Drones have been getting a bad rap, but it is possible they can solve some of the world’s food and environmental problems, writes Arthur Goldstuck.
SA’s land redistribution policies will not follow Zimbabwe’s due to the country’s law, says Rural Development and Land Reform Minister Gugile Nkwinti.
ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe faced farmers’ questions about land reform, food security, labour unrest and agricultural policy inconsistencies.
Illovo Malawi is locked in a dispute with farmers who claim it has occupied their land for decades
Colonialism and apartheid came and went, but the defining symbol of status – a farm – remains the same.
Several initiatives are under way to stop the abuse of antibiotics.
The National Council of Provinces chairperson Thandi Modise has lodged a complaint with the Press Ombudsman against the Sowetan, a spokesperson said.
Playing the gender card has its merits, but will Thandi Modise also do and say the unthinkable just to stay alive, asks Haji Mohamed Dawjee.
The numbers speak for themselves: Africa’s smallholder farmers can be agriculture’s game changers of the 21st century.
The budget for subsistence support has soared, but poor implementation is hampering growth.
A Gupta-linked colliery has been accused of polluting the Olifants River, a vital source of water for food crop irrigation on farms around Delmas.
Without proper and immediate planning by the government, the expected water shortage in South Africa will have disastrous consequences.
Greater political stability and a push by countries for food self-sufficiency has made the continent attractive for international equipment makers.
China is spending almost R325-million to trigger rain artificially, which will help farmers whose crops are suffering in scorching summer weather.
African Conservation Trust is the runner-ip in the Non-Profit Organisations Award sponsored by Nedbank.
A new bank in Zimbabwe is thrilling farmers and other owners of livestock by accepting cattle as currency and issuing tradeable certificates.
High prices are reviving the crop from its slump, but the demographics are altogether different.
Critics say reform policy has done little to improve food security or the agricultural business sector.
On a recent visit to Japan, Jay Naidoo was struck by the success of smallholder farming, and left convinced it could solve Africa’s hunger crisis.
A number of apps and cellphone-based programmes are being developed to help small-scale Kenyan farmers increase their agricultural skills and yields.
Despite their efforts to stop it, few Brandbach locals believe they can save their environment.
A new minimum wage of R105 a day for farm workers may heighten concerns about rural poverty.
Malema has developed the disease familiar to every Karoo boertjie: the longing for die ou plaas, unquenchable even in the loveliest of other places.
Bee farmers in Vietnam are being forced to change decades of best practice to deal with a changing climate, writes Mike Shanahan.
Cheaper chicken costs local jobs, but how you feel about it seems to depend on where in the food chain you are, writes Lloyd Gedye.
After a big spike in maize prices last year — Grain SA hopes that a new information mechanism will make the market more transparent.
The opportunities are there and leaders must work together to make them bear fruit.
Investing in rare breeds can offer better returns than the stock market or a bank, in a wildlife industry that continues to grow in leaps and bounds.
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/ 27 November 2011
Poor farmers across Africa can see clear signs of the impact of climate change, with the continent already struggling to feed itself.
An increasing number of farmers in India are exploiting a shift in taste towards fruits and vegetables among Indians.
Ndivhuwo Nyambeni’s avocado farm is different to what you might find elsewhere.
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/ 13 December 2010
More SA farmers expect to receive land offers in Mozambique as they seek to expand across Africa amid uncertainty over land reform at home.