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            <description><![CDATA[The 2026 edition of the yearly Powtech Technopharm expo, which takes place in Nuremberg, Germany from September 29 to October 1, will be used as a platform by process, packaging and materials handling solutions provider Haver & Boecker to showcase its latest bulk handling and packing offering. Haver & Boecker will also display its filter methods for wire mesh and advancements in AI-based processes and performance under the theme AIR, or Artificial Intelligence and Robotics.]]></description>
            <author>Halima Frost</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Following on South Africa’s Youth Month in July, original-equipment manufacturer Barloworld Equipment has reinforced its commitment to developing the country’s next generation of technical talent by hosting graduates at its Cat Technicians for the World event, held last month at its Peter J Bulterman Learning Academy in Isando, Kempton Park. Barloworld Equipment, which supplies materials handling solutions for the construction, agriculture, mining, transport and energy industries, notes that the event brought together young people from across Gauteng who successfully completed construction and mining equipment manufacturer Caterpillar’s free six-week Technicians for the World online learning programme.]]></description>
            <author>Halima Frost</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[In support of sustainable food supply in South African schools and youth enrichment, public benefit organisation South African Youth in Arts (SAYA), through the nongovernmental organisation Citywide Forum, has partnered with biogas company AGAMA Biogas to advance an integrated programme that incorporates food gardens, biogas production and rainwater harvesting. SAYA’s pilot will be hosted  at the Skeen Primary School in Tsutsumani Village, Far East Bank, Sandton.]]></description>
            <author>Nadine Ramdass</author>
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            <title>AECI gearing up to invest up to R900m in Modderfontein optimisation</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Mining explosives and chemicals group AECI is preparing to invest between R700-million and R900-million to modernise its historic Modderfontein facility, in Gauteng, which the group views as key to its ongoing competitiveness in southern and central Africa. CEO Alan Dickson, who took up the position on July 1, tells Engineering News & Mining Weekly that the company has already made some initial investments at the facility in a bid to improve efficiencies and raise utilisation levels.]]></description>
            <author>Terence Creamer</author>
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            <title>Industry bodies implore Premier to engage, honour existing contracts before closing Tulbagh cannery</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[With food producer Premier Group having announced plans to close its R1-billion Fruit Products Western Cape canning facility, in Tulbagh, and retrench the facility's employees, industry bodies Agri SA, Agri Western Cape and Canning Fruit Producers Association (CFPA) have called for urgent engagement with the company. The organisations are calling on Premier to honour existing commitments to producers ahead of the 2026/27 harvest and refrain from taking irreversible steps that could undermine the future of the facility and the broader fruit industry.]]></description>
            <author>Marleny Arnoldi</author>
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            <title>Decades of farm gains, inventories strengthen food system against 'super' El Nino</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Near-record inventories, technological advances and the rise of key exporters such as Brazil and Russia have made the global food system more resilient to this year's "super" El Nino than similar past events. World farm production has outpaced consumption and population growth since the 1980s, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and analysts say.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[World food prices rose in July to their highest in more than three years as adverse weather and war escalation in the Gulf and Black Sea supported crop markets, the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Friday. The FAO Food Price Index, which tracks monthly changes in a basket of internationally traded food commodities, averaged 131.1 points in July, up from 130.3 in June and the highest reading since January 2023.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Water stewardship is becoming more important in strengthening climate-resilient agriculture, with local brewer South African Breweries (SAB) saying investments in catchment restoration, sustainable farming partnerships and agricultural research are helping to improve water security across its agriculture value chain. SAB corporate affairs VP Zoleka Lisa says water is vital to agriculture, local communities and the company's brewing operations, making water stewardship a business priority and a shared responsibility.]]></description>
            <author>Devina Haripersad</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[A large-scale agro-industrial project in Algeria aimed at increasing the country's powdered milk production will use generator sets (gensets) by powertrain manufacturer FPT Industrial, and power generation systems manufacturer Green Power Systems. The $3.5-billion project, cofunded by the Algerian National Investment Fund and Qatari dairy producer Baladna Q.P.S.C., involves the construction of an integrated dairy farm and powdered milk production facility on 117 000 ha of agricultural land. The development is designed to support 270 000 dairy cows.]]></description>
            <author>Devina Haripersad</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[Improved compatibility between variable-speed drives (VSDs) and web control platforms has been achieved through a collaboration between industrial solutions provider BMG and irrigation equipment company Agrico. The companies have managed to enable farmers and industrial users across Africa to integrate pumping and motor control capabilities.]]></description>
            <author>Devina Haripersad</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[A new generation of small-scale spray dryers has been launched by industrial equipment and solutions provider ANDRITZ. The ANDRITZ Dedert small-scale spray dryer range is designed to help customers bridge the gap between laboratory trials and industrial-scale operation. The portfolio supports product development, process optimisation, scale‑up from pilot trials to industrial validation, as well as small-scale production. Typical applications include food, dairy, nutraceuticals and chemicals. ]]></description>
            <author>Trent Roebeck</author>
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            <description><![CDATA[The ongoing US-Iran war, and resulting disruption of the Strait of Hormuz, continues to  impact critical industries including fertiliser production, which could have implications for African food security, says independent research organisation Institute for Security Studies senior research consultant Dr Marvellous Ngundu. About 50% of sulphur traded globally for phosphate fertiliser passes through the Strait of Hormuz, creating a critical bottleneck even for phosphate-rich nations, such as Morocco.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Civil construction of phosphate producer and supplier Sino Great Chemicals’ mono ammonium phosphate (MAP) fertiliser plant in Chilanga, in Zambia’s Lusaka province, is about 30% complete, with trial production expected to begin in August 2027 and full optimisation anticipated for December 2027. “We are encouraged by the pace of construction and procurement and the envisaged local beneficiation once plant is fully optimised by December 2027,” says Zambian mining and investment company ZCCM Investments Holdings (ZCCM-IH) CEO Kakenenwa Muyangwa.]]></description>
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