Water-stressed South Africa needs action
WWF welcomes the formal launch of the National Water and Sanitation Master Plan by Human Settlements, Sanitation and Water Minister Lindiwe Sisulu in Pretoria today as an important step towards [...]
De-risking agriculture, the financiers speak: Roundtable at Omnia House (2)
The agronomists had spoken. The financiers were next.
De-risking agriculture, the agronomists speak: Roundtable at Omnia House (1)
“This week is a better week to meet than last week”. Rain had fallen in several parts of the country, and it was a worthy reminder of how dependent South Africa’s agricultural value chain is on water.
Macadamias vital to development in emerging market
Married with the global trend to plant-based eating (for health, ethical and sustainability reasons), the high protein monounsaturated (good fat) macadamia is an industry whose time has come.
SAB/Ab Inbev Africa Urban Agriculture programme finalists: part 3
Part 3 of looking at the SAB/Ab Inbev Africa Urban Agriculture programme finalists.
SAB/Ab Inbev Africa Urban Agriculture programme finalists: part 2
We are looking at the finalists of the SAB/Ab Inbev Africa Urban Agriculture programme.
SAB/Ab Inbev Africa Urban Agriculture programme finalists: part 1
With Stats SA in October revealing that unemployment was at its highest level in 11 years, a programme like the SAB/Ab Inbev Africa Urban Agriculture programme which aims to help create jobs [...]
Khoi and San to share in benefits of rooibos
There has been a sea change in the Rooibos industry, following the signing of an Access and Benefit-sharing (ABS) agreement between the Rooibos Industry, represented by the SA Rooibos Council (SARC)
