ZZ2 Afrikado launches Harmony Avs in SA
ZZ2 Afrikado is launching its Harmony Avs in the SA market, making 12 hand-picked avocado varietals available in season, all year round. While local consumers are mostly familiar with the…
2021 Innovation Award for Sustainable Food Systems winners announced
The winners of the 2021 edition of the annual International Innovation Award for Sustainable Food Systems have been announced. The awards, a joint initiative of the Food and Agriculture Organization…
Livestock communities not out of the FMD danger zone yet
As recently announced by the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, the Foot-and-Mouth (FMD) disease-affected zone in KwaZulu-Natal has been reduced, however, South Africa is not yet out…
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 3%-6%, accelerating by 4.9% year-on-year and edging 0.4% higher month-on-month…
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 startup to continue in its mission to promote economic prosperity…
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 is not without its challenges including climate change and increased…
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 data from the South African Agricultural Machinery Association show that…
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 for each other are some of the drivers ensuring success.…
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 this pest successfully but allows producers to manage risks and…
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 second-biggest exporter of citrus in the world after Spain, the…