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South Africa-headquartered consumer goods and beverages group Clover Industries reported it was able to overcome challenging market conditions to record “excellent” financial results for its financial year ended 30 June.

The Land Bank entered the financial year under review amidst significant financial market changes.

Erika Oberholzer produces microgreens and elfin vegetables for local and export markets, as well as herbs and medicinal plants for the essential oils industry, on 7ha in Midrand.

A US company, Indigo Agriculture, has developed microbial-enhanced cotton seed that can thrive in hot conditions and boost production without genetic modification. Koot Louw, secretary of Cotton SA, tells Wilma den Hartigh how this could benefit the South African cotton industry.

Hopes for a continued decline in petrol and diesel prices have been dashed.

Because of the lack of tenure security in Africa, agricultural financing on the continent cannot be based on the traditional model. Instead, institutions should adopt the ‘ecosystem’ financing approach, says the head of FNB Agriculture Africa, Johann Kotzé. He explained to Gerhard Uys how this principle can be applied in practice.

Summer grain prices reached record levels as a result of the second consecutive year of drought as well as sharp currency depreciation.

…but government needs to create an enabling environment for South Africa’s commercial farmers.

The latest statistics from Potatoes South Africa (PSA) show dryland and irrigation potato farmers are still dealing with the consequences of the high temperatures accompanying the drought.

The agricultural industry is in recession as a result of the drought, but the sector’s performance will improve again when the drought comes to an end.

Sexually transmitted animal diseases and a lack of vaccines are the foremost challenges facing Northern Cape livestock producers. Annelie Coleman asked Dr Koos Louw, chairperson of the provincial Red Meat Producers’ Organisation’s (RPO NC) Animal Health Forum, to explain.

The hefty losses suffered in the agricultural sector as a result of the drought has raised questions about the relevance of agricultural insurance in today’s farming environment. Wilma den Hartigh asked agricultural insurers how farmers should be mitigating risk in the future.