Despite some headwinds, the positive agri export environment is likely to continue
While it’s not quite at the high level it was this time last year, the contribution of South Africa’s agri…
New investment programme launches for innovative foodtech startups
The SA Innovation Summit has announced that it has launched The Foodtech Programme in partnership with Anza Capital. The programme…
Online Agricultural Trade Is The Future: HelloChoice 4.0
As food security concerns, climate change and global economic uncertainty increase the strain on South Africa’s R346bn agricultural sector, Agri-Fintech…
How Shoprite uses AI, machine learning to tackle food waste
South Africa wastes up to 10.3 million tons of food each year – and this is a problem the Shoprite…
Using AI in agriculture could boost global food security – but we need to anticipate the risks
As the global population has expanded over time, agricultural modernisation has been humanity’s prevailing approach to staving off famine. A…
Harnessing the power of agritech to help SA’s smallholder farmers
As part of its multi-million Rand investment in agriculture, Microsoft South Africa has selected The Awareness Company as the beneficiary…
Business investment competition calls on agri-entrepreneurs to enter
The Eskom 2021 Business Investment Competition (Bic), which provides an opportunity for entrepreneurs to showcase their offering, and provides a…
Western Cape to use technology in the fight against rural crime
In response to the Western Cape Government’s undertaking to create safer communities, the Western Cape Department of Agriculture (WCDoA) has…
2021 Innovation Award for Sustainable Food Systems winners announced
The winners of the 2021 edition of the annual International Innovation Award for Sustainable Food Systems have been announced. The…
7 agribusiness tech trends to watch in 2021
Agriculture continued to grow even in the face of the pandemic, unlike many other industrial sectors that experienced a decline.…
