Weather-proofing the breadbasket
How index insurance is building resilience for the country’s farmers Farmers are conservative by nature; they rely on the predictability of the seasons, the certainty of crop cycles, and weather…
Natural resource dividend
Eastern Cape launches strategy to boost natural ingredients exports by 25% The Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC), in partnership with the Swiss Import Promotion Programme (SIPPO), has officially launched the…
Wine tourism – a golden opportunity for South African wine businesses
South Africa’s wine industry is in an outstanding position to reach new heights by making wine tourism its superstar attraction, argues Daneel Rossouw What South African wine tourism has to…
CPP ignites transformation
Restituted land is fertile ground for a new generation of rural entrepreneurs South Africa’s land restitution programme, long criticised for the slow pace of progress and unproductivity, is beginning to…
Moving with the grain of production
Investing in agri value chains that Africa can bank on A soybean harvested in Mpumalanga today moves through a value chain more structured than it was a decade ago. It…
Digging into the past to grow tomorrow
How young people are reshaping and redefining SA’s agri sector Youth investment in agriculture is critical to ensuring South Africa’s food security and long-term resilience. Despite the fact that young…
Driven by values, aiming for greatness
Dairy Ceo’s global vision Woodlands Dairy, one of South Africa’s leading dairy producers and the name behind the beloved First Choice brand, recently marked a major milestone: 30 years in…
Leading sustainability in SA dairy
How a Humansdorp dairy is transforming energy, water, and waste management by Terrence Damster, Harvest SA I had the privilege of representing Harvest SA at Woodlands Dairy’s media day in…
Moloto v Minister of Land Reform and Rural Development
A judicial duel in the name of “just and equitable compensation” The phrase “just and equitable compensation” is one of the most pertinent constitutional phrases of our time. Some people…
Plug the (legal) leaks
Employers with water treatment facilities at risk Companies in the agriculture sector may have missed a 30 June 2025 deadline of which they weren’t even aware. By that date, both…