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Cybersecurity in agriculture: A critical factor for South Africa's food security

Cybersecurity in agriculture: A critical factor for South Africa's food security

Drone technology to transform WCape agriculture following SACAA certification

Drone technology to transform WCape agriculture following SACAA certification

13 Feb 2024

Energy resilience workshops for agricultural producers in the Western Cape

Energy resilience workshops for agricultural producers in the Western Cape

18 Jan 2024

#AfricaMonth: Kuronga is using AI to help African farmers feed the continent

#AfricaMonth: Kuronga is using AI to help African farmers feed the continent

Robin Fredericks 31 May 2023

Biotech company wins $1m grand prize for advancing agritech in Africa

Biotech company wins $1m grand prize for advancing agritech in Africa

5 May 2023

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

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

17 Apr 2023

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ESG in agriculture - why it needs to work

Lerato Molefi & Dalit Anstey 3 Apr 2023

Why agri tech is important in farming today

Why agri tech is important in farming today

Karabo Mabuza 24 Mar 2023

Citrus industry survival top of mind at CGA Summit

Citrus industry survival top of mind at CGA Summit

17 Mar 2023

New Printronix A3 LP844C digital colour printers

New Printronix A3 LP844C digital colour printers

PDC 16 Mar 2023

Africa Agri Tech 2023 to spotlight agriculture, science and technology

Africa Agri Tech 2023 to spotlight agriculture, science and technology

17 Feb 2023

Ground-breaking project teaches children to farm using Minecraft

Ground-breaking project teaches children to farm using Minecraft

YehBaby Marketing Creatives 14 Feb 2023

SA agro-processing companies to showcase products in Dubai

SA agro-processing companies to showcase products in Dubai

13 Feb 2023

Saai launches AI platform for farmers

Saai launches AI platform for farmers

9 Feb 2023

Using tech and innovation to ignite widespread agricultural transformation

Using tech and innovation to ignite widespread agricultural transformation

25 Nov 2022

How digital tools can help farmers in Africa fight climate change - study

How digital tools can help farmers in Africa fight climate change - study

8 Nov 2022

Digital solutions are boosting agriculture in Kenya, but it's time to scale up. Here's how

Digital solutions are boosting agriculture in Kenya, but it's time to scale up. Here's how

Heike Baumüller and John Kieti 2 Nov 2022

Kaap Agri CEO Sean Walsh, Source: Supplied

Kaap Agri expands online with Agrimark e-commerce platform

10 Oct 2022

Kenya lifts ban on genetically modified crops in response to drought

Kenya lifts ban on genetically modified crops in response to drought

Alexander Winning 5 Oct 2022

Using data to drive precision farming and farm security

Using data to drive precision farming and farm security

26 Sep 2022

#StartupStory: AgriKool, driving down costs for consumers, increasing profits for farmers

#StartupStory: AgriKool, driving down costs for consumers, increasing profits for farmers

Robin Fredericks 26 Sep 2022

Unlocking the potential of agriculture in Alexandra township | LFP's Hydro Coop

Unlocking the potential of agriculture in Alexandra township | LFP's Hydro Coop

LFP Agri 30 Aug 2022

#StartupStory: Desert Green Africa, addressing food insecurity in the agri value chain

#StartupStory: Desert Green Africa, addressing food insecurity in the agri value chain

Robin Fredericks 17 Aug 2022

Farmers can save water with wireless technologies, but there are challenges - like transmitting data through mud

Farmers can save water with wireless technologies, but there are challenges - like transmitting data through mud

Abdul Salam 16 Aug 2022

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Rise of precision agriculture exposes food system to new threats

George Grispos and Austin C. Doctor 11 Aug 2022

Aerobotics unveils new yield management platform for growers

Aerobotics unveils new yield management platform for growers

26 Jul 2022

New investment programme launches for innovative foodtech startups

New investment programme launches for innovative foodtech startups

12 Jul 2022

South African engineers are trying to solve the global water crisis

South African engineers are trying to solve the global water crisis

Neil Thomas Stacey 11 Jul 2022

Source: ProVeg Incubator

Alt-protein startups called to enter international incubator programme

17 Jun 2022

Separating the wheat from the chaff: Decision making in a world drowning in data

Separating the wheat from the chaff: Decision making in a world drowning in data

Janet Lawless 7 Jun 2022

SU student and techpreneur awarded for innovative e-commerce startup

SU student and techpreneur awarded for innovative e-commerce startup

20 May 2022

Naspers invests R40m in agritech startup Nile

Naspers invests R40m in agritech startup Nile

18 May 2022

Africa's first cultivated beef burger unveiled in Cape Town

Africa's first cultivated beef burger unveiled in Cape Town

13 Apr 2022

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#AfricaMonth: Kuronga is using AI to help African farmers feed the continent

