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Women in Agriculture hold the key to Africa's Food Security I Technology and Stewardship I Nampo 2025 -Global Agriculture -locally rooted

Women in Agriculture Hold the Key to Africa's Food Security

According to the World Bank, the agricultural economy employs 65 – 70% of Africa's labour force and on average accounts for 30–40 percent of GDP. In developing nations, women are believed to make up 43% of this agricultural workforce. Yet, the barriers many women face in the sector limit their productivity, hinder their full contribution, and hold back the industry from reaching its full potential across the continent.

Technology and stewardship: one cannot exist without the otherAgriculture is an industry that relies on limited, shared resources, which means that farmers are by definition stewards who can never lose sight of the next generation (and those after). "We do not farm for ourselves; the decisions made on your farm today will determine the course of your children's story," says De Bruyn Myburgh, Lead Agronomist for Pannar Seed®. "This has always been the case, which is why farmers are the original and best stewards of the land and natural resources."

However, in the era of modern agriculture, with its advancements in research, development, and technology, our 'original stewards' now bear additional responsibilities.

Transformation of irrigated agriculture in the Middle EastThe Middle East, covering almost 7.3 million km2 and with an estimated population of more than 500 million, is one of the world's key regions. Yet it is also fraught with challenges. On top of the armed conflicts in some areas which are impacting the World Bank's growth forecasts, there is also a rise in temperatures triggered by climate change which, in the last decade alone, has almost doubled the global average: 0.45º C compared to 0.27º C, respectively.

Africa has an opportunity to deliver on Net-Zero Agriculture

As the world grapples with climate change, Africa faces the pressing task of achieving net-zero agriculture. The continent must confront extreme weather events threatening food security while reducing emissions from livestock farming, rice cultivation, and fertilizer use.

Global agriculture ,locally rooted: Nampo 2025 set to unite the world of farming on South Africa soil

As agriculture faces mounting global challenges and increasingly interlinked food systems, the spotlight in 2025 turns to how local producers can harness global knowledge, networks, and innovations to strengthen South African agriculture.

R50 million Agri-blended finance scheme driving the growth of 30 Eastern Cape Agri-businesses

A blended finance scheme aimed at Eastern Cape-based agricultural businesses is driving the growth, competitiveness and productivity of 30 agri-entrepreneurs which have received R50,5 million in funding since its inception in 2023.

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