Tag: Grain SA

A focused effort by Grain SA to mentor and to help new farmers across the country develop, has yielded a good crop of positive outcomes. Founded in 2000, the commodity ...

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 ...

Women might increasingly be taking a driving seat in agriculture, but they still face a number of challenges, including access to land and financing. “The thinking of agriculture as a ...

In the first week of August, maize and citrus farmers who are currently harvest will be hard hit by the dramatic increase in fuel prices. Diesel will cost 47 cents ...

Grain SA economist Luan van der Walt warns that agricultural inputs used for the production of grain and maize might not reach farmers in time in the event of a ...

With the Nampo Harvest Day being cancelled for a second consecutive year, Free State entrepreneurs have suffered great financial losses which have severely impacted their businesses. Hosted in Bothaville, just ...

After a decade at the helm of grain producers’ organisation Grain SA, Jannie de Villiers will retire later this year. Sinesipho Tom checked in with the agriculture leader who has ...

For grain farmers in the north of South Africa, autumn is one of the busiest times of the year as they work around the clock to harvest and transport their ...

Mzansi famers are expecting yet another bumper maize harvest with the latest crop estimates banking the size of commercial maize crops for 2021 at a massive 15 922 million tonnes. ...

Grains contribute significantly to the agricultural sector in South Africa, according to Mordor Intelligence, producing between 25% and 33% of the country's total gross agricultural production. If you're a starter farmer wanting to ...