Technology to drive SA agriculture toward sustainability
Agriculture’s role as a critical sector, driving growth and job creation in the South African economy has come back under the spotlight. The effects of climate change on the industry…
The lash of lockdown: A potato farmer’s story of resilience
Potatoes SA shares Limpopo Province potato farmer Johan Holtzhausen’s story as he details how he had contracted Covid-19 and at the same time faced challenges that his business went through…
SA consumer food price inflation lifted marginally in March 2021
Consumer food price inflation accelerated to 5,9% y/y in March 2021 from 5,4% y/y in the previous month. The product prices underpinning the uptick were mainly bread and cereals; fish;…
Landbou Radio – 29 April 2021
A few years ago Jo-andra Cloete Greegory, who farms in the Joostenbergvlakte near Cape Town, started producing broilers to boost her income. Our Poultry Place is highly successful operation, and…
Agribusiness during Covid: How leadership creates winning strategies
The year 2020 will forever be defined by the massive disruption that the Covid-19 pandemic had across the board and around the world, says Dr John Purchase, CEO of the…
SA avocado sector expected to see uptick in exports
According to Derek Donkin, CEO of the South African Subtropical Growers’ Association (Subtrop), who presented at PMA South Africa’s live broadcast, in partnership with Beanstalk.Global on 22 April, the South…
Landbou Radio – 28 April 2021
It is necessary to comply with certain basic production requirements to produce mutton economically in an extensive production system. In our program of 28 April, Dr Louis du Pisani, Independent…
Landbou Radio – 26 April 2021
Scientists at the University of Warwick studying 1600-year-old cotton from the banks of the Nile have found what is believed the first evidence of cotton textiles and that domesticated cotton…
Saai-Neasa partnership promises huge impact for family farmers
The family farming organisation Saai and the employers’ organisation National Employers Association of South Africa (Neasa) on 22 April 2021 signed a partnership agreement to bridge labour issues in agriculture…
Landbou Radio – 22 April 2021
The purpose of the National Veld and Forest Fire Act no 101 of 1998, is to prevent and combat veld, forest and mountain fires throughout South Africa. It puts in…