Turning food waste into three million meals
Small beginnings can lay the foundation of great success. This holds true for SA Harvest, a food rescue and distribution organisation. Ali Conn, regional manager at SA Harvest, spoke to...
SA’s new online platform for hiring farm equipment
Mechanisation is key to improving food and fibre production. But traditional linkages between companies that lease agricultural machinery and their clients are often problematic. A new online platform promises to...
Handling the risks posed by Eskom’s load-shedding
Unreliable power supply by Eskom presents a considerable threat to farming businesses. Fortunately, producers have a number of options available to mitigate the impact of both scheduled and unscheduled outages.
A new era for livestock auctions: Going, going, gone online!
Digital technologies are revolutionising auctions, resulting in better exposure for sellers and a broader purchasing base for buyers.
Israeli technologies could boost SA agriculture
The trade office of the Israeli embassy in South Africa, together with the Fresh Produce Marketing Association’s South Africa office, jointly hosted the Virtual Agritech Roadshow to South Africa 2020....
Invitation for Expression of Interest In Milk Afric
The following document sets out the terms and conditions for those interested in becoming a strategic partner of Milk Afric, a start-up enterprise in Lobatse, Botswana.
Ensuring food safety in a family-run cheesery
South Africa’s deadly listeriosis outbreak in 2018 showed how a food brand could suffer devastating consequences from shortcomings in its food safety system. The Gourmet Greek, a dairy business in...
Small-scale success with olives in Gauteng
Olive farming in South Africa tends to be concentrated in a few regions in the Western Cape and Northern Cape where conditions are ideal for this fruit. But in the...
Land beneficiaries’ 20-year struggle for government help
The Mswati Communal Property Association (CPA) in Mpumalanga was one of the earliest beneficiaries of the new South African government’s land reform programme. More than 20 years later, the community is...
How an agripreneur is creating jobs for his community
Lengau Mothiane has just signed on another 10 employees to handle the workload at his farmer support services business, Horizon Southern Group. Sabrina Dean spoke to him about his journey.
Why a Cape winemaker bought a vineyard in Slovenia
Looking for an investment opportunity beyond the borders of South Africa? Slovenia might just be the answer. Pieter de Waal spoke to Glenneis Kriel about part-time wine production in this...
Essential oils: a balm for emerging farmers
Qobo Qobo Essential Oils, a non-profit organisation, has teamed up with South African Breweries to establish an essential oil crop venture in the impoverished Keiskammahoek area of the Eastern Cape....
Helping livestock farmers control data on the farm
In order to lower production costs and become more efficient, farmers need to track and keep records of their animals. This is where the Farm4Trade app comes in.
Equipping women farmers for long-term success
Standard Bank and UN Women are actively working towards equipping women farmers to grow their businesses and become long-term successful producers.
How to grow healthy food vertically in a small space
An innovative vertical growing system makes it possible to grow fresh, healthy produce without owning a plot. James Dick, the inventor of the HiGro Tower Garden System, spoke to Jeandré...
Stokvel concept offers hope to young farmers
Brought together through necessity by severe and ongoing drought, a group of farmers from Kuruman, Northern Cape, established an unusual stokvel in 2016 to assist each other with the sharing...
SA’s top-performing fresh produce: ginger, red peppers, and more
Consumer interest in healthy eating is pushing up sales of fresh produce. But looking at the commodities that experienced the highest growth over the past few years, one thing is...
New Harvest winner gets the basics right and comes out tops
As the son of a farmworker, Sewis van der Horst managed to work his way up to become a farmer in his own right and an exporter of quality fruit....
Calling women entrepreneurs in agriculture!
Are you a South African woman entrepreneur in agriculture or related sub-sector?
How a single social media post launched a farmfresh meat business
When establishing a new business, investors often struggle with what to focus on first: the market or the product. Pork farmer Hannes Richards had little difficulty with this decision. A...
