Tag: climate change

FARMER'S INSIDE TRACK: An expert reckons that insects might free up an additional 325 tonnes of wasted food. This is pretty impressive given that almost a million tonnes of food ...

Climate change is on everyone's minds and understanding what bioeconomy is, is important given its focus on using renewable biological resources that are sustainably produced. And SA's not doing too ...

Climate change is top of the global conversation, and it's no different for dairy producers. This World Milk Day, Milk SA's Colin Wellbeloved says the local dairy industry is already ...

By 2050, about 80% of the planet's land will be degraded if urgent steps are not taken. That is why all eyes will be on the UN's COP15 today to ...

JUST IN: A fresh study points to climate change as a key contributor to the flooding and devastation Mzansi has recently seen. Not all experts agree. Some say climate change ...

A global webinar on regenerative agriculture highlighted the indigenous links that not only restore soils, but use cows on smallholder farms for climate mitigation.

A UN scientific assessment has touted cellular agriculture and cultured meat to reduce the sector’s greenhouse gas emissions. This, as South Africa became home to Africa’s first ever lab-grown beef ...

Agricultural economist Paul Makube says they have been observing periodical droughts and a gradual shift in weather patterns that has impacted both livestock and crop production.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Scientists believe intense weather systems will occur more frequently in the future. But did we see this one coming? An environmental scientist explains flood predictions and possibilities ...

Did you know that Southern Africa is expected to heat up faster than other regions in the world? This Earth Day, we've compiled our top reads for farmers keeping a ...