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While Agri SA welcomes the President’s focus on the electricity crisis in his State of the Nation Address, the sector remains deeply concerned about the ongoing and devastating impact of loadshedding on the agricultural sector.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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About a third of arable land is now moderately to severely degraded, costing the world US$400 billion in agricultural production each year, according to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). But cover crops offer a potential solution, producing environmental and economic benefits urgently needed by farmers everywhere Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Scientists have revealed the future of farming could involve using robots to grow produce and tackle farm worker shortages within the agriculture industry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The world is creeping closer to the warming threshold international agreements are trying to prevent, with nearly a 50-50 chance that Earth will temporarily hit that temperature mark within the next five years, teams of meteorologists across the globe predicted. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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A process for extracting nutritious antioxidant dietary fibers from corn starch production waste could turn tons of nearly worthless bran into a valuable, circular resource. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Acknowledge that the sustainability and resilience of agri-food systems are multi-dimensional concepts with multiple solution pathways; that the approach chosen by countries will necessarily be determined by the unique geographic, environmental, cultural, and socio-economic contexts in which they operate, and that the further improvement of the sustainability and resilience of agri-food systems must therefore be principles-based Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Johann Pretorius form CRA Media - Junior Agriwriters Competition. 2024- Hollard is die Trotse borg. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

By scrutinizing over a century's worth of photos, University of Cambridge researchers have made the first ever measurements that show rhinoceros horns have gradually decreased in size over time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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As we grapple with the mounting challenges of climate change, it's critical to understand that this crisis doesn't recognise borders or political, cultural, or economic divides. It’s a global catastrophe that requires a united, global response. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Food and agriculture stand today at a crossroads. Looking back, major improvements in agricultural productivity have been recorded over recent decades to satisfy the food demand of a growing global population.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Many species of these worms—and there are at least eleven thousand five hundred species worldwide—perform ecological functions similar to those of earthworms, their terrestrial relatives. They provide food for birds or fish, they recycle marine compost, and their burrowing keeps sand oxygenated. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One per cent of the world’s farms operate 70% of crop fields, ranches and orchards, according to a report that highlights the impact of land inequality on the climate and nature crises. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Blistering crop-withering temperatures that also risk the health of agricultural workers could threaten swathes of global food production by 2045 as the world warms, an industry analysis warned Thursday. Climate change is already stoking heatwaves and other extreme weather events across the world, with hot spells from India to Europe this year expected to hit crop yields. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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It’s now more commonly known that alcohol and tobacco use make us ill. Less known is that just four industries account for at least one-third of global preventable deaths. These industries are unhealthy processed food and drinks, fossil fuels, alcohol and tobacco. Collectively they cause 19 million deaths every year, according to a recent series of reports published in The Lancet. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Dr Sumanta Talukdar, Founder & CEO of Gardin, takes us through the importance of digital phenotyping in agriculture, his views on the sector and what he thinks the future holds for food production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today's is a world whose theme of environmental sustainability is also often linked to communication dynamics, especially when analyzing the theme of road transport which is often the subject of questionable and contradictory analyses.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Mixing cannabis and nicotine isn’t uncommon – especially in Europe, Australia, and Israel. Many people enjoy mixing the two substances to create a unique “high”; some swear it heightens the effects of THC while others claim to not feel much from weed without nicotine.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Studies have been linking red meat consumption to health problems like heart disease, stroke, and cancer for years. But nestled in the recesses of those published papers are notable limitations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Global warming of 2°C would lead to about 230 billion tonnes of carbon being released from the world’s soil, new research suggests.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/johannpretorius/message Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Over the past few years, we’ve seen unprecedented energy developments taking place all over the world. This is set to continue as countries attempt to achieve net-zero goals.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Clean energy is a top priority for countries worldwide. While conventional power relies on fossil fuels like coal, natural gas, and oil, clean energy comes in various forms such as solar, wind, geothermal, hydroelectric, and biomass. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Although discovered in the United States only seven years ago, tar spot has wreaked havoc on corn yield—resulting in an estimated 1.2-billion-dollar loss in 2021 alone. The miscreant behind this devastating plant disease, Phyllachora maydis, is an emergent fungal pathogen whose biology remains obscure. This lack of understanding significantly limits disease management strategies, and no corn germplasm is completely resistant to the pathogen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Commercial agriculture, or otherwise known as agribusiness, is a cropping method in which crops are raised and livestock are raised in order to sell the products on the market in order to make money. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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2035 is approaching and after the definitive ok from the European Union relating to the ban on the sale of endothermic engines, the road is precisely that from 2035 and we must organize ourselves to follow it, thanks to the fact that the transition from endothermic to electric means for the manufacturers a complete and total revision of the design and construction schemes of the vehicles as well as a remodulation of the product lines. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There’s no trait that distinguishes humans from all other mammals more clearly than the way we walk. Human habitual bipedalism – obligatory walking on two legs – has long been a defining trait of our species, as well as our ancestors as far back as 4.5 million years ago. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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