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Floods in KwaZulu-Natal have caused great economic and social damage, and the state of the Durban port has export farmers worried. Photo: Supplied

KZN floods: Durban port has export farmers worried

by Duncan Masiwa

19th Apr 2022

His message to growers was to expect the unexpected in 2022, but he never thought he would see containers drifting down a highway. Citrus Growers CEO Justin Chadwick says the ...

Leaders in the agricultural space will listen closely to this year's State of the National Address for encouraging words on a host of critical challenges keeping the sector back. Pictured from the left are Agri SA executive director Christo van der Rheede, President Cyril Ramaphosa and Political analyst Mpumelelo Mkhabela. Photos: Supplied/Food For Mzansi

SONA: Ramaphosa has a tough crowd in the agri sector

by Tiisetso Manoko

10th Feb 2022

SONA 2022: Ports, Eskom, the Land Bank, land reform and last year's promises... There's a long list of critical issues that need to be sorted for Mzansi's agri sector, and ...

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

SONA: Citrus industry wants urgent rescue plan for ports

by Duncan Masiwa

10th Feb 2022

President Ramaphosa needs to announce urgent short-term plans to unclog operations at Durban and Cape Town port container terminals in his State of the Nation Address, urges the citrus industry. ...

You don’t need huge amounts of money to start a farming business or street hustle. At Food For Mzansi, we’ve learnt that a little can carry you a long way. Photo: Supplied/ Food For Mzansi

How to turn that R350 social grant into a side hustle

by Sinesipho Tom

11th Aug 2021

Social media was abuzz after President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a new R350-grant for those who are struggling to meet their most basic needs. We asked some farmers and agripreneurs for ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams as the new minister of small business development. Photo: Supplied/GCIS

Agripreneurs urge Stella to get her cannabis groove on

by Duncan Masiwa

9th Aug 2021

Agripreneurs have welcomed the appointment of Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams as the new minister of small business development. Born and raised in the Eastern Cape, they believe she will have a rare ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Sunday evening [27 June 2021] that farms along with other essential services will be allowed to operate during the 14-day level 4 lockdown to keep the economy flowing. Photo: Supplied/ Food For Mzansi

Farmers continue to feed SA despite 14-day hard lockdown

by Sinesipho Tom

29th Jun 2021

Farming remains an essential service and the country’s producers are leaving no stone unturned to feed the nation amid the 14-day hard lockdown. This, after President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday ...

The comeback: South Africans are ready to get started on those home brews again in response to the return of lockdown alert level four and the booze ban. Photo: Supplied/Food For Mzansi

Recipes: Lockdown home brews are here again, but be safe!

by Noluthando Ngcakani

29th Jun 2021

With a blanket ban on booze in full effect for at least the next two weeks, Mzansi is ready to rekindle its love affair with pineapple and ginger home brews. ...

The South Africa’s Liquor Brandowners Association (SALBA) are in their feelings after anti-alcohol group suggested that government initiate another ban on the sale of alcohol. Photo: Supplied/Food For Mzansi

Level 4: ‘There is no vaccine for poverty,’ warns liquor industry

by Tunicia Phillips

28th Jun 2021

While the Beer Association of South Africa warns that a 14-day alcohol sales ban would be the “death knell for jobs”, agripreneurs are scrambling to save what is left of ...

The G7 summit kicked off in the southwest England town of Cornwall today. Photo: Supplied/Food For Mzansi

G7 summit kicks off in regenerative farming hub

by Ivor Price

11th Jun 2021

While agricultural reform is not on the agenda for the G7 summit currently underway, the three-day event is held in Cornwall, a southwest England town with a rich farming history. ...

The economic reconstruction and recovery plan announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa as a response to the ravaging impact of Covid-19 on the economy, identifies localisation as a strategy for the recovery and growth of agribusinesses. Photo: Supplied/GCIS

Load shedding: ‘Eskom is going to finish off farmers’

by Ivor Price

11th Jun 2021

“Winter is a very hectic season for small-scale farmers. Now we also hear that Eskom is going to finish us off. So much for a backward new dawn.” This is ...

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