Needed: an overhaul of the lamb & mutton supply chain
According to Alex Cilliers, executive manager at GWK Meat, the decrease in consumer demand for lamb and mutton can no longer be blamed on the drought or consumer taste.
Smallholders vital for Africa’s agribusiness growth
To achieve success in Africa as a primary producer or agribusiness, you must make yourself indispensable to the local community, according to Dr Jack Armour, Free State Agriculture operations manager.
Technology integral to global food production
According to Absa’s senior agricultural economists Wessel Lemmer and Ernst Janovsky, who recently addressed the Absa Agribusiness round table in Centurion, technology will play an increasing role in food production...
Overcoming obstacles to soya bean sector development
Daniel Njiwa, the Zambian representative for FoodTrade East and Southern Africa (FoodTrade ESA), writes that soya beans are one of the world’s most important and tradeable oilseeds. According to him,...
Farming lessons from Poland
I have previously written about the serious threat posed to the future of agriculture because young people are no longer interested in following a career in farming.
Darting game by drone with fighter-pilot accuracy
Potchefstroom company Haevic, has recently developed a drone that can be used to dart game.
Lesotho and SA farmers face similar challenges
I was reminded recently that many of the challenges faced by our country’s farmers are, if not universal, at least shared by others in Southern Africa.
Fighting fire with communities’ support
The devastation caused by veld fires in the Free State was evidence that a new approach to the management and suppression of fires was needed, according to Malcolm Procter, the...
A GPS tracking device that ensures peace of mind
The GT300 is a live web-based personal GPS tracking device that is ICASA-approved and can be purchased and used without a contract.
Tradition hinders female empowerment
Glenneis Kriel spoke to Joyene Isaacs about her experiences as head of the Western Cape Department of Agriculture over the past 10 years, and the prospects for women in agriculture.
In Mike Mlengana we trust
South Africa’s agriculture sector breathed a sigh of relief when it was announced that Mike Mlengana had been appointed the new director-general of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries...
How global agri can mitigate climate change
Agriculture may be highly susceptible to the effects of climate change, but it can also be used to mitigate the effects of this alarming phenomenon. Prof Richard Eckard, director of...
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