They have the skills to farm successfully but need financing from banks and post-settlement support from the state
Across Kenya’s ochre fields, farmers are switching coffee and tea for avocados in a bid to profit from increasing European demand
Afghanistan’s 2018 wheat harvest is already expected to be the lowest since at least 2011
There is some resistance on the continent and debate on preserving its traditional seed base instead
‘The roses are much better… I make good money from roses. They are resistant and don’t require as much expense or work’
Looking at Kenya’s rainwater harvesting, the government favours runoff systems in the form of dams because they can serve a larger population
Farmers needs a way to manage harmful insects without destroying the ecological balance
Crops such as fonio, a plant indigenous to West Africa, rather than those planted for export, are being grown to fight hunger and climate change
In periods of water stress, farmers need support, research assistance and empathy from governments and competing water users
Day Zero: Farms take a hit from the Cape water crisis.
There is a lot of red tape when applying for a piece of farmland but I don’t think there is anything really stopping us from getting in there
Higher borrowing costs will hurt farmers who need credit to operate and are just getting over the drought
Critics say it drives up prices; it says it brings them down. The M&G takes a closer look.
Giving people land and then depriving them of appropriate support to earn a living from the land is regressive
Biotechnology boosts the resistance of crops to drought and disease, and increases the levels of crucial micronutrients in the produce.
The overuse and abuse of antibiotics strengthens lethal, drug-resistant bacteria.
The ties that bind Africans to their land need markets, credit and exposure to new practices so that young people can stay on their farms.
There is a shortage of farmers and the occupation is ageing. The UK alone needs 60 000 newcomers in the sector in the next ten years.
Thinking and growing local would create opportunities for entrepreneurs to develop and promote nutritious indigenous vegetables, argues Esther Ngumbi.
Locals are policing the Tegeta mine in Mpumalanga after long-standing battles about environmental noncompliance.
South African soil is unsuited to ploughing and farmers have found an alternative way to plant in no-till farming.
Past experience has shown that the government will continue to permit industry such as mining that destroys water supplies.
Unconstitutional land expropriation could ruin South Africa’s bread basket.
Food security has the potential to become a crucial issue amid surging population growth, and our farmers are ageing.
Farmers have responded to state efforts to legislate labour relations by leaving the sector or mechanising and restructuring their workforces.
The farming sector is growing and facing major changes that increasingly require more skilled labour.
Surviving climate change and its effects on small-scale and self-sufficient farmers depends on political will at national and international levels.
The current Regulation of Land Holdings Bill raises so many problems and questions that serious challenges are inevitable.
Though many white farmers are content to chew the cud over new equipment, others are plotting reform.
A proposed Gauteng coal mine is threatening 20 000 hectares of food-rich land and vital water sources.
Nieuwoudtville rooibos farmers are essentially being forced to sell to a state-funded factory.
The Department of Labour is investigating allegations of child labour on a farm in the Hex Valley, outside De Doorns.