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Goats, culture and commerce: Building an industry around an existing market
South Africa already has a thriving informal goat meat market rooted in tradition and culture, yet only about 0.05% of...
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Diversify for profit: Why Wagyu beef offers South African cattle farmers an export opportunity
South African beef and dairy farmers facing low farm-gate prices and rising production costs could diversify into Wagyu production, writes...
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A minister set up to struggle or fail: Aucamp’s biggest obstacle isn’t disease
Agriculture Minister Willie Aucamp faces a structural problem deeper than politics: South Africa’s animal health system is built on an...
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Elevate Her | The farm trucks that may have changed our view of farming
In some rural communities during the 1980s and early 1990s, trucks collected schoolchildren and adults for seasonal work on commercial...
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Every veld fire leaves a scar
Veld fires are devastating South African farms, and not every blaze starts by accident. The North West province alone lost...
Read moreDetailsNip vaccine scammers in the bud before it’s too late
The recent out-of-court settlement allowing private procurement of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) vaccines has been welcomed by farmers desperate to protect...
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The agricultural story South Africa isn’t telling: The often overlooked engine of inclusive growth
South Africa's vegetable sector is structurally indispensable to food security, rural economic development and long-term agricultural resilience, yet it remains...
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Elevate Her | Start the conversation that could change everything
In a world drowning in negativity about what is wrong in agriculture and business, Maphuti Mongatane argues that the biggest...
Read moreDetailsWhen municipalities fail, farmers pay the price
The IMASA victory over the City of Matlosana is about more than a court case. It exposes the consequences of...
Read moreDetailsThis is what our best farmers do differently
After visiting farms across South Africa, Maile Matsimela argues that the most successful farmers – whether in cattle, poultry, grain...
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