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“When a farmer must remove people from a farm, a crowd of voices goes up when the correct process is not followed painstakingly. In this case, the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development did not follow the correct procedures at all and also did not respond properly to legal documents Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Researchers found ants can replace pesticides to protect crops. In some cases, ants are even better at pest control than commercial pesticides Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

By 2030, plastic waste is expected to double to 165 million tonnes in African countries. Most of this will be in Egypt, Nigeria, South Africa, Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Frans De Klerk is an independent technical analyst with thirty years of experience. His love for technical analysis and his specialization, in the Candle Technique in particular, stems from his keen interest in psychology. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Europe is experiencing its worst drought in at least 500 years, with hot and dry conditions fueling wildfires, reducing crop yields and reducing electricity generation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Frans De Klerk is an independent technical analyst with thirty years of experience. His love for technical analysis and his specialization, in the Candle Technique in particular, stems from his keen interest in psychology. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Climate change is transforming the global investment landscape, creating new risks and opportunities. Physical risks, from rising sea levels to the lethal heat waves scorching Europe and elsewhere, affect asset values for everything from stocks to real estate and infrastructure. So-called transition risk—including government policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions—lowers the value of fossil fuel companies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Frans De Klerk is an independent technical analyst with thirty years of experience. His love for technical analysis and his specialization, in the Candle Technique in particular, stems from his keen interest in psychology. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Last year, Africa accounted for 12% of Russia's agricultural exports, the center said. This includes deliveries of 11.9 million tonnes of wheat worth $3.3 billion, 244,000 tonnes of sunflower oil worth $318 million, 223,000 tonnes of soybean oil worth $260 million, and 944,000 tonnes of barley worth $231 million. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Frans De Klerk is an independent technical analyst with thirty years of experience. His love for technical analysis and his specialization, in the Candle Technique in particular, stems from his keen interest in psychology. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Frans De Klerk is an independent technical analyst with thirty years of experience. His love for technical analysis and his specialization, in the Candle Technique in particular, stems from his keen interest in psychology. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the mid-1940s U.S. Vice President Henry Wallace spearheaded a program to help developing nations feed their growing populations. The program included four scientists, one of whom was Dr. Norman Borlaug. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It will require massive global investments to address the climate challenge and vulnerabilities to shocks. Estimates range from 3 trillion to 6 trillion dollars per year until 2050. The current level at about 630 billion dollars is just a fraction of what’s really needed—and very little goes to developing countries. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Frans De Klerk is an independent technical analyst with thirty years of experience. His love for technical analysis and his specialization, in the Candle Technique in particular, stems from his keen interest in psychology. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The fragile penguin populations depend on sardines and anchovies for their diet. Competition for fish stocks is high here, with sardine and anchovy fisheries in Algoa Bay targeting the waters around St Croix as it is the closest source. No-take zones contribute to improving feeding conditions for penguin populations. We are urging the minister to immediately close the feeding grounds of South Africa’s African penguin colonies to the sardine or anchovy fishing industry for as long as necessary while their numbers are plummeting.Professor Lorien Pichegru is Director of the Institute for Coastal and Marine Research at Nelson Mandela University. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Frans De Klerk is an independent technical analyst with thirty years of experience. His love for technical analysis and his specialization, in the Candle Technique in particular, stems from his keen interest in psychology. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Warnings about climate change are far from new. What marks summer 2022, is that it has become clear that the season is no longer a warning, but that it has become a reality that we have to face immediately rather than later. The many extreme heat waves, wildfires, droughts, and floods that occur simultaneously across the globe show that climate change is here now, and we need to adapt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Frans De Klerk is an independent technical analyst with thirty years of experience. His love for technical analysis and his specialization, in the Candle Technique in particular, stems from his keen interest in psychology. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Green revolution implies increase in production of food grains (especially wheat and rice) by high-yielding hybridized seeds, mechanization, fertilizers, and pesticides. Responding to major famines and food crises in the 1940s and 1950s, America unleashed Green Revolution in the 1960s. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Frans De Klerk is an independent technical analyst with thirty years of experience. His love for technical analysis and his specialization, in the Candle Technique in particular, stems from his keen interest in psychology. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Frans De Klerk is an independent technical analyst with thirty years of experience. His love for technical analysis and his specialization, in the Candle Technique in particular, stems from his keen interest in psychology. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The current economic environment has left the agriculture industry spinning. Farmers are looking for ways to maximize profit in a market where input costs tend to exceed commodity pricing.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It’s no secret that climate change is breaking records for heatwaves, frosts, fires, droughts, hail and wildfires. Their increasing frequency has left the wine world awash with initiatives, conferences, and research all concerning sustainable viticulture and its many facets:  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With Europe suffering through an extreme drought worsened by climate change that has dried up rivers and left millions sweltering in triple-digit heat this summer, farmers across the continent are sounding warnings about crop losses. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Frans De Klerk is an independent technical analyst with thirty years of experience. His love for technical analysis and his specialization, in the Candle Technique in particular, stems from his keen interest in psychology. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Argentina is considered a high-income economy with a GDP of 600 billion Dollars in 2016 and a population of over 44 million. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Frans De Klerk is an independent technical analyst with thirty years of experience. His love for technical analysis and his specialization, in the Candle Technique in particular, stems from his keen interest in psychology. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Farmers are adopting precision agriculture, using data collected by GPS, satellite imagery, internet-connected sensors, and other technologies to farm more efficiently.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Frans De Klerk is an independent technical analyst with thirty years of experience. His love for technical analysis and his specialization, in the Candle Technique in particular, stems from his keen interest in psychology. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Since early last year, global oil prices doubled, coal prices nearly quadrupled and European natural gas prices increased almost seven-fold. With energy prices likely to remain above pre-crisis levels for some time, Europe must adapt to higher import bills for fossil fuels. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The team built the robot to mimic the behaviour of rock ants that use one-to-one tuition, in which an ant that has discovered a much better new nest can teach the route there to another individual.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Frans De Klerk is an independent technical analyst with thirty years of experience. His love for technical analysis and his specialization, in the Candle Technique in particular, stems from his keen interest in psychology. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Technological development, though rapidly accelerated by the Covid-19 pandemic, has been changing the insurance landscape for some time already. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

