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Agriculture

Black farmers in South Africa need support: how it could be done

By Nick Vink

Most countries have some sort of programme to help early career farmers to get established and South Africa sticks out like a sore thumb in not having one.

  • FILE: Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development & Land Reform Thoko Didiza. Picture: GCIS.

    Foot-and-mouth disease wreaking havoc on farm and communal areas

    Agriculture Minister Thoko Didiza said the country has been currently battling at least 56 foot-and-mouth outbreaks.

    120 days ago
  • FILE: Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Minister Thoko Didiza Thoko Didiza. Picture: GCIS.

    Agriculture Dept calls on PESP recipients not to misuse vouchers

    The department said that it had received numerous reports of vouchers being exchanged for cash, which defeated the initial purpose for these coupons.

    215 days ago
  • A Moorreesburg farmer has urged more young women to enter the agriculture sector.  Picture: Graig-lee Smith/Eyewitness News.

    Women empowerment: Swartland farmer on a mission to inspire other females

    Afreda Mars farms with sheep and grain.

    504 days ago
  • Farmer Richard Mashinini shows his farm in the Free State. Picture: Abigail Javier/EWN

    ANALYSIS: Problematic assumptions raise questions about SA’s land reform plan

    The new initiative reproduces the core weaknesses of post-apartheid state land and agricultural policy. These have done little to improve the livelihoods of the poor.

    653 days ago
  • AgriSA. Picture: Facebook.

    AgriSA renews calls for more decisive action to eradicate crime in communities

    The agricultural industry association has recently teamed up with the South African Police Service to ensure a more effective implementation of the Revised Rural Safety Strategy.

    727 days ago
  • Minister Didiza outlines plans aimed at continued food production

    Following the coronavirus lockdown in South Africa, Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Thoko Didiza announced plans to assist the agriculture industry to ensure continued food production.

    856 days ago
  • Picture: stock.xchng.

    Agri sector can’t afford cost of load shedding, says Agri Western Cape

    Agri Western Cape's Jannie Strydom said horticultural industries were generally energy-intensive, especially with regards to cold chains, for which a stable electricity supply was critical.

    880 days ago
  • Deputy President David Mabuza addressing the Mpumalanga Show at Mbombela Stadium on 31 August 2019. Picture: @DDMabuza/Twitter.

    Agriculture continues to be pivotal part of SA’s economy, Mabuza says

    The deputy president addressed the Mpumalanga Show at Mbombela Stadium on Saturday, where the annual event showcased agriculture, forestry, wildlife, tourism, and related sectors.

    1075 days ago
  • Drones are assisting farmers in Côte d'Ivoire to map and monitor their land from afar. Picture: WeFly Agri

    Drones offer bird's-eye view on Ivorian agriculture

    Farmers in Côte d'Ivoire are increasingly keeping an eye on their remote lands through the use of drones.

    1079 days ago
  • Picture: EWN.

    FAO warns food supply threatened by declining biodiversity

    Biodiversity enables agriculture systems to be more resilient to shocks such as disease and pest outbreaks, as well as coping with climate change.

    1265 days ago
  • FILE: People work in a field near Myohyangsan, in North Korea's north Pyongan province. Picture: AFP

    N Korea admits farming failures amid food shortages

    Agricultural production is chronically poor in the North, which has periodically been hit by famine, with hundreds of thousands dying - some estimates say millions - in the mid-1990s.

    1322 days ago
  • Picture: Pixabay.com

    [OPINION] Why it’s beneficial to organise smallholder farmers into groups

    South Africa's smallholder farmers face major obstacles but being in groups can help them.

    1512 days ago
  • Picture: EWN.

    [OPINION] SA needs to reverse corporate capture of agricultural policy

    David Fig says South Africa urgently needs to rethink its existing agricultural model.

    1534 days ago
  • FILE: A photo taken in November 2014 shows Riebeek Kasteel, a town in the wine-growing Swartland region of South Africa. Picture: AFP.

    [ANALYSIS] SA still way behind curve on transforming land ownership

    There is very little clarity as to who owns what land in South Africa. A lack of reliable data and statistics doesn't help.

    1730 days ago
  • A farmer inspects his land in the Free State. Picture: Christa Eybers/EWN.

    [OPINION] A 10-point plan to accelerate orderly land reform in SA

    The National Forum says political negligence has fuelled undue bureaucracy, mismanagement and corruption, which have severely hampered meaningful land reform.

    1841 days ago
  • An armyworm caterpillar eating the kernels of a cob of corn. Picture: AFP

    [ANALYSIS] Fall armyworm and the SADC

    Jean-Jacques Cornish unpacks the threat of the fall armyworm invasion to Southern Africa.

    2001 days ago
  • An armyworm. Picture: Pixabay.com

    SADC leaders meet to tackle armyworm invasion

    Leaders are gathering over the fall armyworm and other pests to assess the damage and discuss emergency plans.

    2001 days ago
  • Factfile on the African Armyworm, which is spreading in Africa and destroying many cereal crops.

    Inside the Southern Africa fall armyworm invasion

    Factfile on the African armyworm, which is spreading in Africa and destroying many cereal crops.

    2002 days ago
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