We are likely in another week of positive news for South Africa's agricultural sector.

Sustainable farming or, in a broader term, Sustainable agriculture is using farming practices considering the ecological cycles.

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The troubles which haunt the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development are many and predate its executive head, Thoko Didiza. Admittedly, though, there is no escaping the present reality that Didiza remains responsible for effecting a credible turnaround. 

Global spending on smart, connected agricultural technologies and systems, including AI and machine learning, is projected to triple in revenue by 2025, reaching $15.3 billion, according to BI Intelligence Research.

Despite a vibrant agricultural sector, there are a standard list of challenges that SA agribusinesses commonly cite — land-reform policy, droughts and infrastructure are among the most frequently cited. However, a growing challenge facing firms — particularly those in beef, wool, fruit and wine — is the need to identify new markets.

The impact of climate change on agricultural productivity is having a disproportionate effect on poorer, warmer countries.

AGCO introduces the AutoDock header docking system for Fendt IDEAL combines.

 South Africa's agricultural sector is currently in the process of finalising the sector Master Plan. The final consultations with constituencies of various social partners, comprising industry, government, labour and civil society, will soon begin, after which the Master Plan will be signed off. This document will serve as a guide for inclusive growth in the sector.

 South Africa's agricultural sector remains a net exporter, with exportable volumes of various commodities growing each year, weather conditions permitting.

Climate alarmists would have you believe that climate change is already hurting farm productivity. But hasn’t farm productivity been relentlessly rising?

The 2000’s kicked off the cloud computing revolution in technology companies by introducing a pay-as-you-go model for web services, which significantly lowered the entry barrier and increased the scalability for new technology companies – and so the “startup” era began.

Drones can do a lot when it comes to food production – but has their full potential actually been realised on the farm?

Limited resources and little foreign trade have fostered innovation in Israeli agriculture. Today, Israel’s agtech sector is second only to the US.

Tuesday’s GDP data for the first quarter which shows that SA’s agricultural output unexpectedly contracted by 3.2% quarter on quarter on a seasonally adjusted and annualised basis should not be of lasting concern.

We’ve come to a time in civilization when raw materials and resources are becoming ever more scarce.

South Africa is a major producer and exporter of agricultural products. The diversified agricultural sector produces a wide variety of agricultural commodities based on both large-scale commercial farming and small-scale family farms.

The EU and Africa must join efforts to reach the sustainable development goal of zero hunger and address the challenges of nutrition and food security. Progressive African organisations such as AGRA are ready to make that happen.