“The agriculture and land-use sector (which includes forestry) has a really invigorating role with this IPCC report,” he said. “It’s not enough only to lower emissions, we also need to actively remove carbon from the atmosphere.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How are the animals that we slaughter raised, and who raised them? Whose plate will the meat end up on, why do we eat it, and how does it affect our bodies, economy, society, and planet? To answer those questions, I've had to examine counterarguments that challenge my assumptions about one aspect of the food system that often runs contrary to my tenets: fake meat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Frans De Klerk is an independent technical analyst with thirty years of experience. His love for technical analysis and his specialization, in the Candle Technique in particular, stems from his keen interest in psychology. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Flagship Digital Public Goods, such as the Hand-in-Hand Geospatial Platform, are one of the many concrete examples within FAO demonstrating how applying data and technology can strengthen the Organization’s capability to design more targeted agricultural interventions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Frans De Klerk is an independent technical analyst with thirty years of experience. His love for technical analysis and his specialization, in the Candle Technique in particular, stems from his keen interest in psychology. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Water is a critical resource. Its provision should be seen as an enabler that facilitates socio-economic development. Water infrastructure needs to be suitably maintained – and upgraded – to ensure water access and reliable supply to guarantee water security. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Frans De Klerk is an independent technical analyst with thirty years of experience. His love for technical analysis and his specialization, in the Candle Technique in particular, stems from his keen interest in psychology. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Covid-induced lockdown meant online shopping was the only available option, but that was on the back of increasing online sales. In addition, handheld devices opened the opportunity for buyers to conveniently shop for wine anywhere. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Frans De Klerk is an independent technical analyst with thirty years of experience. His love for technical analysis and his specialization, in the Candle Technique in particular, stems from his keen interest in psychology. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Over the past 60 years, the global forest area has declined by 81.7 million hectares, a loss that contributed to the more than 60 percent decline in global forest area per capita. This loss threatens the future of biodiversity and impacts the lives of 1.6 billion people worldwide, according to a new study. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Frans De Klerk is an independent technical analyst with thirty years of experience. His love for technical analysis and his specialization, in the Candle Technique in particular, stems from his keen interest in psychology. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Over the past 25 years there has been lots of research and debate about the concept, the history and state of globalisation, its various dimensions, and benefits. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Germany’s plans to shut down its last three nuclear plants by the end of this year could be scrapped now that soaring oil and gas prices are putting a strain on European economies and standards of living. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trade in food and agriculture can help balance food supply and demand globally by moving food from surplus to deficit areas. Higher food imports can increase the availability of calories and nutrients in a country with limited natural resources to produce adequate food.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Frans De Klerk is an independent technical analyst with thirty years of experience. His love for technical analysis and his specialization, in the Candle Technique in particular, stems from his keen interest in psychology. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

By the end of 2020, 270-million people could be living in famine conditions, according to the UN World Food Programme, up from an already staggering 149 million before Covid-19. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Frans De Klerk is an independent technical analyst with thirty years of experience. His love for technical analysis and his specialization, in the Candle Technique in particular, stems from his keen interest in psychology. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.