From my time in the National Treasury, I’ve seen how agriculture’s role in economic planning is underestimated. Too often, it is viewed as a siloed primary sector of harvests and...
Zimbabwean farmer Stuart Brent was promised US$800 000 (about R14 million) compensation for improvements to property lost during the country’s land reform programme, but received less than US$8 000 (R138 000), turning...
Africa’s agricultural potential remains largely untapped, with post-harvest losses of key commodities exceeding 30% and continued reliance on imported processed foods. This deficit in local value addition undermines food security,...
Researchers from Michigan State University in the US recently demonstrated a new electric tractor, which has been in development for more than two years, to a group of local farmers.
China’s provisional tariffs on EU pork exports, which amount to more than US$2 billion (about R17,4 billion) per year, are threatening to erode profit margins for the bloc’s producers.
Workers around the world are increasingly being exposed to extreme heat, and urgent action should be taken by governments and employers to protect their health.