'We need to move food, farming and land stewardship into a radical new direction.'

 South Africa — Stacks of bright green cannabis plants, freshly harvested from nearby hothouses, are expertly sorted on a lab table by workers wearing hygienic gloves and caps who snip the leaves and buds and put them in bins for further processing.

Soil is where it all begins. Few people know that soils are a non-renewable resource. It takes over 1000 years to make 1 cm of soil. This means that in our lifetime, all the soil we see is all there is.

he 19 mutilated bodies, nine hanging semi-naked from a bridge in the Mexican city of Uruapan, were initially thought to be the result of a clash between rival drug gangs.

There is clear evidence that agriculture in South Africa has evolved to take natural climate variation into account

Winemakers and viticulturists in South Africa are increasingly committed to a more holistic winegrowing approach through nurturing the soil, respecting the ecosystem and working with nature in order to reduce the effects on the Cape Floral Kingdom - a rich plant kingdom which boasts an astounding biodiversity of plant and animal life.