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Environment & Natural Resources

Bird species are disappearing at an alarming rate in Kenya – new study

Joseph Ogutu 6 Sep 2024

Paul MakubeSenior Agricultural Economist, First National Bank

Agribusiness

Downbeat agriculture exports in Q2 of 2024 reflect tough seasonal conditions

Paul Makube 20 Aug 2024

Agriculture jobs decline in Q2 2024 but remain above long-term average

Agriculture

Agriculture jobs decline in Q2 2024 but remain above long-term average

Paul Makube 15 Aug 2024

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Agriculture

Farming with a mixture of crops, animals and trees is better for the environment and for people – evidence from Ghana and Malawi

Laura Vang Rasmussen, Hanson Nyantakyi-Frimpong, Ingo Grass, Marney Isaac and Rachel Bezner Kerr 19 Jun 2024

PwC study: Africa's food sustainability depends on greener production and waste reduction

Agriculture

PwC study: Africa's food sustainability depends on greener production and waste reduction

3 Apr 2024

Mutant roots reveal how we can grow crops in damaged soils

Research & Development

Mutant roots reveal how we can grow crops in damaged soils

Malcolm Bennett, Bipin Pandey and Sacha Mooney 18 Jan 2021

Food and clean water start with soil biodiversity: Learning more about it is urgent

Agriculture

Food and clean water start with soil biodiversity: Learning more about it is urgent

Charlene Janion-Scheepers 10 Dec 2020

Secure meat-hungry food systems to prevent next pandemic

Food Security

Secure meat-hungry food systems to prevent next pandemic

Fatima Arkin 24 Jul 2020

Agriculture

The effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on agricultural employment in South Africa

Wandile Sihlobo 23 Jun 2020

Three ways farms of the future can feed the planet and heal it too

Agriculture

Three ways farms of the future can feed the planet and heal it too

Karen Rial-Lovera 24 Dec 2019

Soil is our best ally in the fight against climate change - but we're fast running out of it

Agriculture

Soil is our best ally in the fight against climate change - but we're fast running out of it

17 Dec 2019

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Research

Africa should focus on industrialisation. Free trade will follow

Michael E Odijie 27 Nov 2019

Agriculture

Growing demand for natural honey from happy bees

24 Oct 2019

Agriculture

Impacts of climate change on food security not evenly distributed, conference hears

5 Sep 2019

Agroecology as innovation

Agriculture

Agroecology as innovation

Timothy A. Wise 11 Jul 2019

Proper planning, adaptability key to farming successfully in volatile times

Agriculture

Proper planning, adaptability key to farming successfully in volatile times

6 Jul 2017

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Environment & Natural Resources

Ten years after the crisis, what is happening to the world's bees?

Simon Klein and Andrew Barron 9 May 2017

Phosphorus is vital for life on Earth - and we're running low

Agriculture

Phosphorus is vital for life on Earth - and we're running low

Vera Thoss 30 Mar 2017

Food, Water & Energy Security

We've calculated the environmental cost of a loaf of bread – and what to do about it

Peter Horton 28 Feb 2017

Trumponomics: SA needs R&D focus to retain investor confidence

Markets & Investment

Trumponomics: SA needs R&D focus to retain investor confidence

Elaine Bergenthuin 3 Jan 2017

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Sustainable Farming

How agriculture can be intensified in Africa without causing harm

Tawanda Marandure and Kennedy Dzama 2 Sep 2016

Agro-processing

Decline of bees, other pollinators, threatens crop output

29 Feb 2016

China-Africa cooperation agreement welcomed by WWF

Environment & Natural Resources

China-Africa cooperation agreement welcomed by WWF

17 Dec 2015

Green light for genetic crops

Supply Chain

Green light for genetic crops

Shannon Sherry 23 Aug 2010

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