Agricultural Research Council

The recent Agroecology Awareness Day was held at Phawu Agri Park in Mazikhanye Location, where over 400 farmers, youth, community members and institutional partners gathered to…

Agriculture department rejects calls of a ‘vaccine free-for-all’ and says there must be state-led control of vaccination process while farmers battle ongoing outbreaks

Officials said South Africa’s phytosanitary and biosecurity requirements are world class and the department is awaiting bilateral trade agreements to be resolved to begin exports…

South Africa’s rangeland, vital for livelihoods and ecosystems, faces severe deterioration from climate change and overuse

Sky’s the limit for industrial hemp farming in SA

The phenomenon has historically been associated with drier, warmer conditions over the summer rainfall regions of South Africa

Expert calls for a radical rethink of how South Africa manages brown locust outbreaks.

There’s a new plague in town — and this time it’s biblical

The World Wide Fund for Nature says change needs to happen to halt the negative effects of livestock production on biodiversity and climate

Unified, proactive action is required to push back the frontiers of poverty

A new report paints a picture of a severely underfunded Agricultural Research Council trying to do the best with the resources available to it.

The research council has found that the pompom weeds are a danger to the country’s indigenous plant species.

The Agricultural Research Council was not consulted prior to the publication of the story titled "Thwarted minister pulls rank on director general".

A dedicated group of scientists and students are working at making steak juicier, tastier and more tender than ever before, writes Sharon van Wyk