Financial Health
NAMC food basket: February 2025 vs February 2024
South Africa’s food inflation is expected to remain volatile in the coming months due to instability on global markets and...
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From soil to success: How a macadamia farmer secured financial backing
By Marieke Snyman For many emerging farmers, securing funding is often the biggest hurdle standing between a good idea and...
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Bridging the gap between tradition and progress in farming
Agriculture remains the backbone of many African economies, but as Keneilwe Mabona from Standard Bank highlighted at the African Farming...
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FARMER’S PLAN | Custom management model makes decision-making easy
Because most farm budgeting systems on the market did not meet Franco le Roux's requirements, he developed a model he...
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‘Meaningful transformation in agriculture is impossible without strong partnerships’
At the African Farming Agri-Development Imbizo 2025, a high-level panel discussion led by Chris Burgess, editor-in-chief of African Farming and...
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Reserve Bank takes a pause after three straight interest rate cuts
After three consecutive cuts of 25 basis points to South Africa’s prime interest rate – in September 2024, November 2024...
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Better Cotton’s new project to boost farmers access to quality health care in Ivory Coast
Better Cotton, the world’s largest cotton sustainability initiative, has launched a two-year pilot project in Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to...
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African Development Bank considers a R9bn facility to unlock R182bn finance for smallholder farmers
Currently, only 6% of African smallholder farmers have access to credit, and less than 20% use improved seeds.
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Food inflation outlook remains promising despite recent rise
As things stand, the slight increase in South Africa’s food inflation from January to February is not expected to raise...
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Camel thorn leaves worth their weight in gold
Leaves of the camel thorn tree can be successfully included in rations to replace a purchased source, especially livestock farmers...
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Established in 2020, African Farming aims to support black commercial farming in South Africa by providing informative and inspiring content and creating communication and education channels to help farmers develop and grow. Its initiatives include African Farming information days and workshops, which empower farmers – whether new or experienced – to build profitable and sustainable farming enterprises.