Data-driven delivery
Without reliable data, direction on landreform remains elusive, writes Peter Setou For more than three decades South Africa’s land reform programme has stirred emotion, hope and frustration in equal measure.…
Farmers from across the globe unite
Unpacking the G20 Farmers Dialogue The Southern Africa Agricultural Initiative (Saai) hosted the G20 Farmers Dialogue at the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Stellenbosch University, bringing together farmer leaders from across…
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…
Stronger partnerships to take agriculture forward
Views from the Citrus Growers Association The citrus industry is set to have a record year with the estimate for exported 15kg cartons revised to 203 million, having opened the…
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…
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…
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…
Farming – the next generation
Young Farmers of the Year Western Cape and Mpumalanga Farming is a vocation – and the commitment to the soil is worth every ounce of toil. That’s the message coming…