In periods of water stress, farmers need support, research assistance and empathy from governments and competing water users
To stimulate innovation in the agriculture sector, education and training is in dire need of substantial reform.
Higher borrowing costs will hurt farmers who need credit to operate and are just getting over the drought
"If we all just changed our methodology to one that is agro-ecological, which mimics nature, we could save up to 70% of our water consumption."
With investment in agriculture and data, African states could end famine — and reap the reward
More extreme variations between wet and dry seasons will make life harder for Egypt’s farmers
Innovative joint ventures are one way in which land reform can complement agricultural production
A productive farm has gone to ruin because of official ineptitude and a lack of planning.
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There is a shortage of farmers and the occupation is ageing. The UK alone needs 60 000 newcomers in the sector in the next ten years.
Farmers are leaving in droves and land is lying fallow in the face of the worst drought in 23 years.
Africa’s farming potential is huge and the continent has a hungry and ballooning population to feed.
Farmers have responded to state efforts to legislate labour relations by leaving the sector or mechanising and restructuring their workforces.
The farming sector is growing and facing major changes that increasingly require more skilled labour.
Limpopo farmers are feeling powerless as the minerals department greedily consumes agricultural land and with it, the water supply.
Is the government’s mooted 12 000 hectare ‘ceiling’ on landownership practical – or even feasible?
Economists say the government’s moves to bar noncitizens from buying agricultural property in South Africa are short-sighted.
Any hope for better economic growth in the short term would have to be in industries less affected by the energy crisis, said the minister.
The success of our education is less about passes, but more about how many can participate in the economy, writes Mangosuthu Buthelezi.
Economist Kevin Lings highlights agricultural disappointments in an extract from his book ‘The Missing Piece: Solving South Africa’s Economic Puzzle’.
The philanthropist says the rise of the continent will depend on whether its leaders are open to learning from each other, and from their own people.
The Crop Estimates Committee’s forecast expects 2014’s maize harvest to be the largest in over three decades.
The numbers speak for themselves: Africa’s smallholder farmers can be agriculture’s game changers of the 21st century.
SA farmers are "mechanising" to avoid labour legislation, such as higher minimum wages for farmworkers, and land claims, say reports.
The price of maize has slumped in expectation of a bumper crop and the biggest in over three decades.
Giving half of SA’s commercial farms over to workers may be beyond the state’s wherewithal.
The state-run Grain Marketing Board, designed to promote food security, is being blamed for exacerbating Zimbabwe’s chronic food shortages.
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Adcorp has put in an offer to buy 100% of Labour Solutions Australia, saying the final consideration would depend on the company’s earnings.
New public-private partnerships can ensure African agriculture reaches its rich potential to increase food production and drive prosperity.
The US agriculture department has met with Agriculture Deputy Minister Pieter Mulder to discuss trade opportunities with sub-Saharan Africa.
Greater political stability and a push by countries for food self-sufficiency has made the continent attractive for international equipment makers.
South Africa may run out of yellow maize if exports of the grain rise further, a stock firm specialising in agricultural futures has said.