Tag: Agricultural Research Council (ARC)

Three things happening in SA agriculture today, 21 October 2020

by Sinesipho Tom

21st October 2020

Greetings Mzansi! As the week marches on, we will be celebrating our country’s top dairy achievers in the annual National Dairy Performers Awards. Farmers above the age of 18 are ...

Four things happening in SA agriculture today, 16 October 2020

by Sinesipho Tom

16th October 2020

Today the world marks World Food Day, an event that aims to address global hunger and strives to eradicate insufficient nutrition across the world. Agriculture has come to the fore ...

ARC wants Southern Africa fruit fly free in 3 years

by Sinesipho Tom

29th September 2020

The Agricultural Research Council (ARC), has launched a three-year “F3 Fruit Fly Free” project that aims to relieve the country from the fruit fly. Sub-Saharan Africa has suffered tremendous financial losses due to fruit flies. The most destructive of the insects, the Mediterranean fruit fly or medfly, infests over 260 different fruits, flowers, vegetables and even nuts, almost ...

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THE NEW FACE OF SOUTH AFRICAN AGRICULTURE

With 12 global awards in the first three years of its existence, Food For Mzansi is much more than an agriculture publication. It is a movement, unashamedly saluting the unsung heroes of South African agriculture. We believe in the power of agriculture to promote nation building and social cohesion by telling stories that are often overlooked by broader society.