Weather and logistical issues are a common theme across the global onion market, affecting quality and price in multiple countries.

Vineyards that constantly emerged along roads in southwestern tip of South Africa were almost bare at this time of September, the first month of spring here, though opposite to those in winemaking countries in the Northern Hemisphere, South African wine estates expect their grapevines to start off the annual growth cycle with bud break in the month and harvest them around February.

Dr Lynette Abbott in Perth is an expert in the field of soil health. Farmers in Australia are improving their practices, she says. “But managing the soil organisms is a little bit tricky. It is not necessarily the focus of growers.”

The global cashew industry has grown rapidly over the last decade, driven by increasing consumption of cashew nuts around the world.

During the next 30 years, the United Nations estimates that the global population will grow by 2 billion people to nearly 10 billion.

Traditionally treated as a taboo plant in most African countries, marijuana is slowly being embraced across the continent, as scientists and researchers explore new medical therapies for emerging diseases.