The retail price of maize in Zambia has dropped from K120/25kg [K4 800/ton] to K73/25kg [K2 920/ton] for white maize, and from K90/25kg [K3 600/ton] to K67/25kg [K2 680/ton] for yellow (brown) maize. President of the Millers Association of Zambia (MAZ) Andrew Chintala said the price drop was due to…
South Africa’s department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has suspended its director general, Mike Mlengana while an internal investigation is pending According to a press release issued by the department, the suspension serves as a temporary measure and should not be seen as a ruling against Mlengana. Mooketsa Ramasodi, deputy…
President Edgar Lungu has hinted at some form of maize price regulation following concerns raised by traditional leaders. “Cabinet will soon refine the theory of the market, which determines the price of maize,” Lungu said. He said maize has become a “political crop” and government wants to ensure market stability.…
Warmer weather conditions, coupled with the lack of frost this winter, led to an over-supply of tomatoes. If the warm weather persists, potatoes will also become even more cheaper. Lower prices coupled with an oversupply of tomatoes at South Africa’s national fresh product markets will likely affect tomato farmers until…
Farming is slowly but surely moving from small farms to much bigger ones. Prof Ferdi Meyer, director at the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP), said it is one of the biggest trends on the continent, as well as in sub-Saharan Africa. Speaking at the recent Farmers Weekly Agribusiness Africa…
With a bit of ingenuity and lots of determination, this handyman has designed several useful items using scrap materials lying around on the farm. Francios Kruger, a handyman who lives on the farm Salmanslaagte near Verkeerdevlei in the Free State province of South Africa believes that the devil finds work…
The occurrence of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N8 virus) has been confirmed at two farms in Gauteng and Mpumalanga, bringing the number of infected farms in South Africa to four. According to a press release from the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, the state veterinarian has already placed …
