EXCLUSIVE: Land reform bottleneck hampering agricultural potential – Wandile Sihlobo
By Maile Matsimela In an exclusive interview conducted on the sidelines of the two-day Gauteng Agro-Processing Convention and Expo, held ...
Tag: agricultural policy
From farm to world: Optimising avocado supply chains
As global demand for avocados continues to rise, South African farmers find themselves facing both tremendous opportunity and significant challenges.
Biosecurity vital in a successful strategy for agricultural growth and export
Animal and plant health is the bedrock of a thriving agricultural industry and its export strategy.
WATCH | Sihlobo – Confronting several ‘uncomfortable truths’ about agriculture
By Maile Matsimela Plans in agriculture have been formulated for thirty years, but very few – if any – ever ...
Foot-and-mouth: New regulations for auctions coming
Foot-and-mouth disease is once again in the spotlight after new cases were reported in Mpumalanga and Gauteng, and China banned ...
WATCH | Sweetening communities through sustainable beekeeping
In celebration of World Bee Day at the Agricultural Research Council (ARC) in Roodeplaat on 20 May, stakeholders from across ...
Budget 3.0 balances consumer relief with challenges for agricultural producers
Des Lesele, senior manager for agribusiness client value propositions at Nedbank Commercial Banking, welcomed the balanced approach of Budget 3.0.
South African farms are not under siege – clarification after Trump-Ramaphosa briefing
One of the themes that dominated the White House Press session last night was agriculture – the idea that the ...
WATCH | Steenhuisen discusses foot-and-mouth disease
We spoke to John Steenhuisen, Minister of Agriculture, about foot-and-mouth disease in South Africa. He discussed the seriousness of the ...
Why South African farmers should embrace indigenous crops
South Africa’s rich agricultural landscape offers tremendous diversity, yet our farming systems and dinner tables tell a different story. As ...
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