Government of Zimbabwe helps meet refugees’ food needs
The Government of Zimbabwe has today contributed 4,400 mt of maize grain, to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to meet the food needs of refugees living at Tongogara
Agriculture critical to food security in Africa
Bene Mpoko addresses the students on the importance of agriculture to food security in Africa. The former Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) ambassador to South Africa, Bene Mpoko, encouraged the
Mozambique joins the International Coffee Organization
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Celso Correia, and ICO’s Executive Director, Vanúsia Nogueira, shake hands on signing the agreement © Lucy Young 2023 The Government of Mozambique has joined
Digital transformation is urgently needed to transform our food supply chains
Global food systems today are unsustainable for both people and planet. Besides operating at a high environmental cost, one third of produce is being wasted, leaving billions of people inadequately
South Africa eyes more corn exports to China after breakthrough
Africa’s top corn producer hopes to build on the recent export of 108,104 tonnes of yellow feed maize to China, its biggest export to the Asian country on record. South
The spineless cactus, a promising source of sustainable energy
Axel Tarrisse (left), a PhD student in the Department of Sustainable Food Systems, working on the biogas and fodder potential of spineless cactus in Africa. Pictured with him are Prof
CALIBRATION IS KEY WHEN IT COMES TO SECURING FOOD SUPPLIES FOR THE WORLD’S GROWING POPULATION
Fluke Calibration, locally represented by COMTEST, a global technology leader in the manufacture of compact, professional electronic test and measurement tools andsoftware, states that calibration is sure to play a
Is digital innovation helping to future-proof agriculture in South Africa?
Agriculture faces an almost impossible task: How must it meet the food demands of a global population that is projected to reach 9,7 billion by 2050 with natural resources that
SA Harvest calls on the logistics industry for support in reducing food waste and hunger
SA Harvest, a leading food rescue and hunger relief organisation in South Africa, is drawing attention to the critical role of logistics in reducing food waste and hunger. With over
Applications open for $100k Africa Food Prize
Applications have opened for the US$100,000 Africa Food Prize, which recognises an outstanding individual or institution that is leading the effort to change the reality of farming in Africa. The