New Era Farmer

Inspiration

‘Farming has never been my backup plan,’ says Mthiyane

8th July 2021

Entrepreneurs

Attorney starts egg business to ‘rebuild country’

16th April 2021

Mentors

Maluti Farming PALS heralds new dawn for land reform

28th January 2021

New Era Farmer

Former security guard found prosperity in pig farming

18th January 2021

Mentorship Projects

‘You cannot sit all day,’ says award-winning Free State farmer

19th June 2020

Entrepreneurs

20-year-old farmer took on a man’s job, and loved it

Imagine waking up one morning and being told by your father that he’s appointing you as foreman over your family’s vegetable farm. You just turned 18 and are at the...

by Duncan Masiwa

16th August 2019

Byron Booysen, is a tomato farmer and a beneficiary of the commodity approach, says it is informative but a few thing can change within the program. Photo: Experience Matshediso (Casidra)

Between the Headlines

Commodity groups team up with Western Cape government to boost new farmers

The Western Cape Department of Agriculture has signed a new memorandum of agreement with eleven agricultural custodians to help black upcoming farmers. This forms part of the department’s “commodity approach”...

by Chantélle Hartebeest

25th April 2019

These women farm with dry beans, potatoes and maize in Enhlanhleni near Reichenau Mission. They are part of the Underberg Farmers Association.

Between the Headlines

Underberg Farmers Association maps out emerging farming hurdles and solutions

Learning the ropes of becoming a successful farmer is probably the hardest thing to do when you have just entered the farming industry. As an aspiring farmer, you are faced...

by Chantélle Hartebeest

28th February 2019

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