MAIZE

You too can win on the JSE

Article Tshegofatso Mathe - 14 Aug 2019

Low fees are attracting investors to a range of listed exchange-traded products

Maize vs time: The race to feed SA

Article Sipho Kings - 25 Jan 2019

The planting season started with predictions of a record crop but the weather had other plans

2018 Young Farmer Award winner – Senakhomo Farming

Article Youlendree Appasamy - 24 Aug 2018

Senakhomo is recognised for her outstanding maize yields

Key challenges for Kenya in big push to reduce post— harvest losses

Article Priscilla Wainaina - 16 Apr 2018

Post-harvest management will reduce losses and improve food availability

Farmers are smiling – up to a point

Article Staff Reporter - 4 Apr 2017

The prospect of a bumper crop has caused prices to plummet and debts still have to be paid back.

Growing pains are a family matter

Article Lynley Donnelly - 31 Mar 2017

Maize is a tough sell – but Lawrence Mtsweni and his daughters are keeping the dream alive.

Full horror of drought emerges

Article Sipho Kings - 28 Jan 2016

The recent rains might ameliorate a bleak picture but there appears to be no silver lining to the problems ahead, including food supply.

Drought’s devastating ripple effect

Article Staff Reporter - 14 Jan 2016

Maize harvests are tipped to be lower, threatening food security and inflation in the entire region.

Drought-resistent maize key to food security

Article Tinashe Kapuya - 5 Nov 2015

Wema was developed for dryland farmers, particularly smallholders, who are dependent mainly on rainfall.

Zimbabweans go hungry as drought hammers southern Africa

Africa bogdan TagDiv - 26 May 2015

While the impact is looking serious for Zimbabwe, the drought could also hit southern Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique and Namibia.

Land tenure limits Eastern Cape’s crops

Article bogdan TagDiv - 19 Mar 2015

Given the agricultural potential in former homelands and the challenges of communal land policies, this may be the time to review them.

SA to export maize to China

Article bogdan TagDiv - 1 Jul 2014

Talks between the South African and Chinese governments have concluded and the plan awaits political signing before first exports to China can begin.

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