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African Farming is an agricultural TV programme aimed at educating and inspiring black farmers, who want to become commercially successful and wish to invest in future generations.
To learn about our best African farmers and to find out how you could become one of them, watch African Farming on Thursdays at 18:30 on Mzansi Wethu (DStv channel 163) and get a copy of the free monthly magazine.
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African Farming Episode 10: Theo van Rooyen – The Partnership That Made a Dream Come True (Full Episode)
Growing up in Williston in the Northern Cape, all Theo van Rooyen wanted to be when he grew up was…
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Farming Cheats: Seven tips for a great maize harvest
Maize yields have skyrocketed. Back in the 1980s and 1990s 10 tons per hectare was exceptional, with the average on dryland typically being between 3 and 6 t/ha. Today 10 t/ha and even more, even without irrigation, are pretty standard, with the record maize yield (irrigated) being in the vicinity of 23 t/ha! These increases are due to improved hybrids and on-farm management practices.
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African Farming Episode 1 : Koos and Clifford Mthimkulu are building a family legacy (Full Episode) https://youtu.be/lt2tYlgnZmQ African Farming Episode…
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Up Close and Personal with Welile Gumede
WHAT’S YOUR BIGGEST ACHIEVEMENT SO FAR? Knowing that I have created an economy from scratch, where there was none before.…
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African Farming Episode 9: Ntsiki Biyela – From Domestic Worker to Acclaimed Winemaker
She grew up herding cattle and milking cows in a remote rural village in the Ugu district of KwaZulu-Natal. Never…
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African Farming Episode 8: Obakeng Mfikwe – from hospital rounds to breeding champion cattle (Full Episode)
Great doctor, better farmer! It would take a family tragedy to launch this young doctor’s impressive farming career. Following his…
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Farmers’ Diaries: Sinelizwi Fakade
It’s February, and the country has enjoyed great summer rains after almost a decade of dry summers. But while it is a blessing, much rain also presents farmers with unique challenges. African Farming went to find out what our farmers are busy with during this wet month.
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Farming Cheats: Stop disease before it happens
To spot a disease among your animals early on can really save you a lot of money.
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Farming Cheats: Seven tips for a great maize harvest
Maize yields have skyrocketed. Back in the 1980s and 1990s 10 tons per hectare was exceptional, with the average on dryland typically being between 3 and 6 t/ha. Today 10 t/ha and even more, even without irrigation, are pretty standard, with the record maize yield (irrigated) being in the vicinity of 23 t/ha! These increases are due to improved hybrids and on-farm management practices.
Read More
Up Close and Personal with Welile Gumede
WHAT’S YOUR BIGGEST ACHIEVEMENT SO FAR? Knowing that I have created an economy from scratch, where there was none before.…
Read More
Farmers’ Diaries: Sinelizwi Fakade
It’s February, and the country has enjoyed great summer rains after almost a decade of dry summers. But while it is a blessing, much rain also presents farmers with unique challenges. African Farming went to find out what our farmers are busy with during this wet month.
Read More
Farming Cheats: Stop disease before it happens
To spot a disease among your animals early on can really save you a lot of money.
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Farming Cheats: Donkeys can protect your animals
Having problems with dogs or jackal? Try running some donkeys with your livestock.
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‘Just Start! That’s What I Did.’
Desperate to provide for her baby girl, Welile Gumede threw herself into the foreign world of tunnel farming. Not only has she succeeded in creating her own bustling economy, she’s also breathing new hope into neighbouring communities, writes Robyn Joubert.
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Farming Cheats: Take care of your workers
In South Africa, most farms are one-man shows. This means you are responsible for everything, not only the growing of things! One area that is often not given the attention it deserves is the workforce.
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Farming Cheats: Take care in droughts
Farming is a unique business because of the huge role weather plays – something farmers have no control over.
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