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KZN commercial farmers establish transformation organisation
Commercial farmers in southern KwaZulu-Natal recently launched a non-profit organisation aimed at helping local developing farmers achieve optimal, sustainable and profitable agricultural production from their enterprises.
British American Tobacco Zimbabwe’s profits decline
Tobacco processor, British American Tobacco (BAT) Zimbabwe, reported a 45% drop in its bottom line for the year ended 31 December 2016.
Modern, ethical livestock production is here to stay
The socio-economic dynamics of an ever-growing and increasingly globalised human population are placing increasing demands on the world’s livestock producers. German Agricultural Society president, Carl-Albrecht Bartmer, explored these issues at the opening of EuroTier 2016.
Animal health: Rabies
It is time once more for our annual warning about this deadly disease. Rabies can strike any warm-blooded animal and it is rightfully a feared zoonosis.
CGA Citrus Summit
The CGA Citrus Summit is a biennial event where growers of the different citrus regions and value chain partners get together.
Uganda in need of food aid
Uganda’s government recently announced that at least 10 million Ugandans were in need of food aid after the drought affected crop harvests, according to media reports.
Award-winning Agritech Expo Zambia returns to Chisamba
Farmers should brace themselves for yet another awe-inspiring agribusiness and agricultural technology and B2B platform, says Coillard Hamusimbi.
Growing the European market for avocados
Local and overseas demand for South African avocados has grown substantially over the past five years, according to Subtrop CEO, Derek Donkin.
Safety at markets
Occupational health and safety (OHS) play a crucial role in the workplace. So much so, that the Occupational Health and Safety Act lays down a host of precise legal requirements for employers and employees.
China bird flu outbreak peaks
Cases of the endemic H7N9 bird flu appears to have peaked in China but incidences of the flu are expected to continue into late April, according to epidemiologists.
Export success for Western Cape chilli exporters
Fynbos Fine Foods, owned by chilli lovers Rozelle and Julian Abramson, has grown from a small business to a prosperous product development and food production business. The operation’s chilli products are exported to various countries around the world.
Guidelines for controlling fall armyworm
SA’s grain producers have been cautioned not to use pyrethroids to fight fall armyworm (FAW) as the species was resistant to it.
Printable Valentine’s Day card for farmers
Love is in the air! Farmer's Weekly has created the perfect Valentine's Cards for that special someone in your life.
Livestock farmers and elephants clash in Namibia
The destruction of farming infrastructure as the result of an influx of elephants to Namibia’s north-western commercial farming region is an ever-increasing problem, according to Namibian Livestock Producers’ Organisation (LPO) chairperson, Piet Gouws.
EU dismisses poor quality claims of export chicken to SA
The quality of poultry being exported from the EU to South Africa is the same quality as the poultry produced and sold in Europe, Bloomberg reported Marcus Cornaro, EU ambassador to SA, as saying.
Why SA’s goat farmers must get down to business
Stakeholders in South Africa’s goat value-chain are determined to grow their sector into a profitable and sustainable industry to benefit farmers and the economy. Johan Steyn, owner of Patriot Boer Goat Stud in the Eastern Cape, discusses how
this can be achieved.
The driverless tractor is here
The farm machinery of the future has arrived, offering every conceivable digital, telemetric and mechanical feature. In fact, the designers have left out only one detail: the driver.
Farmer’s Weekly agri-tour to SIMA Paris 2017
Farmer’s Weekly will be your host at SIMA – the Paris International Agribusiness Show, a multifaceted, global agriculture and livestock week.
Intensive or free-range pig farming?
This is the first question you have to ask yourself when considering raising pigs, says Shane Brody.
Tented getaway for campers
I received a call from Johan, a resident of east Pretoria, who wants to construct a tented getaway that would attract tourists and campers.
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