Stubbornly high meat prices lift food inflation in August 2021
The overall consumer price inflation drifted further away from the midpoint of the South African Reserve Bank’s target range of…
Agri fintech startup HelloChoice secures major Standard Bank investment
HelloChoice has announced the finalisation of a major investment from Standard Bank. The 25% equity deal will enable the fintech…
Keeping SA’s agricultural sector sustainable is imperative. Here’s why
South Africa needs a sustainable agricultural sector if it is to ensure food security in the future. However, the sector…
SA’s strong tractor sales signal farmers’ optimism about the upcoming 2021/22 summer crop season
We continue to observe optimism in South Africa’s tractor sales as the 2021/22 summer crop production season approaches. The recent…
Landbou Radio – 16 September 2021
Game farming businesses are slowly lifting their heads. They have faced a few difficult years. Hard work, determination, and support…
Monitoring improves potato tuber moth control
Potato tuber moth can be a potato producer’s nightmare. Fortunately, InteliGro’s extremely effective monitoring system not only help to control…
Could SA’s logistics crisis derail the citrus sector’s stellar growth trajectory?
A little-known, positive fact in a country that tends to focus on the negative is that South Africa is the…
Landbou Radio – 15 September 2021
The selection of breeding stock is an ongoing process and is used as a tool for livestock improvement. It helps…
Healthy soils are crucial for sustainable agri-food systems – FAO
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has launched two practical instruments designed to encourage soil organic…
Landbou Radio – 14 September 2021
“The Chianina is one of the oldest cattle breeds in the world and is both the tallest and the heaviest…
