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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 promote the National Agroecology Framework and strengthen grassroots participation in sustainable food systems

Agroecology Awareness Day draws strong turnout, strengthening the future of food systems in the Eastern Cape

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 Minister John Steenhuisen witnessing the finalisation of South Africa’s first locally-produced foot-and-mouth disease vaccines in 21 years

SA produces first foot-and-mouth disease vaccines in 21 years

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

DA leader John Steenhuisen.
(Delwyn Verasamy/ M&G)

Steenhuisen confirms 274 foot-and-mouth disease cases in five provinces

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…

The Namaqua veld. File photo

The silent threat: Degrading veld endangers global food and ecosystems

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

Hemp can play an important role in dealing with climate change and pollution

Sky’s the limit for industrial hemp farming in SA

Sub-Saharan Africa is on the front line of the climate crisis, facing rising temperatures, prolonged droughts, extreme weather events and mounting threats to food security and infrastructure.

Prepare for El Niño, agriculture and climate experts warn

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

Farmers are battling outbreaks that are ravaging the Northern Cape, Eastern Cape, Western Cape. (Photo by Wikus de Wet/AFP)

Locust fighters in a losing battle in the Nama Karoo

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

Voracious: Destructive desert locusts swarming over fields in Ethiopia last month. Swarms can destroy a crop within hours. Photo: Minasse Wondimu Hailu/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

Locust pot is stirring in the Karoo

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

Waste not, want not: A farm in Limpopo. In South Africa, the agriculture industry accounts for 50% of food wastage.

Benefits of red meat ignored in shift towards plant-based diets

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

S20 warns that climate change is endangering human health, food systems and ecosystems worldwide

The Agricultural Research Council promotes national food security

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

Agriculture research suffers as little funding cuts resources

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

Pompom weed threatens SA’s grasslands

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

Council not consulted on story

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

Beefing up the quality of red meat

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