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Farmer 101: Need help growing potatoes?

by Vateka Halile

8th July 2022

GATHER TO GROW: Energy-packed, rich in Vitamin C and potassium (and delicious), we can't live without potatoes. But what does it take to grow them? Experts give tips and also ...

Food scraps and yard waste together currently make up more than 30% of what we throw away, and could be composted instead. Babalwa Mpayipheli uses the technique of bokashi composting. Photo: Supplird/Health For Mzansi

How to make compost with kitchen scraps

by Duncan Masiwa

29th June 2022

LIFESTYLE: Since our kitchens serve as headquarters for all things food-related, little heaps of liquid gold build up all the time. Instead of throwing your kitchen scraps away, consider making ...

Five top tips for farming with peppers

by Nicole Ludolph

21st June 2022

FARMER'S INSIDE TRACK: Peppers regularly pop up in most of our fridges these days and their popularity is on the up among Mzansi's farmers. Three pepper producers share their secrets ...

Not only does the ARC’s mobile soil testing lab provide nutrient status information, it also advises farmers on the quantities of fertiliser to add at specific crop growth stages. Photo: Supplied/Food For Mzansi

Soil testing lab on wheels come to rural farmers’ rescue

by Duncan Masiwa

3rd June 2021

Farmers in deep rural areas and far-flung agricultural communities across Mzansi could soon be receiving agricultural advice right on their doorstep. This is thanks to a mobile agricultural laboratory launched ...

WATCH: Regenerative agriculture can help fight climate change

by Duncan Masiwa

14th October 2021

Stellenbosch farmer Angus McIntosh believes that one of the secrets in fighting global warming and climate change lies in regenerative agriculture. In this week’s Farmer’s Inside Track video, McIntosh, the ...

Pictured: Jennifer Roets, communications and events consultant for Produce Marketing Association (PMA) in SA and the Animal Feed Manufacturers Association (AFMA).

Agri Careers: Meet an agricultural communications and events consultant

by Duncan Masiwa

5th August 2020

If you’re considering a career in communication, with a friendly outgoing personality to match, then consider planting yourself in Mzansi’s fertile agricultural industry. Jennifer Roets (51) unexpectedly ended up in ...

Angus McIntosh practices regenerative farming principles on his 126-hectare farm in Stellenbosch, Western Cape.

PODCAST: Regenerative farmer works to repair damaged land

by Duncan Masiwa

25th March 2020

In another exciting Farmer's Inside Track podcast episode, Angus McIntosh, regenerative farmer and one of the Mzansi’s few grass-fed, pasture-reared beef producers, joins Food For Mzansi co-founder, Kobus Louwrens and ...

Farmer’s love for soil led him back to the promised land

by Chantélle Hartebeest

26th February 2020

As a budding scientist, a young Morgan Brand could never imagine that one day he would end up back on his father’s farm as, well, the farmer. His father, John, ...

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