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The future of food production: Robots revolutionising agriculture

Piyush Mandhare

With the aim to revolutionise the farming industry as well as increase their market reach and revenue, organisations have been gearing up for new robotic technologies in recent years...read
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On land expropriation without compensation: Be aware of the risks

Kerwin Lebone

NERPO has, according to reports, come out in favour of expropriation of farmland without compensation. We expect that there are other groups that will do the same over the coming weeks. However...read
Attack on chicken import limits revived
Attack on chicken import limits revived

Werner Menges

South African poultry producers will be getting another opportunity to mount a legal challenge against the chicken import restriction that was introduced in Namibia as an infant industry protection measure...read
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#BizTrends2018: More innovation, not more animals key to ensuring food security

Andre Westerveld

The absolute and undeniable reality is that we have to produce more and do it with less. This can only be done through innovation in food production... read
#BizTrends2018: Zooming in on two top wine trends to watch for 2018
#BizTrends2018: Zooming in on two top wine trends to watch for 2018

James Pietersen

A rapidly changing world necessitates that we use the knowledge that has now been garnered to find a way to the future. With the decline in vineyard plantings, ensuing drought and the rising cost of wine growing... read
Agriculture
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Agriculture will be Africa's quiet revolution, says report
With a focus on SMEs and smallholder farmers creating the high productivity jobs and sustainable economic growth, the latest Africa Agriculture Status Report has indicated that agriculture will be Africa's quiet revolution... read
Agribusiness
Basson back in business on Clover board
Basson back in business on Clover board
Whitey Basson is back in the driving seat months after his exit from Shoprite, accepting an offer to become an independent nonexecutive director of JSE-listed dairy group Clover. read
Commodities & Fairtrade
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South African litchis enter empty European market
"When litchi volumes from Madagascar, Mauritius and RĂ©union are low, it makes a massive difference for us." read
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Joint venture set to bring superior blueberries to market
Combining their skills and strengths, Migiva Group and OZblu - currently one of the largest producers of blueberries in South Africa and Australia - have signed a joint venture agreement... read
Food Security
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International community must work together to achieve a sustainable, low-carbon livestock industry
"With improved and climate-smart practices, we can quickly put in place more sustainable and 'greener' livestock supply chains." read
Sustainability
Eat green 2018: Sustainable consumption, plant-based foods the order of the day
Eat green 2018: Sustainable consumption, plant-based foods the order of the day
In South Africa, we raise more than one billion farm animals for food every year. Now is the time to join the green revolution, with sustainable food consumption on the rise and plant-based protein predicted to be one of the biggest food trends in 2018... read
Viticulture & Oenology
Waterkloof Winemaker Nadia Barnard with estate owner Paul Boutinot (Image Supplied)
False Bay Vineyards wine range gets facelift
"If we do in fact use grapes from old coastal vineyards, ferment them spontaneously with wild yeast and then age the wine in large wooden casks, why weren't we tying our flag to the mast and communicating those facts on the labels?" read
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RT @mashable: This avocado has no pit and it just looks wrong https://t.co/QSFIgHLGbY
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Other African countries should follow the example of Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda to reform land right laws t... https://t.co/8QuIjBtR2a
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RT @SunnivaBloem: From identifying plant pests to picking fruit, AI is reinventing how farmers produce your food https://t.co/bNiV6fhvjW #t...
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