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Drought and farming: How women in South Africa are using Indigenous knowledge to cope
Africa's small-scale farming sector is hit hard when there's a drought because these farmers rely on rainwater. South Africa has been affected by major drought episodes over the years. However ...
South Africa's food poisoning crisis: The government's response isn't dealing with the real issues, say researchers
The South African government declared a national disaster towards the end of 2024 in response to an outbreak of food-borne ...
Drought can hit almost anywhere: How 5 cities that nearly ran dry got water use under control
Cities across the normally wet Northeast scrambled to reduce water use amid a 2024 drought. It was a reminder that drought ...
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South Africa to remain net corn exporter
PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA — South Africa will remain a net exporter of corn in marketing year 2024-25 despite challenging ...
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Better prospects ahead for South Africa’s agriculture sector, but risks remain
Following an estimated 4.8% output contraction in the agriculture sector in 2024, Bureau for Food and Agriculture Policy ...
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Consumers face rising maize prices amid tight supplies and drought impact
On January 9, South Africa's white maize spot price traded ... was challenging following a mid-summer drought between February and March.” The impact of last year’s drought is evident.
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South Africa U19s fall short at final hurdle as India win by nine wickets
The Junior Proteas, on whose young shoulders was the burden to break an 11-year South African ICC trophy drought, were ...
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Drought and farming: how women in South Africa are using Indigenous knowledge to cope
As droughts induced by climate change increase, South Africa’s small-scale farmers ... to tell us how they were adapting to drought. We found that farming practices based on Indigenous knowledge ...