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Reckless chemical dumping hurts Kenyan farmers

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Market uncertainty not dimming wool farmers’ spirits

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With an agriculture degree behind her name, Danelene Ruiters now inspires the children of farmworkers in Wellington in the Western Cape. Photo: Supplied/Ashley Manuel

Changemakers

Rural and proud: A muse for farmworkers’ children

Hermetia illucens, better known as the black soldier fly, is a promising option as environmentally friendly source of protein. Photo: Supplied/Yeyo Salas

Farmer's Inside Track

Tips on starting your own black soldier fly farm

Phakade Khanyile is an active soldier and avid Nguni cattle breeder from Amersfoort in Mpumalanga. Photo: Supplied/Food For Mzansi

Farmers

Soldier-farmer breeds Nguni to honour Zulu tradition

17th Jan 2022

Editor's Choice

Zabion de Wee, a livestock farmer and new business development manager at John Deere. Photo: Supplied/Food for Mzansi

Editors Choice

This farmer drives transformation… in a tractor!

by Nicole Ludolph

“I want to leave this country in a better place,” says livestock farmer Zabion de Wee about his groundbreaking work in agriculture. He has recently been appointed as...

Estina dairy farm: ‘We’ll fix it,’ vows Free State farmers

Crowd-funding: A financing lifeline for smallholders

Mkhondo: The untold story of a town marred by racism

Step aside, sexist brothers. Boitumelo is here to stay!

Buddies turn farm problem into African tech company

Changemakers

Rural and proud: A muse for farmworkers’ children

by Tiisetso Manoko

Not too long ago, Danelene Ruiters was one of the farmworkers’ children who did not see a future in agriculture....

Agripreneur 101: Illness inspires ‘diva’ to start eco range

by Nicole Ludolph

17th Jan 2022

After overcoming heavy metal poisoning that caused skin problems, Nicole Sherwin is finally living in the light with her vegan...

Soldier-farmer breeds Nguni to honour Zulu tradition

by Magnificent Mndebele

17th Jan 2022

A soldier by profession and a budding Nguni cattle breeder, Phakade Khanyile is determined to push the boundaries with his...

Congestion at the Port of Cape Town is still causing deciduous fruit to leave the country much slower than is needed for these perishable exports. Photo: Supplied/Food For Mzansi

News

Cape Town port congestion eases up as workers return

by Tiisetso Manoko

Food For Mzansi TV

From the petri dish to your table, cultured meat is coming

by Noluthando Ngcakani

4th May 2021

Our relationship with meat is complex. Many of us love how it tastes, but try not to think too much...

Dawn Noemdoe chats with Doug Osler, Free State Young Farmer of the Year winner. Photo: Supplied/Food for Mzansi

We meet the new Free State Young Farmer of the Year

by Staff Reporter

20th Apr 2021

Food For Mzansi audience and engagement editor Dawn Noemdoe chats to the winner of Free State Agriculture’s Young Farmer of...

Lifestyle

Tips on starting your own black soldier fly farm

by Nicole Ludolph

Do you want to be one of the pioneers of black soldier fly farming in Mzansi? Read these tips from...

The practice of piercing portholes into cows dates back as early as the 1920s. Photo: Supplied/VCG

How scientists use ‘portholes’ to study cows’ rumens

by Zolani Sinxo

21st Jan 2022

Since the beginning of time, researchers and scientists have been known for using unconventional methods to try and understand the...

Two Italian designers, Raul Bretzel and Anna Citelli, designed a concept called Capsula Mundi pod or urn. Photo: Supplied/Food For Mzansi

Buried to come back as a fruit tree? Yes, it’s happening

by Zolani Sinxo

While most people wish for their bodies to be buried six feet under, others prefer cremation so their ashes are...

To overcome joblessness in Mzansi, Busisiwe Mabusela Chita moved to China to teach. To make an extra income she also opened a food business she calls Soul Cuisine. Photo: Supplied/Food For Mzansi

Meet the cook taking Mzansi’s food to the East

by Vatheka Halile

Tragedy and struggle inspired Busisiwe Mabusela Chita to change her life's path. So, she got a teaching qualification, moved to...

21 Jan

2022 South African Dairy Championships

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FARMER'S INSIDE TRACK

Farmer's Inside Track

Podcast: Focus on the importance of poultry biosecurity

Farmer's Inside Track

Tips on starting your own black soldier fly farm

This week's podcast features Food For Mzansi head of news, Duncan Masiwa and Anzill Adams, an expert on the use of blockchain technology in the agriculture space.. Photo: Supplied/Food For Mzansi

Farmer's Inside Track

Podcast: When blockchain meets agriculture

15th Jan 2022

Liewe Lulu

Liewe Lulu

‘Help! I’ve got the land, but can’t find a wife’

by Noluthando Ngcakani

8th Jan 2022

This farmer guy from Mahikeng is looking for a wife, but he says girls usually ghost him after finding out...

farmer, woman, friendship rules, girl code, liewe lulu

‘Liewe Lulu, my best friend is exhausting’

26th Dec 2021

does not know whether she is doing too much or too little when dealing with her new man. Does Liewe Lulu, everyone's favourite agony aunt, have guidance to offer for her sanity? Photo: Food For Mzansi

Agri agony aunt: ‘I am in love with an airhead’

13th Dec 2021

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Covid-19

Mzansi alcohol lovers are increasingly embracing craft beer and wine produced by black owners. Photos: Supplied/Food For Mzansi

COVID-19

‘Mzansi craves black-owned craft beer and wine’

by Staff Reporter

13th Jan 2022

Covid-19-related restrictions have ruined many craft beer and wine businesses, but it also gave birth to a new wave of...

Street traders and small scale farmers are always neglected in times of crisis and the leaders in the agriculture sector have urged government to prioritize them in future to protect our food systems. Photo: Nomfundo Xolo / GroundUp

Covid-19 support ‘misses the mark for smallholders’

17th Dec 2021

A man walks past newspaper billboards during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Johannesburg. Photo: Reuters/Sumaya Hisham

What SA must do to exit pandemic state of disaster

17th Dec 2021

Mzansi Flavour

African Food

Meet the cook taking Mzansi’s food to the East

by Vatheka Halile

Tragedy and struggle inspired Busisiwe Mabusela Chita to change her life's path. So, she got a teaching qualification, moved to...

This saucy vegetarian lasagne will melt your heart

7th Jan 2022

In her new book, Veggielicious, chef and food activist Mokgadi Itsweng reworks South African recipes with plant-forward passion. Photo: Facebook/Mokgadi Itsweng

Going green: This chef makes veggies look fly

1st Jan 2022

Recipes

Looking for a delicious summer dinner? Busisiwe Mabusela Chita shares her recipe for a spinach stuffed chicken. Photo: Supplied/Health For Mzansi

Dinner Recipes

Recipe: Spinach stuffed chicken breast

by Noluthando Ngcakani

Who says summer recipes are all lettuce and leaves when you can get creative with this simple yet tasty recipe...

Turn your leftover Christmas lunch food into delicious new dishes with these recipes.

A soldier by profession and a budding Nguni cattle breeder, Phakade Khanyile is determined to push the boundaries with his...

Tips on starting your own black soldier fly farm