Food for Thought

Leading agricultural economist Wandile Sihlobo was named Agriculturist of the Year by Agricultural Writers SA moments ago. Sihlobo heads up agribusiness research at Agbiz, and is also a member of...

After months of criss-crossing the province looking for the Western Cape’s best agricultural workers, 16 regional winners were chosen from more than 1 300 entries. The competition aims to recognise...

How does a young woman take over a farming business from her father to double production, carve herself a niche in a highly competitive market and thrive in what used...

More than R46 million has been set aside by the North West government to support 812 smallholder farmers with crop production inputs ahead of the planting season. Manketsi Tlhape, the...

The name is Bothman. Heinrich Bothman. It’s corny, right, but I’ve always dreamed about using this line since I first got introduced to the James Bond film series. Well, you...

When the Sernick Group first started its Emerging Farmers Programme in 2016 it was in the hope that it would aid and empower people like Palesa Moahloli to succeed and give hope to other emerging farmers.   Moahloli was...

A new sense of urgency has entered South Africa’s land reform process after the country’s parliament took a resolution to amend the constitution to effect land expropriation without compensation. But even this...

Fifteen years ago Phophi Raletjena started planting cabbage on a mere 5 hectares of communal land. Today he’s branched out to many other crops, employs more than 70 people and...

We all know that sunflowers are considered to be a “happy flower”. A bright sunflower bouquet is the easiest way to chase the clouds away. Did you know, however, that the...

The issue of land ownership has reached a boiling point with many South Africans now using “Give back the land” as a mantra to express their frustration with the historical...