You need to know: Compliance essentials for smallholder farmers
For South Africa’s up-and-coming and smallholder farmers, understanding and implementing compliance requirements is not just about following rules but about ...
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Western Cape renews partnership with commodity organisations
The Western Cape Department of Agriculture (WCDoA) and commodity partners met on 5 May to renew their Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) ...
Tshwane Market: Lessons in navigating the fresh-produce trading system
For many South African farmers – especially those transitioning from small-scale to commercial production – navigating the journey from field ...
A successful move from civil service to commercial farming
By Maile Matsimela Sydney Claassen, a vegetable farmer from Lynedoch, Stellenbosch, exemplifies agricultural entrepreneurship through his successful transition from civil ...
WATCH: Smallholder farmers join the Unilever supply chain
One hundred smallholder farmers in the Jozini Municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, have been integrated into Unilever’s supply chain, providing chillies and herbs ...
Price takers, not makers: The reality facing farmers
Farmers are typically price takers, meaning they must accept prevailing market prices because they lack the power and market share ...
Strengthening Africa’s food security – ‘We have to start now!’
Mandla Nkomo, CEO of Partners in Food Solutions, delivered a powerful address at the African Farming Agri-Development Imbizo 2025 in ...
‘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 ...
Red meat industry appoints Nel as biosecurity marshal
The Red Meat Industry Services (RMIS) has appointed Commandant Jan J. Nel as a Biosecurity Marshal, an independent role authorised ...
Zanyokwe gets boost to food basket aspirations
The Zanyokwe farming community received a welcome boost to their agribusiness aspirations, with the official opening of refurbished fresh produce ...
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.