Tag: National Agricultural Marketing Council (NAMC)

If you are looking for a crop that can be grown throughout the year and generate big profits, an agricultural economist explains why spring onions might be the answer.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT: South Africa's agricultural sector is slowly attracting more young farmers. But in order to persuade more to come on board, real examples of young entrepreneurs being supported ...

Livestock production in South Africa is by far the biggest agricultural sub-sector. Agricultural economist Thabile Nkunjana unpacks the country’s domestic pork industry, the rapid growth in production and persistent disease ...

The world is in a crisis when it comes to its global bee population and agricultural role players are on a mission to save the global bee population with some ...

Food for thought: Because of inadequate biosecurity systems in the country, many export markets remain untapped for Mzansi's poultry sector. Government must prioritise the resources to help the sector unlock ...

Farmers who use WhatsApp in their businesses, and who own older smartphone models, should double check that the app will continue to be supported on their devices come 1 November.

Since April 2019, South Africa had 102 African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreaks. Dr Dorothea Mostert, a production consultant from CS Vet veterinary production consultancy, says that ASF poses a significant ...

With less than six months left until current statutory measures expire, the dairy industry asked agriculture, land reform and rural development minister Thoko Didiza to uphold this for a further ...

With a PhD in Agricultural Economics from the North-West University and a cumulative 10 years’ experience in the South African agricultural sector, the new general manager of the South African ...