The art of world-class popcorn
Producing popcorn is a highly specialised industry that differs from conventional maize production, says Johann Kriek, CEO of the Bigfoot Trading Company. Annelie Coleman reports.
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'We do support agriculture' - youth development agency
The National Youth Development Agency said it has invested R5,9 million in primary agricultural businesses.
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New bean cultivar opens door for combine harvesting
Labour-intensive harvesting counteracts high dry bean prices. Will a sugar bean that can be combine-harvested change all that? Robyn Joubert reports.
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Rudles farming enterprise: A case study in cooperation
The Limpopo agriculture department brought in two small-scale chicken farmers to take over a failed land reform project. Although the farmers had only met a few times before, they work very well together, producing 42 000 chickens every cycle. Peter Mashala visited their farm outside Mokopane. Issue date: 17 December 2010
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Rudles farming enterprise: A case study in cooperation
The Limpopo agriculture department brought in two small-scale chicken farmers to take over a failed land reform project. Issue date: 17 December 2010
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'I couldn't let my family starve while I had two hands and a brain'
After losing his job four years ago, textile worker Mike Moloto set out to provide for his family by starting a farming operation. Initially, things were tough, but he made a go of it, despite struggling to compete against larger enterprises. Peter Mashala visited him on his plot in Soshanguve.
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Branding: Peppadew's secret ingredient
A brand is truly effective when consumers start confusing it with the actual product it is supposed to sell. And this is exactly what has happened to the Peppadew® brand, which markets sweet piquanté peppers. It's a branding success story which has seen the business grow from a cottage industry into a global brand, Peppadew International's managing director Phil Ovens told Alita van der Walt recently. Issue date : 18 December 2009
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Cattle speculation sees this farm through
Commercial farming has significantly declined around Marken, Limpopo, over the past few years. Where previously more than 90% of farming comprised cattle, tobacco and vegetable production, with the remainder being game farming, many farmers have now given up and left the area. But CF Ackermann, one of the remaining cattle farmers, told Glenneis Kriel that he has found a way to survive by speculating with cattle. Issue date : 12 June 2009
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Farming on forbidden riches
Communal farmers living on mineral-rich land are becoming increasingly disgruntled at losing grazing and cropping land for what they believe is unfair compensation. Stephan Hofstatter visited some of South Africa\'s mining trouble spots. Issue date : 10-17 April 2009
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