South Africa

ChemChina's participation in Syngenta has exceeded 98% of Syngenta's share capital, following the purchase of additional Syngenta shares…

Deputy agricultural minister Bheki Cele said a significant budget is needed for the department to implement the Maputo Declaration, issued at the 2003 African Union summit in Mozambique.

Thousands of hectares of eastern Free State veld were destroyed by wild fires over the past weekend, said Thinus Steenkamp, general manager for the Free State Umbrella Fire Association.

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has gazetted the Draft Mine Water Management Policy for public comments for a period of 60 days, from 14 July to 14 September...

June tractor and harvester sales have increased 24,4% or 479 units year-on-year.

After the success of the Agribusiness Africa Conference, Farmer’s Weekly received numerous requests for the presentations presented at the conference. These are now available for download here.

A recently granted Western Cape High Court order will allow the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) to resume its Fishing Rights Allocation Process (FRAP) to include previously disadvantaged...

Suspended Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Director-General Mike Mlengana says his suspension did not come as a shock, as his relationship with Minister Senzeni Zokwana had been deteriorating for some time.

The highly contagious and pathogenic H5N8 strain of avian influenza (AI) has now been identified on a third poultry farm in Mpumalanga, as well as a farm in Gauteng.

Willem Symington, Agri Northern Cape’s Disaster Management committee chairman, said Namaqualand, Boesmanland and the Hantam District Municipality are being particularly hard hit by the now two-year-long drought in the area.

South Africa could expect the largest soya bean crop in the country's history, according to the Crop Estimates Committee (CEC) of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF).

Farmers, politicians, as well as agribusiness people from all over Africa attended the 2017 Agribusiness Africa Conference brought to you by Farmer's Weekly. In case you missed out, we compiled...

On 13 July, a strike is expected to begin at the Agricultural Research Council (ARC) as a result of a salary negotiation deadlock with labour union, the National Health Education...

Speaking at the Farmer’s Weekly’s Agribusiness Africa Conference held at Emperors Palace in Johannesburg, this week, Derek Hanekom, former minister of tourism and current Member of Parliament gave a brief...

Agriculture role players considering doing business in Africa were reminded that the continent comprised different countries with different needs...

The growing emphasis on conservation tillage has pushed more grain farmers to practise crop rotation using soya bean and maize, said Gerhard Scholtemeijer from the Protein Research Foundation (PRF).

The correct use of vaccines and medicines is crucial to increase food security and improve animal protein production in Africa, said Dr Riaan du Preez, manager for Afrivet’s sub-Sahara Africa...

Former finance minister Pravin Gordhan suggested that delegates attending the Farmer’s Weekly Agribusiness Africa Conference in Johannesburg initiate an agricultural chapter of the CEO Initiative.

A meeting between SARS and organised agriculture has resulted in a series of guidelines being provided to farmers wishing to claim their diesel tax rebates.

Countries in Africa were still South Africa’s largest trade partner, and local agribusinesses needed to take note of megatrends affecting these African markets.