South African Essential Oil Producers’ Association Global demand for products from the natural ingredients sector (which includes essential and vegetable oils) continues to reflect a strong upward trend, having increased by an average of 15% from 2018 to 2019. South Africa, with its rich diversity of flora and entrepreneurial farmers, is extremely well positioned […]
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Beyond the Pandemic – Impact Investment for Sustainability and Growth By Anton Verwey & Johan Maritz (inavitiQ) August 2020 Background In an article published in June this year, titled “The Recovery from Black Swans: Philosophy, Principles and Practices”, the philosophy, principles and practices required to craft the new normal were explored. Some examples of […]
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New Solutions for Agri & Africa Focussed Specialist Solar Company NeXEnergy by eVantage Group NeXEnergy, a specialist solar pv business that is part of the, eVantage Group, a proud new member of the Agribusiness Development Corporation (ADC), has a strategic focus on African and agricultural markets. New solutions that they are now offering is […]
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OPRA Gas Turbine Driven Generator and Enerproject Gas Solutions – A Feasible Solution to Power Outages By Kirton Mechanical Equipment (KME) Reduce your company’s reliance on power utilities by generating 1.8Mw of in-house power and benefiting from the hot exhaust gas, which can be used for a myriad of factory heating applications. In our […]
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The Medical and Economic Potential of Indigenous Plants by Olayemi Aganga, Secretary: Natural Products Association of Botswana (NPAB) Botswana is a nation with great natural and indigenous diversity and resource. This was the case before the corona virus and it is still the case now. It is during this time that our culture and […]
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Quality Coffee Can Boost Local Economies and Benefit Farmers – Here’s How by Guillaume Le Cunff, CEO, Nestlé Nespresso S.A. Supporting the sale of high-quality coffees can help restore livelihoods in regions hit hard by conflict and climate change. Training can be key in helping farmers maximize sustainable farming practices, and boost coffee quality […]
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Next-Generation Fruit Drying Just Became the New Standard With agriculture being considered as one of the most important economic activities in the continent of Africa, employing two-thirds of the population and making between 20 to 60 per cent of each individual country’s GDP, it comes to no surprise that there is plenty of room […]
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Can-Agri Shines New Light on Currently Held Vertical Farming Principles by Priva François van der Merwe, CEO of CAN-Agri, has some innovative ideas about today’s vertical farms. He and his business partner Gideo van der Merwe developed a truly vertical crop production system that requires hardly any artificial light. “The truly sustainable vertical […]
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FGW Generators Completes Specialised 5MW Back Up Solution for One of the World’s Top Seafood Companies Power is critical to business, especially if you are in the seafood industry. Any loss of electricity will directly affect the operation and bottom line of such a company. After winning a competitive tender process that included a […]
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Bosch Projects Advanced Sugar Equipment for Efficient Sugar Processing by Lindy Morton, Festivitas Bosch Projects – a member of the Bosch Holdings group of multi-disciplinary consulting engineering companies – integrates engineering technology and project management, to provide specially-tailored solutions in diverse industries. These sectors include sugar and ethanol, power utilities and materials handling, commercial […]
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