#AfricaMonth: Kuronga is using AI to help African farmers feed the continent

Robin Fredericks 31 May 2023

Biotech company wins $1m grand prize for advancing agritech in Africa

Biotech company wins $1m grand prize for advancing agritech in Africa

5 May 2023

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

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

17 Apr 2023

Image source: Kyryl Gorlov –

ESG in agriculture - why it needs to work

Lerato Molefi & Dalit Anstey 3 Apr 2023

Why agri tech is important in farming today

Why agri tech is important in farming today

Karabo Mabuza 24 Mar 2023

Citrus industry survival top of mind at CGA Summit

Citrus industry survival top of mind at CGA Summit

17 Mar 2023

New Printronix A3 LP844C digital colour printers

New Printronix A3 LP844C digital colour printers

PDC 16 Mar 2023

Africa Agri Tech 2023 to spotlight agriculture, science and technology

Africa Agri Tech 2023 to spotlight agriculture, science and technology

17 Feb 2023

Ground-breaking project teaches children to farm using Minecraft

Ground-breaking project teaches children to farm using Minecraft

YehBaby Marketing Creatives 14 Feb 2023

SA agro-processing companies to showcase products in Dubai

SA agro-processing companies to showcase products in Dubai

13 Feb 2023

Saai launches AI platform for farmers

Saai launches AI platform for farmers

9 Feb 2023

Using tech and innovation to ignite widespread agricultural transformation

Using tech and innovation to ignite widespread agricultural transformation

25 Nov 2022

How digital tools can help farmers in Africa fight climate change - study

How digital tools can help farmers in Africa fight climate change - study

8 Nov 2022

Digital solutions are boosting agriculture in Kenya, but it's time to scale up. Here's how

Digital solutions are boosting agriculture in Kenya, but it's time to scale up. Here's how

Heike Baumüller and John Kieti 2 Nov 2022

Kaap Agri CEO Sean Walsh, Source: Supplied

Kaap Agri expands online with Agrimark e-commerce platform

10 Oct 2022

Kenya lifts ban on genetically modified crops in response to drought

Kenya lifts ban on genetically modified crops in response to drought

Alexander Winning 5 Oct 2022

Using data to drive precision farming and farm security

Using data to drive precision farming and farm security

26 Sep 2022

#StartupStory: AgriKool, driving down costs for consumers, increasing profits for farmers

#StartupStory: AgriKool, driving down costs for consumers, increasing profits for farmers

Robin Fredericks 26 Sep 2022

Unlocking the potential of agriculture in Alexandra township | LFP's Hydro Coop

Unlocking the potential of agriculture in Alexandra township | LFP's Hydro Coop

LFP Agri 30 Aug 2022

#StartupStory: Desert Green Africa, addressing food insecurity in the agri value chain

#StartupStory: Desert Green Africa, addressing food insecurity in the agri value chain

Robin Fredericks 17 Aug 2022

Farmers can save water with wireless technologies, but there are challenges - like transmitting data through mud

Farmers can save water with wireless technologies, but there are challenges - like transmitting data through mud

Abdul Salam 16 Aug 2022

Source: Mathias_Beckmann via

Rise of precision agriculture exposes food system to new threats

George Grispos and Austin C. Doctor 11 Aug 2022

Aerobotics unveils new yield management platform for growers

Aerobotics unveils new yield management platform for growers

26 Jul 2022

New investment programme launches for innovative foodtech startups

New investment programme launches for innovative foodtech startups

12 Jul 2022

South African engineers are trying to solve the global water crisis

South African engineers are trying to solve the global water crisis

Neil Thomas Stacey 11 Jul 2022

Source: ProVeg Incubator

Alt-protein startups called to enter international incubator programme

17 Jun 2022

Separating the wheat from the chaff: Decision making in a world drowning in data

Separating the wheat from the chaff: Decision making in a world drowning in data

Janet Lawless 7 Jun 2022

SU student and techpreneur awarded for innovative e-commerce startup

SU student and techpreneur awarded for innovative e-commerce startup

20 May 2022

Naspers invests R40m in agritech startup Nile

Naspers invests R40m in agritech startup Nile

18 May 2022

Africa's first cultivated beef burger unveiled in Cape Town

Africa's first cultivated beef burger unveiled in Cape Town

13 Apr 2022

Source: Supplied

SA food tech startup Mogale Meat debuts cultivated chicken breast

12 Apr 2022

How leveraging technology can help African farmers weather climate change

How leveraging technology can help African farmers weather climate change

5 Apr 2022

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Using AI in agriculture could boost global food security - but we need to anticipate the risks

Asaf Tzachor 31 Mar 2022

Pick n Pay spruces up fresh produce retail with in-store vertical farms

Pick n Pay spruces up fresh produce retail with in-store vertical farms

22 Mar 2022

SA startup Mzansi Meat Co. will soon launch Africa's first lab-grown burger

SA startup Mzansi Meat Co. will soon launch Africa's first lab-grown burger

9 Mar 2022

How GPS field design can lead to more efficient farming

How GPS field design can lead to more efficient farming

KAP Limited 2 Feb 2022

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Centre for Mineral Biogeochemistry set up at UFS

11 Jan 2022

Elgon Kenya, University of Nairobi sign MoU to develop agritech and innovation centre

Elgon Kenya, University of Nairobi sign MoU to develop agritech and innovation centre

24 Dec 2021

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Harnessing the power of agritech to help SA's smallholder farmers

15 Dec 2021

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Japanese scientists work up an appetite for lab-grown Wagyu beef

Rikako Murayama 8 Oct 2021

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