Climate change

Extreme heat and drought at flowering could put future wheat harvests at risk

New research shows that short periods of extreme heat and drought during flowering could become one of the biggest threats to global wheat production in the coming decades. As the cli...

Crops News & Events

17 Feb 2026 · 3 min read

The new year and beyond – strengthening South African agriculture with Corteva Agriscience

As South African farmers prepare for 2026, the year ahead presents both challenges and opportunities. As a critical contributor to the national economy and food security, the sector face...

News & Events

2 Feb 2026 · 3 min read

Agroforestry part 13: Regenerative agroforestry helps mitigate climate change

Earth as we know it is rapidly changing. A few years ago, it would have been regarded as wildly imaginative if you mentioned that droughts and floods are simultaneously devastating Afric...

Crops

17 Sep 2025 · 7 min read

Food security: Women fighting climate change

Women’s role in agriculture in Africa Most of the world’s poor people live in rural areas where they depend on agriculture for their livelihood. In most countries in Africa, women...

Crops

6 Aug 2025 · 7 min read

Hartenberg estate achieves SA’s first regenerative viticulture verification

Hartenberg Estate has become the first wine farm in the country - and only the second worldwide - to achieve regenerative verification under the Ecological Outcome Verification (EOV) fra...

News & Events

23 Jan 2025 · 5 min read

The evolving role of agri insurance in the face of climate change

Climate change is dramatically reshaping the agricultural landscape, creating new risks for farmers, and forcing insurers to adapt. Extreme weather events like heavy snow, excessive rain...

News & Events

13 Nov 2024 · 3 min read

Climate change wreaks havoc on seasonal farming crops agriculture: SA’s biggest GDP contributor battles climate change risk

The agriculture sector is vital for economic growth. It contributes 3% to GDP, supports 941 000 jobs, and generated US$13,2 billion in export revenue in 2023 – South Africa produces 10...

Crops News & Events

19 Aug 2024 · 5 min read

Agroforestry part 2: Benefits of agroforestry

Research has shown that agroforestry in Africa offers more benefits to the farmer and the environment than forestry and agriculture. Agroforestry is an agricultural system in which tr...

Uncategorized

2 Aug 2024 · 7 min read

Agroforestry part 1: Introduction to agroforestry

Many parts of Africa are experiencing food insecurity, declines in farm income, land and soil degradation and the loss of biodiversity. Climate change is worsening the situation, especia...

Innovation

18 Jul 2024 · 7 min read

Africa embraces the challenge of climate change to usher in a new agricultural era

As climate change sweeps across the globe, unleashing extreme weather events, Africa being a continent where economies are dominated by agricultural activities, finds itself at a crossro...

Business

24 Apr 2024 · 6 min read