Evidence is now in and the verdict is that Africa’s agriculture is powering economic transformation in the region. African agriculture has shown remarkable improvement compared to its precarious state 15 years ago.

With the world's population expected to exceed nine billion by 2050, scientists are working to develop new ways to meet rising global demand for food, energy and water without increasing the strain on natural resources. Organisations including the World Bank and the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation are calling for more innovation to address the links between these sectors, often referred to as the food-energy-water (FEW) nexus.

South Africa is divided into a number of farming regions according to climate, natural vegetation, soil type and farming practices.

My first blogpost this year was titled — Can South Africa’s sorghum industry be revived? In it, I highlighted the decline in the production of this crop, with area plantings having reached 28 800 hectares in the 2017/18 production season – the smallest area on record in a dataset starting from 1936/37.

African women are often at the heart of communities dealing with huge changes related to economic development and shoulder the burden of environmental mismanagement.

Angola would be an excellent place to start a dairy in Africa because there is a large population with an economy fueled by the oil industry.

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Concerns about future economic conditions had U.S. agriculture producers feeling less confident in March, according to the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer reading. However, optimism surrounding exports reached its highest level since May 2017.

CLIMATE change is happening: Scientists say it is, environmentalists agree and, most important, women farmers report the truth of it. Oxfam is very clear that climate change is the biggest threat to global hunger and that it is the women who produce our food who suffer first — and worst.

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The principle of "optimum production and maximum profit" is very old and it is the most important principle in the agricultural industry as all the different disciplines are involved in the implementation of the principle.  Specifically, because it determines the profitability of farming enterprises without which financial survival is not possible.

Increasing the combined profitability of all the business enterprises across the individual industries in the primary, secondary and tertiary sectors of the economy is the only way to create economic growth. The profit motive is the main driver of economic growth in a capitalist economic system based on the private ownership of all the factors of production, such as land and raw materials, capital, labour and management, while its prices, utilisation and mobility are basically determined by the market forces of supply and demand.

The fact of the matter is that food security can only be sustainable if food production is profitable.

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AGRICULTURE today is becoming ever more reliant on Internet of Things (IoT) technologies, but a good many also have their eyes trained on the potential vulnerabilities our most vital industry may be exposed to through agritech devices.

The focus of Germany’s economy is on industrial production, but the country is also one of Europe’s leading producers of grains and oilseeds.

Make agriculture “sexy” to woo youth was the main message shared at a recent meeting for business and government leaders in Africa and India.

If we do not write about South Africa’s first quarter of 2019 agricultural trade figures, one would assume that there have been limited positive developments in this sector as the past few months have been clouded by unwelcoming news.

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No region of the world has ever moved to industrialised economy status without a transformation of the agricultural sector. Agriculture, which contributes 16.2% of the GDP of Africa, and gives some form of employment to over 60% of the population, holds the key to accelerated growth, diversification and job creation for African economies.

History’s brightest minds are not always our modern day heroes, and as decades pass, the consequences of ingenious discoveries unfold. This is especially true in the history of agriculture.

The ageing workforce in African agriculture will be one of the sector’s key challenges in the medium term, according to a new report by global research and consultancy firm Oxford Business Group (OBG).

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