Tag: investment

Mzansi is set to host the fourth South African Investment Conference (SAIC) on Thursday, 24 March 2022. The agri sector hopes that it will feature prominently. Photo: Supplied/Food For Mzansi

Investment Conference 2022: What agri leaders want

by Tiisetso Manoko

19th Mar 2022

One week ahead of South Africa's Investment Conference 2022, hopes are high that it will live up to one of the main taglines on its official website: public and private ...

The African Development Bank will be pouring €7 million into a start-up fund. Photo: Pixabay/Food For Mzansi

African Development Bank to boost tech start-ups with new fund

by Lucinda Dordley

6th Jan 2022

The board of directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a €10.5 million equity investment pool for the Janngo Start-up Fund. This is the first closing of a ...

African agriculture: Investment in agriculture on the African continent still looks like a very attractive prospect for foreign investors, argues Roux Wildenboer, sector head: agriculture at the Absa Group. Photo: Supplied/Food For Mzansi

Future still bright for African agriculture investments

by Roux Wildenboer

4th Jun 2021

African agriculture is far from the 'farmers in sports cars' future that legendary investor Jim Rogers predicted in 2012, writes Roux Wildenboer, the sector head for agriculture at the Absa ...

Pictured from left are Nomalungelo Gina, deputy minister for trade, industry, and competition, Julian May, director of the NRF-DST Centre of Excellence in Food Security at the University of the Western Cape, and Andy du Plessis, CEO of FoodForward SA. Photo: Supplied.

Three things happening in SA agriculture today, 29 September 2020

by Duncan Masiwa

29th Sep 2020

As we get ready to close the book on September 2020, here are some exciting things to look out for on the agricultural scene in South Africa today. First, we ...

THE NEW FACE OF SOUTH AFRICAN AGRICULTURE

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