The Boer goat: a winning investment
The Boer goat can help to make emerging farmers successful, and they also have a large local and foreign stud market.
Farmers can help promote rural safety
Violence affecting farming communities is a dreaded reality in SA and in the long term could be devastating for rural communities, Free State Agriculture’s safety analysts Dr Jane Buys and...
‘Farmers know that land reform is a priority’
Ernest Pringle, head of Agri SA’s Development Council and outgoing president of Agri Eastern Cape, says that farmers accept land reform to be a prime concern, but judging by the...
UFS lays out a plan to develop agriculture in Africa
The University of the Free State (UFS) supports the development of a long-term sustainable and profitable agricultural sector on the African continent, according to Prof Neil Heideman, dean of the...
Agri SA equipped to help farmers face challenging future
Agriculture is key to SA’s economy and government must provide legislation to help the sector thrive. Designate CEO Omri van Zyl explains his views on the future of agriculture to...
Environmental sector needs new entrants
Dr Christo Marais, chief director of natural resource management programmes at the Department of Environmental Affairs, spoke to Roelof Bezuidenhout about challenges and opportunities in the sector.
Red meat traceability: time to beef up the system
The traceability of food products is growing in importance across the world, and the sooner South Africa’s red meat value chain grasps its value, the better, according to Prof Frikkie...
Uplifting communal farmers in the Eastern Cape
Indwe Trust NPC, an NGO based in Cape Town, has initiated several social upliftment projects in the Eastern Cape. Co-founder and managing director Mpumelelo Ncwadi explained the motivation behind these...
The restructuring of Capespan SA
Capespan SA appointed Stuart Symington as new managing director earlier this year. He previously served as CEO of the Perishable Products Export Control Board and CEO of the Fresh Fruit...
Government using land reform to drive socialism
Land reform is essentially about social and economic redress. But lately government has been using the process as part of a larger socialist agenda, says Johannes Möller, Agri SA president,...
Banks’ multi-billion rand agri rescue plan
The Banking Association of South Africa has committed itself to an ambitious 15-year financing plan for SA agriculture. Luyolo Mkentane spoke to the association’s GM, Pierre Venter, about the options...
Senekal calls for land reform consistency
Leading sugarcane farmer, Charl Senekal, says land reform and a strong black agri sector are crucial. But he laments the mixed messages from government and stresses that commercial farmers must...
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