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Promoting indigenous foods could improve food security in Southern Africa

Jul 24, 2023

Despite an abundance of indigenous vegetables and fruits in Southern Africa, people in the region continue to suffer from food insecurity. It appears they do not value these foods and their potential to eradicate poverty and hunger, promote health and nutrition, and...

What are the factors standing in the way of maximising South Africa’s agricultural success?

Jun 27, 2023

Wandile Sihlobo is the Chief Economist of the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa (Agbiz) and the author of “Finding Common Ground: Land, Equity and Agriculture“. He is a Senior Lecturer Extraordinary at the Department of Agricultural Economics at...

Western Cape hosts International Symposium on Irrigation of Horticultural Crops

Feb 21, 2023

The 10th International Symposium on Irrigation of Horticultural Crops was convened in Stellenbosch in the Western Cape from 29 January to 2 February, co-hosted by the Western Cape Department of Agriculture, Stellenbosch University, and the University of Pretoria. The...

Women in Agriculture: Dr Hildegard Witbooi-Masayiti – CEO, Eight Seasons Organics

Apr 26, 2022

Dr. Hildegard Witbooi is the chief executive officer and founder of Eight Seasons Organics. She is passionate about sustainable, regenerative and organic agriculture. She holds a doctoral degree in horticulture and is a postdoctoral research fellow at Stellenbosch...

Public lecture to focus on diversity and inequality in farming future

Feb 21, 2022

Public lecture to focus on diversity and inequality in farming future For the first African Food Dialogue session of 2022 to be held by Stellenbosch University (SU) international agronomist Prof Ken Giller will look at the future of farming, and how diversity and...

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Promoting indigenous foods could improve food security in Southern Africa

What are the factors standing in the way of maximising South Africa’s agricultural success?

Western Cape hosts International Symposium on Irrigation of Horticultural Crops

Women in Agriculture: Dr Hildegard Witbooi-Masayiti – CEO, Eight Seasons Organics

Public lecture to focus on diversity and inequality in farming future

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