Home Home

Home

NOT TO BE MISSED

LATEST FARMER’S INSIDE TRACK PODCAST

EDITOR'S CHOICE

Editors Choice

Teenaged Merino farmer lives up to his bloodline

Noluthando Ngcakani -
It takes many South African youngsters years after finishing high school to discover where their true passions and purpose lie. Babalwa Sokupha, on the other...
Read more
Editors Choice

Farming on Mars – where would we even start?

Naudé Malan -
Humanity is moving to space. SpaceX has loudly and clearly expressed its intentions to colonise Mars, and this immediately begs the question: What are...
Read more

Podcast: CEO of Motsobella Farming shares her advice for start-up farmers

Editors Choice Dona Van Eeden -
On episode 52 of Farmer’s Inside Track agriculture podcast, we connect with the owner and CEO of Motsobella Farming Enterprise, Ipeleng Kwadi. “Nothing compares to...

From NSFAS to two agri-businesses and an upcoming PhD

Editors Choice Duncan Masiwa -
Tumisang Ben Matshogo is a North West farmer who has always had his eyes forward and his mind focussed and ready to take on...

Rooiproppie and papsak: Can minimum pricing curb alcohol misuse?

Editors Choice Sinesipho Tom -
Wine industry body Vinpro is in deliberations with the wine industry and the government to find the best possible solutions to address the problems...

‘Being black, young, female and the boss requires a thick skin’

Editors Choice Duncan Masiwa -
Amidst the fresh dairy air and cow dung of a mega Eastern Cape dairy farm, you will find Sinokuphile Kekezwa dreaming that one day...

FOOD FOR MZANSI TV

COVID-19

COVID-19

Food safety not a worry with covid-19, says expert

Dr Lucia Anelich -
Although much is yet to be learnt about covid-19 and the way it is distributed, it seems safe to say that it is not...
Read more
COVID-19

Didiza extends voucher dates in covid-19 support scheme again

Noluthando Ngcakani -
The validity of covid-19 disaster support vouchers issued by government to small-scale and communal farmers has once again been extended due to supply chain...
Read more

Covid-19: Invest in small-scale farmers now for rural resilience

COVID-19 Hamlet Hlomendlini -
Small-scale farmers are extremely vulnerable to the covid-19 pandemic, but their role in a sustainable rural food system is crucial. Hamlet Hlomendlini, senior agricultural...

Agri labs to help clear covid-19 testing backlog

COVID-19 Noluthando Ngcakani -
The agricultural sector is stepping forward to help with covid-19 testing to augment the capacity of the National Health Laboratory Services (NHLS). In order to...

Covid-19: A life of shame and stigma in rural SA

COVID-19 Noluthando Ngcakani -
As Mzansi descends into the eye of the covid-19 storm, another “pandemic” has reared its ugly head. Those infected by the coronavirus, especially in...

SA bleeding R4 bn due to tobacco sales ban

COVID-19 Noluthando Ngcakani -
After 119 days of the covid-19 lockdown, the ban on the sale of tobacco products has now cost the country over R4 billion in...

LIFESTYLE

Food & Health

Valentine’s Day: putting sexy back on your plate – at home!

Immaculate Zinde -
While Valentine’s Day may get your heart racing, February also happens to be Healthy Lifestyles Awareness Month. Creating a Valentines experience at home that shows...
Read more
Recipes

Plant-Based Diaries: This is actually the flavour bomb your body has been craving!

Dané Vermeulen -
As many may know, I love eating and cooking flavourful food. Over the years I have made several attempts to introduce vegetarian meals into...
Read more

RECIPE: Braised short rib, pap discs and salsa with chakalaka purée

Dinner Recipes Chantélle Hartebeest -
Leigh-Ann Modise is taking the culinary industry by storm. At 22, she has cooked for the Ambassador of France to South Africa and has...

Covid-19: The plight of chefs under lockdown

COVID-19 Noluthando Ngcakani -
Restaurants have been one of the hardest hit businesses affected by the fast-spreading, faceless coronavirus. Chefs and other employees in the professional kitchen are experiencing great financial uncertainty as a result of the global pandemic.  Katlego Mlambo (30), head chef at the Marabi Jazz club...

‘Food is the story of life, love and health’ says social media foodie

Mzansi Flavour Noluthando Ngcakani -
At its core food is a powerful vehicle for storytelling, believes social media foodie and designer Chuene Lefala (27). The Limpopo-born creative says that...

Back-to-school brain foods

Lifestyle Andrea Du Plessis -
The new year brings new challenges and as we head for the back to school season, it is time to focus on foods that...

CHANGEMAKERS

STAY CONNECTED

30,068FansLike
4,809FollowersFollow
9,925FollowersFollow

FLATTEN THE CURVE

Here’s the best way to keep up to date with the latest, most reliable data on South Africa’s covid-19 tests, infections, recoveries and deaths.

MZANSI RECIPES

Recipes

Plant-based diaries: Weeknight meals on a dime

Dané Vermeulen -
Foodie Dané Vermeulen recently decided to adopt a plant-based diet for healthy lifestyle reasons. As a meat-lover this was no easy decision, but a sky-high blood...
Read more

RECIPE: Kitchen Queen makes a festive spread to remember

Recipes Noluthando Ngcakani -
Renowned actress and singer Lucia Mthiyane kicks off the season of festive inspiration with not one, but three meals from her new cookbook, Kitchen...

