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The Maize Trust: Andile Ndzunga
From being exposed to farming at a young age to studying agriculture, Andile Ndzunga was destined to be a farmer. His father occupied land in the Matatiele area in 1982 and the family has been farming there since. We get to know the farmer in our Maize Trust series and hear from Maize Trust trustee Zovuyo Ngejane.
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Here’s how Land Bank assists emerging farmers
Land Bank is focused on developing and supporting black emerging farmers to help them become profitable commercial farmers. Themba Rikhotso tells us more in the AgrXtra studio.
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Nampo day one recap with Premier Bushy Maape
Premier of the North West, Bushy Maape joins Prof. Theo Venter, who is the Political and Policy Analyst at UJ, in the AgriXtra studio to discuss Nampo day one.
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Animal Production Course: What you need to know
What does the Animal Production course at Lemang Agricultural Services entail, how long is the course and what modules do they cover? Sylvester Lubambo, Lemang's Provincial Manager in Gauteng is at the Vastfontein Training Academy to tell us more.
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Compliance with industry regulations and standards in agriculture
African Farming presenter Tony Ndoro discusses compliance with industry regulations and standards across the value chain with industry experts, Ratselane Marumo of Afrivet, Allan Sinclair of Vleissentraal Bloemfontein and MD of Afgri's Lemang Agricultural Services, Praveen Dwarika.
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Here’s everything you need to know about transformation in farming
African Farming host Tony Ndoro sits down with panel experts Praveen Dwarika from Afgri's Lemang Agricultural Services, Afrivet's Siyanda Mabaso with Nico Groenewald from Standard Bank and Allan Sinclair of Vleissentraal, Bloemfontein to discuss transformation in farming.
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Here’s what you need to know about diseases in agriculture
African Farming host Tony Ndoro discusses the topic of diseases in agriculture with Praveen Dwarika, Managing Director at Afgri's Lemang Agricultural Services, Caryn Shacklock of Afrivet and Dr Mpho Maja from the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development.
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Advice on succession planning for farmers
African Farming host Tony Ndoro is joined in studio by Nico Groenewald, head of Standard Bank’s Agribusiness division, Vleissentraal agent Lizemari de Klerk, Ratselane Marumo of animal health company Afrivet and Praveen Dwarika of Afgri’s Lemang Agricultural Services, who offer advice on succession planning.
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Turnkey solutions for future farmers
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Tiger Brands’ big appetite for growing smallholder farmers
Tiger Brands, the country’s largest food manufacturer, is committed to supporting South Africa’s black farmer suppliers through its enterprise and supplier development programme. A key aspect of this is the aggregator model, which builds both smallholder and commercial farmers. Peter Mashala caught up with Litha Kutta, Tiger Brands’ enterprise and supplier development director, to learn more about this initiative.
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PrysWys is an agricultural trading platform that enables farmers to save on production inputs on the farm.
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