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Food Crops

Where does all the food (waste) go?
Article
/ 18 October 2019

Where does all the food (waste) go?

Woolworths places sustainability at its core with its Good Business Journey

By Tehilla Niselow
​UFS celebrates excellence through its research hubs
Article
/ 30 August 2018

​UFS celebrates excellence through its research hubs

The UFS now has 156 NRF-rated researchers and five Sarchi Research Chairs

By Advertising Feature and Advertising Supplement
Farmers in war-torn Afghanistan hit by worst drought in decades
Article
/ 12 August 2018

Farmers in war-torn Afghanistan hit by worst drought in decades

Afghanistan’s 2018 wheat harvest is already expected to be the lowest since at least 2011

By Staff Reporter
Why African farmers should balance pesticides with other control methods
Article
/ 25 March 2018

Why African farmers should balance pesticides with other control methods

Farmers needs a way to manage harmful insects without destroying the ecological balance

By Staff Reporter
​Farmers are smiling – up to a point
Article
/ 4 April 2017

​Farmers are smiling – up to a point

The prospect of a bumper crop has caused prices to plummet and debts still have to be paid back.

By Staff Reporter
SA farmers find alternatives to unsuitable ploughing
Article
/ 4 February 2016

SA farmers find alternatives to unsuitable ploughing

South African soil is unsuited to ploughing and farmers have found an alternative way to plant in no-till farming.

By Sipho Kings
Illegal Gupta coal mine accused of polluting crop irrigation water
Article
/ 6 February 2014

Illegal Gupta coal mine accused of polluting crop irrigation water

A Gupta-linked colliery has been accused of polluting the Olifants River, a vital source of water for food crop irrigation on farms around Delmas.

By Sipho Kings

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