Could any good have come from South Africa's traumatic pandemic lockdowns? If the good comes in the form of wisdom, resilience and preparedness, then Mzansi's farmers say yes. Farmers share ...
In this podcast episode Dr Sifiso Ntombela, chief economist for the NAMC, says that 2021 has been a challenging year for people in agriculture but looking ahead, there are positives ...
Like many South Africans, Manuel Mapossa lost his job during the Covid-19 pandemic after dedicating 13 years of his life to the hospitality industry. But this didn't break his spirit ...
What can Mzansi's small-scale farmers do to keep their businesses running as the number of farmers in the country is on a steady decline? According to a recent report by ...
When the Covid-19 pandemic disrupted supply chains and exacerbated the financial afflictions of smallholder farmers across Southern Africa, Bayer collaborated with various agricultural organisations to prevent the health crisis from ...
Agri SA asked government to clarify its stance on livestock auctions following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement of an adjusted level 4 lockdown. The agricultural organisation found government’s published regulation to ...
Farmers have vowed to assist farmworkers in registering for phase two of Mzansi’s Covid-19 vaccine roll-out. This, as government has set a target of vaccinating at least 5.5 million people ...
If there is one thing the Covid-19 pandemic has taught South Africans, it is the importance of saving for hard times. Also, it has highlighted the need for insurance companies ...
While the nation is engulfed in the Covid-19 pandemic, a Western Cape farmer would also like to draw attention to, what he describes as, “the plastic pandemic”. His farm is ...
Structural constraints affecting the agriculture industry during and after the covid-19 pandemic will be addressed, said Thoko Didiza, minister of agriculture, land reform and rural development, during an online summit ...