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Farmers slam tougher land law

Farmers slam tougher land law

07 Jan 2011 00:00 - Yolandi Groenewald
New Bill would make it more difficult to evict farm workers, but critics say it is unfair.
Five staple foods hit by the crisis

Five staple foods hit by the crisis

01 Nov 2010 15:56 - Staff Reporter
Extreme weather and market forces have affected the price of food worldwide, from tomatoes in Israel to cabbage in South Korea.
Soaring prices feed social unrest

Soaring prices feed social unrest

01 Nov 2010 15:18 - John Vidal
The cost of meat, sugar, rice, wheat and maize soars as the World Bank predicts five years of price volatility.

Green dream for Easter Cape

22 Oct 2010 11:29 - Kamogelo Seekoei
Rural development conference hears how the area can become South Africa's bread basket.
Big business subverts world health

Big business subverts world health

07 Oct 2010 12:30 - Juliette Jowit
UN official spells out how lobby groups stall and water down progressive regulation.

Is Zambia Africa's next breadbasket?

01 Oct 2010 06:00 - Jody Clark
The country's abundance of sun, rain and arable land is feeding a boom in agricultural investment.

Agricultural union 'outraged' at latest land-reform proposal

12 May 2010 06:43 - Staff Reporter
Agricultural union TAU-SA has expressed outrage at the state's proposal for farmers to transfer 40% of their farming interests to black shareholders.

Is Africa selling out its farmers?

12 Nov 2009 15:05 - Staff Reporter
Africa's small-scale farmers are finding themselves working cheek by jowl with high-tech commercials farms owned and operated by foreigners.

World Bank injects $74m into Zim agriculture

01 Oct 2009 10:27 - Staff Reporter
The World Bank on Wednesday announced a $74-million grant to revive Zimbabwe's agriculture sector.

When smaller is better

19 Sep 2009 06:00 - Njongo Ndungane
We need to think hard about how to go about boosting agricultural output it, writes Archbishop Njongo Ndungane.

Change comes slowly to SA's wine trade

23 Aug 2009 06:00 -
Changes are taking place in the traditionally white-dominated wine industry, albeit slowly.

Growing a rich knowledge base to boost livelihoods

05 May 2009 11:09 - Staff Reporter
The title of the third biennial Knowledge Management Africa (KMA) conference, which opened on Monday in Senegal, is lofty.

Drought-stricken farmers get R20m boost

19 Jan 2009 16:54 - Staff Reporter
Farmers suffering from the "devastating" drought season in the Eastern Cape have been advised to approach the department of agriculture for subsidies.

Women farmers toil to expand Africa's food supply

26 Dec 2008 08:52 - Megan Rowling
Like many African women, Mazoe Gondwe is her family's food provider. Lately, she has struggled to farm her plot in Malawi due to unpredictable rains.

S Korea eyes mega maize deal in Madagascar

21 Nov 2008 10:14 - Nicky Rehbock
South Korea is hoping to turn an undeveloped stretch of Madagascar into a maize-production centre.

Not quite the green revolution

29 Oct 2008 06:00 - Lynley Donnelly
And there won't be one unless farmers get rain, writes Lynley Donnelly.

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