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Enhanced cellular connectivity critical for farm safety in SA

By Industry Contributor 24 January 2024

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IoT asset tracking for farming to gain momentum

By Industry Contributor 12 May 2022

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Microsoft details agritech programme to help SA’s smallholder farmers

By Staff Writer 14 December 2021

Microsoft has detailed how its’s AgriTech Programme is investing in building the capabilities, competitiveness and innovation of a local technology company to develop solutions that will help South Africa’s smallholder... FULL STORY >

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Where sustainable farming, cutting edge technology and smart investing converge

By Ryan Noik 6 December 2021

While farming and technology may seem like polar opposites, at a recent event in Pretoria, financial services provider Fedgroup showed how the two arenas, along with smart financial services, could blend together to... FULL STORY >

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Making a digital farm a working reality

By Industry Contributor 25 October 2021

By Roger Hislop, Board member at the IOT Industry Council (IOTIC) of South Africa FULL STORY >

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Vertical Farming: IDTechEx asks how big is too big?

By Staff Writer 6 October 2020

An ongoing argument is a question of size – is it better to focus on building a large, highly automated plant factory to minimize production costs, or is a small, more flexible approach the best way to set up a vertical farm? FULL STORY >

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Vodacom launches Women Farmers Programme to transform small scale agri sector

By Staff Writer 21 August 2019

While the unemployment numbers are grim, the Women's Farmers Programme, and a new app, offers some hope for the country's agriculture sector. FULL STORY >

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Huawei and MTN team up to address rhino poaching problem

By Ryan Noik 13 November 2018

Huawei Technologies and MTN South Africa have joined forces to launch an animal tracking solution powered by IoT. FULL STORY >

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SKE to donate to Drought Relief Fund

By Ryan Noik 6 March 2018

Ster-Kinekor Entertainment (SKE) has pledged that R10 from every Pure Farming 2018 game sold will be donated to the Drought Relief Fund. FULL STORY >

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BCX and GE partner to bring innovation to farming

By Press Release 27 November 2017

BCX and GE have announced a partnership aimed at providing end-to-end digital technological solutions to the agri-processing sector. FULL STORY >

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SAP launches SAP Rural Sourcing Management solution to support smallholder farmers in developing countries

By Press Release 8 May 2017

SAP Rural Sourcing Management is a new solution that is made to support the connection of smallholder farmers in developing countries with global producers, providing transparency,... FULL STORY >

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Farming Simulator 17 releases new Gamescom trailer

By Staff Writer 12 August 2016

Put on your khaki’s and get the combine harvester started, we’re going farming. Well, at least digitally as the latest trailer for Farming Simulator 17 gets pulled into view. FULL STORY >

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Amazon Web Services announces Amazon Wind Farm US Central

By Press Release 20 November 2015

Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company announced that it has contracted with EDP Renewables to construct and operate a 100 megawatt (MW) wind farm in Paulding County, Ohio, called the Amazon Wind Farm US Central FULL STORY >

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Broadlink provide connectivity to 2 500 learners in Orange Farm and Lenasia

By Staff Writer 31 August 2015

Mpheti Mahlatsi Secondary School in Orange Farm and Southview High School in Lenasia are each the recipients of 5Mbps Uncapped WDSL (Wireless DSL) connectivity service for the next 18 months courtesy of Broadlink. FULL STORY >

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New video for Farming Sim 15 collective farming released

By Staff Writer 8 May 2015

A new video has just been released showing off the online cooperative multiplayer mode for the PS4 and Xbox One, a first for Farming Simulator on consoles. FULL STORY >

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