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- GastroTour promotes food and wine training
Agritourism - specifically food and wine tourism - was under discussion during the two-day GastroTour gathering from 17 to 19 November in the Western Cape. Read more » - Ubuntu: the only way to global food security?
As world leaders walked the red carpet at the opening of the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Johannesburg on Saturday, it was impossible not to be reminded of the spirit of Ubuntu. Read more » - SA-Brazil alliance to drive growth in South Africa’s bioindustry
Under the theme ‘Unlocking the value of bio-inputs through collaborative partnerships’, the Bio-Alliance SA-Brazil 2025 Conference, held at Future Africa in Pretoria on 5 and 6 November, explored how collaboration between Brazil and South Africa advances science-based bio-input solutions. Read more » - Ramaphosa opens G20 Summit with call for Solidarity, Equality, Sustainability
President Cyril Ramaphosa opened the first-ever G20 Leaders’ Summit on African soil on Saturday with a powerful call for global co-operation, shared responsibility, and accelerated action to address the world’s most pressing challenges. Read more » - Starting a poultry business on a budget
Breaking into the poultry industry doesn’t have to mean millions in start-up costs. While large-scale commercial operations remain out of reach for most beginners, small-scale farmers are showing that it’s possible to start with limited resources, turn a profit and expand over time. Read more » - South Africa places biosecurity at the centre of G20 agricultural agenda
South Africa has used its G20 presidency to elevate biosecurity as a central pillar of the forum’s agricultural work for 2025. Read more » - Foton Tunland G7 single-cab 4×4 offers real value for money
Chinese commercial vehicle manufacturer Foton has expanded its local Tunland G7 bakkie range with the introduction of a work-ready single-cab four-wheel drive derivative. The Citizen’s Charl Bosch put it to the test. Read more » - ‘Africa has only four harvests to change food security trajectory’
Debra Mallowah, Bayer Africa Head for Crop Science and chairperson of the B20 Task Force on Sustainable Food Systems and Agriculture, delivered a message that urgently called for action at a high-level side-event co-hosted by the African Union Commission, FNB, AGRA and Bayer: Africa has only four harvests left before… Read more » - Strict controls keep Limpopo free of foot-and-mouth, says MEC
While most of South Africa is battling widespread foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreaks, Limpopo remains free of FMD, with the province’s agriculture MEC Nakedi Kekana saying strict long-term control measures, vaccination strategy and strict livestock monitoring have kept the virus at bay. Read more » - Nqanqarhu vegetable farmers celebrate new water infrastructure
Farmers in the small Eastern Cape town of Nqanqarhu have received a welcome major boost to their vegetable production following the delivery of vital water infrastructure and agricultural inputs by the Eastern Cape Department of Agriculture. Read more »
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