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Côte d’Ivoire – bringing out the best in cocoa production

Côte d’Ivoire – bringing out the best in cocoa production

Cocoa may be the main ingredient in one of the world’s favourite confectioneries, but its production has, at times, been plagued by scandal. Efforts are underway in Côte d’Ivoire and...

A common purpose for agriculture in Africa

Agriculture in Africa will never succeed unless governments, private businesses and farming communities learn to trust each other and work together. Klaus Eckstein, CEO of Bayer Southern Africa, spoke to...
Winning with wool - a top communal farmer's story

Winning with wool – a top communal farmer’s story

Award-winning farmer, Goodman Ginyigazi, farms over 260 Merino sheep in the rural area of Agnes Rest, in the former Transkei. Despite communal land tenure restrictions, he generates an annual turnover...
Animal health project assists rural farmers

Animal health project assists rural farmers

The Donald Woods Foundation (DWF) is working closely with subsistence and small- scale farmers in the former Transkei to boost animal health and overall food security. Grant Hollins visited the...
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The sawmill that runs on wood gas power

With renewable energy becoming necessary, could wood gasification present a viable alternative?

City girl takes on Simmentaler and sheep farming

Although Zandile Cewu grew up on a farm in the former Transkei, she never imagined she would become a full-time farmer. However, when her father died in 2013, Zandile was...
Managing a farming business in financial distress

Managing a farming business in financial distress

Your farming business is in a one-way financial cul de sac. What remedies do you have at your disposal to solve the problem? Johan Botha, an attorney specialising in insolvencies,...

Farmers to view agriculture as an investment vehicle – Standard Bank

It’s important to plan beyond the drought in a sector that will remain a driver of economic growth & social stability.
6 tactics to achieve successful sales at the market

6 tactics to achieve successful sales at the market

Fresh produce markets are available to all producers. Yet using them optimally requires know-how.
Good news for the lamb and mutton industry consumer trends

Good news for the lamb and mutton industry – consumer trends

In order to boost sales, it’s important to know your customers and what they expect.

Goats revive rural farming project

A rural development project aimed at empowering female farmers is reaching new levels of success.
Trends in animal health and veterinary services

Trends in animal health and veterinary services

Dr Gordon Adam, Western Cape coordinator of the Ruminant Veterinary Association of SA (RuVasa), spoke to Glenneis Kriel about developments in the sector.
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