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G20 Leaders’ Declaration: Impact on agriculture
The G20 Summit has delivered a sweeping set of commitments that place agriculture, food security, and African rural development at the heart of the global agenda.
Ramaphosa opens G20 Summit with call for Solidarity, Equality, Sustainability
President Cyril Ramaphosa opened the first-ever G20 Leaders’ Summit on African soil on Saturday with a powerful call for global co-operation, shared responsibility, and accelerated action to address the world’s most pressing challenges.
South Africa places biosecurity at the centre of G20 agricultural agenda
South Africa has used its G20 presidency to elevate biosecurity as a central pillar of the forum’s agricultural work for 2025.
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‘Africa has only four harvests to change food security trajectory’
Debra Mallowah, Bayer Africa Head for Crop Science and chairperson of the B20 Task Force on Sustainable Food Systems and Agriculture, delivered a message that urgently called for action at a high-level side-event co-hosted by the African Union Commission, FNB, AGRA and Bayer: Africa has only four harvests left before 2030 to change the trajectory of its food security.
G20 Task Force Two: food security in focus
South Africa has placed food security at the centre of its G20 agenda under the overarching theme of Solidarity, Equality and Sustainability. This signals a concerted global effort to stabilise food systems, lower input and commodity price volatility, strengthen regional markets, and build resilience across the value chain.
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G20 Task Force One: promoting inclusive economic growth and equality
South Africa’s G20 presidency coincides with tight budgets, rising debt, and climate risks for many developing nations. The G20 South Africa 2025 Summit, through three new task forces, seeks to refocus global economic governance on fairness, opportunity, and resilience.
From the fields of Mpumalanga to the frontiers of plant science
Nonduduzo Adelaide Simelane and her siblings grew up helping their grandmother tend maize and bean fields in Schoemansdal, Mpumalanga, and now she is studying towards a PhD in plant science at the University of Pretoria, reflecting her perseverance, passion, and purpose.
How a bursary turned a reluctant student into a plant science champion
Stacey Fisher never imagined she’d find herself in agriculture let alone completing a PhD in plant biotechnology, but everything changed when she joined the Plant Omics Laboratory at the University of the Western Cape.
Zimbabwe compensates 85 Europeans who lost farms to land reform
Zimbabwe's government has compensated the first batch of 85 farmers from European countries who lost their farms during the country’s land reform programme, with 10 of them paid in full.
From chemistry to crop science: how a bursary led to new possibilities
During her academic journey, Meryl Awkes, now a Standard Bank business centre head, pivoted from chemistry to agriculture thanks to the Maize Trust Bursary Scheme and has since built a career that feeds people and the economy.
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National beekeeping strategy moves forward as SA targets EU
South Africa is positioning its honey industry for expansion into international export markets, with Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen confirming that work is under way to meet the EU’s honey import standards.
First case of Foot-and-Mouth Disease confirmed in Western Cape
The first confirmed case of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) in the Western Cape has been reported on a farm near Gouda., prompting an immediate quarantine and control measures to contain the outbreak.
Amé Grobler shares her journey as a lab technician working with cattle genetics
Ever wondered how farmers can choose whether their cows produce male or female calves? The answer lies in cutting-edge genetic technology that's revolutionising cattle breeding across South Africa.
Opinion: we have underestimated a pillar of our economy
From my time in the National Treasury, I’ve seen how agriculture’s role in economic planning is underestimated. Too often, it is viewed as a siloed primary sector of harvests and food security rather than a powerful tool for holistic development.
Growing futures, together: Omnia’s commitment to South African agriculture
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