAO guidelines help countries limit the global spread of fall armyworm

19 Nov 2021

Tetra Pak pumps R500m into Pinetown factory upgrade

Design & Manufacturing

Tetra Pak pumps R500m into Pinetown factory upgrade

2 Nov 2021

IDC relief funding provides vital lifeline to SA canegrowers

Agro-processing

IDC relief funding provides vital lifeline to SA canegrowers

26 Oct 2021

Cotton farming becomes viable diversification option for SA canegrowers

Agro-processing

Cotton farming becomes viable diversification option for SA canegrowers

14 Oct 2021

Red Cup Village helps save the planet by manufacturing biodegradable products

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Red Cup Village helps save the planet by manufacturing biodegradable products

20 Aug 2021

Sugar industry reiterates commitment to transformation

Agro-processing

Sugar industry reiterates commitment to transformation

19 Aug 2021

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Agribusiness

Food crisis looms as KZN agricultural production and value chains are halted

16 Jul 2021

African farmers could benefit from more friendly EU agriculture policies

Agriculture

African farmers could benefit from more friendly EU agriculture policies

Hans Wetzels 13 Jul 2021

Design & Manufacturing

Lego reveals first prototype brick made from recycled plastic bottles

24 Jun 2021

#StartupStory: Aquasky's Brendan Williamson on extracting water from the clear blue sky

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

#StartupStory: Aquasky's Brendan Williamson on extracting water from the clear blue sky

Sindy Peters 10 Jun 2021

CCBSA expands B-BBEE employee share ownership scheme

FMCG

CCBSA expands B-BBEE employee share ownership scheme

8 Feb 2021

Lego Botanical Collection designed to aid creativity and stress relief in adults

Design & Manufacturing

Lego Botanical Collection designed to aid creativity and stress relief in adults

12 Jan 2021

Buy local 'Home Sweet Home' campaign launched in Gauteng

Agro-processing

Buy local 'Home Sweet Home' campaign launched in Gauteng

8 Jan 2021

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Agro-processing

Sugar masterplan signing welcomed by industry stakeholders

20 Nov 2020

#FreshOnTheShelf: New from The Duchess, Vusa Vodka and Spier Wines

FMCG

#FreshOnTheShelf: New from The Duchess, Vusa Vodka and Spier Wines

Lauren Hartzenberg 9 Sep 2020

Tongaat Hulett celebrates women in sugar cane farming

Agribusiness

Tongaat Hulett celebrates women in sugar cane farming

21 Aug 2020

Food prices in Nigeria have shot through the roof. But is the pandemic to blame?

Agribusiness

Food prices in Nigeria have shot through the roof. But is the pandemic to blame?

Adegboye, Folasade Bosede 19 Aug 2020

Plastics could help build a sustainable future - here's how

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Plastics could help build a sustainable future - here's how

Sibele Cestari 13 Aug 2020

Global food commodity prices rebound in June

Commodities & Fairtrade

Global food commodity prices rebound in June

2 Jul 2020