https://www.bizcommunity.com//196/358.htmlSouth Africa Agriculture, Horticulture & Forestry news15Agriculture news - South Africahttps://biz-file.com/res/img/logo.gifhttps://www.bizcommunity.com//196/358.htmlen-usSat, 12 Aug 2023 04:57:24 +0200https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/474/240923.html<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2308/708635-208x117.png?2" width="208" height="117" alt="Source: Supplied" align="left"><br><span >Source: Supplied</span><p>In celebration of Women's Month in South Africa, She Is Forestry SA has launched the first four videos in a series aimed at inspiring the next generation of girls to stay in school and study forestry and the numerous career opportunities it provides.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/474/240923.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=474&ct=1&ci=240923">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/474/240923.htmlFri, 11 Aug 2023 12:17:00 +0200Bizcommunity Agriculture, Horticulture & Forestry South Africahttps://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/741/240877.html<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2308/708466-208x117.jpg?2" width="208" height="117" alt="Winfield United SA and Stellenbosch University team up to improve crop yields" align="left"><p>WinField United South Africa (Wusa) has renewed its collaboration with the Chair in Plant Health at the Department of Agronomy at Stellenbosch University (SU). Wusa has contributed R10.5m to the renewal to enable research targeted on the unique demands of the South African crop-growing business.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/741/240877.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=741&ct=1&ci=240877">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/741/240877.htmlThu, 10 Aug 2023 10:59:00 +0200Bizcommunity Agriculture, Horticulture & Forestry South Africahttps://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/643/240816.html<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2308/708244-208x117.jpg?2" width="208" height="117" alt="Computer science can help farmers explore alternative crops and sustainable farming methods" align="left"><p>Humans have physically reconfigured <a href="https://ourworldindata.org/land-use">half of the world's land</a> to grow just eight staple crops: maize (corn), soy, wheat, rice, cassava, sorghum, sweet potato and potato. They account for the vast majority of calories that people around the world consume. As global population rises, there's pressure to <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/nov/15/can-the-world-feed-8bn-people-sustainably">expand production even further</a>.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/643/240816.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=643&ct=1&ci=240816">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/643/240816.htmlTue, 08 Aug 2023 07:16:00 +0200Bizcommunity Agriculture, Horticulture & Forestry South Africahttps://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/389/240776.html<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2308/708114-208x117.jpg?2" width="208" height="117" alt="New research to help Port of Cape Town prepare for extreme wind events" align="left"><p>Transnet National Ports Authority has signed a memorandum of agreement (MoA) with the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)-hosted programme to address extreme wind disruption to operations for the integrated maritime transport logistics chain at the Port of Cape Town (PoCT). Other members of the MoA include the Alliance for Collaboration on Climate and Earth Systems Science (Access) and other research institutions. <br><br></br><br>The MoA between TNPA and the research consortium will provide researchers with access to data sources that are required for the study, and the TNPA will facilitate engagements with their key clients and stakeholders. The research team will work closely with TNPA and the port stakeholder over the next two years to find optimal ways of addressing the challenge.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/389/240776.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=389&ct=1&ci=240776">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/389/240776.htmlMon, 07 Aug 2023 10:25:00 +0200Bizcommunity Agriculture, Horticulture & Forestry South Africahttps://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/641/240769.html<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2308/708063-208x117.jpg?2" width="208" height="117" alt="Global food prices rebounds in July" align="left"><p>The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has reported that global food commodity prices rose in July, influenced by the termination of the Black Sea Grain Initiative and new trade restrictions on rice.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/641/240769.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=1&c=641&ct=1&ci=240769">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/641/240769.htmlMon, 07 Aug 2023 09:15:00 +0200Bizcommunity Agriculture, Horticulture & Forestry South Africahttps://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/741/240751.html<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2308/707941-208x117.jpg?2" width="208" height="117" alt="Image source: Rogério Martins from" align="left"><br><span >Image source: Rogério Martins from [[https://www.pexels.com Pexels]]</span><p>South African citrus farmers want their government to lodge a complaint against the European Union at the World Trade Organisation over the European bloc's citrus black spot regulations which they say threaten thousands of jobs.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/741/240751.html">Read more...</a> | <a 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style="clear:left"></div>https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/750/240747.htmlFri, 04 Aug 2023 11:11:00 +0200Bizcommunity Agriculture, Horticulture & Forestry South Africahttps://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/741/240719.html<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2308/707793-208x117.jpg?2" width="208" height="117" alt="Brics agriculture meeting to promote sustainable production" align="left"><p>Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Minister, Thoko Didiza, will next week host the 13th Brics Ministers of Agriculture meeting aimed at increasing cooperation among its member countries to promote sustainable and fair growth.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/741/240719.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=741&ct=1&ci=240719">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/741/240719.htmlThu, 03 Aug 2023 13:58:00 +0200Bizcommunity Agriculture, Horticulture & Forestry South Africahttps://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/472/240690.html<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2308/707703-208x117.jpg?2" width="208" height="117" alt="EI Niño and load shedding heighten risk of veld fires" align="left"><p>As South Africa braces itself for hotter and drier EI Niño weather conditions, coupled with risks associated with loadshedding, farmers are cautioned to put the necessary measures in place to mitigate against the risk of veld fires during this winter and windy spring season.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/472/240690.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=472&ct=1&ci=240690">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/472/240690.htmlWed, 02 Aug 2023 14:50:00 +0200Bizcommunity Agriculture, Horticulture & Forestry South Africahttps://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/741/240677.html<p><img src="https://biz-file.com/c/2308/707642-208x117.jpg?2" width="208" height="117" alt="Collaboration key to driving South African agriculture forward - Agbiz" align="left"><p>South Africa faces significant challenges of high unemployment, weak economic growth prospects, rising poverty and inequality. These are issues that should dominate the thinking of the political leaders, business and society at large.</p><br> <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/741/240677.html">Read more...</a> | <a href="https://www.bizcommunity.com/SendToFriend.aspx?l=196&c=741&ct=1&ci=240677">Send to a friend</a></p><div style="clear:left"></div>https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/741/240677.htmlWed, 02 Aug 2023 11:40:00 +0200Bizcommunity Agriculture, Horticulture & Forestry South Africa