Plant-based diaries: So, your sweet tooth is aching…

Recipes Dané Vermeulen -
Foodie Dané Vermeulen recently decided to adopt a plant-based diet for healthy lifestyle reasons. As a meat-lover this was no easy decision, but a...

MZANSI FLAVOUR

Mzansi Flavour

From soap to soup, ‘Kitchen Queen’ revels in role as cookbook author

Noluthando Ngcakani -
Of all the roles actress and singer Lucia Mthiyane has taken on, she most revels in the title of “Culinary Goddess.” With an avid love...
Read more

Miss SA talks food memories and farmer appreciation

Mzansi Flavour Noluthando Ngcakani -
While she might hold the title of South Africa’s most beautiful woman, Shudufadzo Musida (24) vows to stay true and honest to her Venda...

‘I’m no Pablo Escobar, but I am a bad-ass chef’

Mzansi Flavour Noluthando Ngcakani -
The adage, “you eat with your eyes” has never been truer in an era where social media rules the world, says chef Jess Levin...

FARMERS INSIDE TRACK

Farmer’s Inside Track is supported by Food For Mzansi. Inspiration for your business and life from South Africa’s farmers and agripreneurs. Love how we salute the unsung heroes of agriculture? Why not connect with us on our social media platforms.

LATEST ARTICLES

Movers and Shakers

‘Start now, do not idle at government’s expense,’ says NW farmer

Noluthando Ngcakani -
It is a Monday morning, at 04:50. While many South Africans are still deep in sleep’s embrace, Olerile Lekgetho (35) has just shovelled down...
Read more
News

La Niña weather brings hope for drought-stricken areas

Sinesipho Tom -
The growth projections in Mzansi’s agriculture sector for 2021 are looking up as long as commodity prices are maintained and weather conditions materialise as...
Read more
News

Three things happening in SA agriculture today, 24 November 2020

Duncan Masiwa -
Today on the South African agricultural agenda we spotlight a webinar series discussing policy innovations around agri-tech, mechanisation, food systems and more. Also worthy of...
Read more
News

Farmer Angus sells 85% of his egg business to farmworkers

Staff Reporter -
In a recent drive to upskill and empower his farmworkers, regenerative livestock farmer Angus McIntosh of the Farmer Angus brand, sold 85% of his...
Read more
News

‘It’s raining cats and dogs,’ yes, but snakes?

Noluthando Ngcakani -
The Northern Cape department of agriculture has welcomed recent rains, but cautions farmers and communities to be on high alert for increased snake activity...
Read more
Groundbreakers

I really want to make a difference, says young leader

Duncan Masiwa -
To many, Breyton Milford is known as the fellow promoting the image of agriculture to the general public as promotion and marketing organisation Agri-Expo’s...
Read more
News

These 10 food and beverage trends will drive innovation in 2021

Staff Reporter -
Consumers are searching for brands that can build trust, provide authentic and credible products, and create shopper confidence in a pandemic-ridden world. Therefore, transparency...
Read more
News

Three things happening in SA agriculture today, 23 November 2020

Noluthando Ngcakani -
December is fast approaching but as usual there is no rest for the agriculturalists of Mzansi! On the Food For Mzansi radar today Malabo Montpellier...
Read more
Inspiration

Farmer keeps father’s memory alive through working the land

Noluthando Ngcakani -
Daniel Maqala (59) credits his father’s teachings as the catalyst of his own farming passions. The son of farmworkers, Maqala grew up in the eastern...
Read more
Recipes

Plant-based diaries: Weeknight meals on a dime

Dané Vermeulen -
Foodie Dané Vermeulen recently decided to adopt a plant-based diet for healthy lifestyle reasons. As a meat-lover this was no easy decision, but a sky-high blood...
Read more
123...146Page 2 of 146

MOST POPULAR

Here’s the official lockdown permit for essential services

News Staff Reporter -
This article contains a link to the official permit farmers and their workers will have to carry with them during the 21-day Covid-19 lockdown...
Read more

He’s only 19, but already a successful livestock farmer

Commercial Farmer Magnificent Mndebele -
“Farming is in me, it runs in my blood and my veins. I am a farmer by birth,” confidently declares Thabo Dithakgwe (19), one...
Read more

Government ‘kicks 80-year-old farmer in the teeth’

News Noluthando Ngcakani -
For 80-year-old farmer David Rakgase government’s decision to include his farm on a widely publicised list of 896 state farms that are up for...
Read more

‘Government didn’t help us. The farmers did!’

News Ivor Price -
It rained carrots, cauliflowers, onions, potatoes and butternuts in many poverty-stricken communities of the Western Cape this morning when three agricultural organisations joined forces...
Read more
Load more

Food For Mzansi is an initiative to introduce South Africans to the unsung heroes of the agricultural industry. We unashamedly share success stories and good news from the farms and agri-businesses who feed South Africa. We believe in the power of agriculture to promote nation building and social cohesion by telling stories that are often overlooked by broader society.

Browse

About Us

Social Networks