Horticulture
latest news & developments
South Africa’s agricultural performance so far this year is not all doom and gloom
The outbreak of animal disease is a concern but there’s good news from the field crops, horticulture and poultry sectors
Crop data reaffirms South African agriculture’s recovery path
This could be good for consumers as prices drop.
SA’s agricultural fortunes contracted in second quarter but a recovery is predicted
The mid-summer drought and animal diseases resulted in reduced crop yields and hurt the poultry, piggery and cattle sectors
Is South Africa’s agricultural trade surplus beginning to flower?
The widening trade surplus is mainly a result of a notable decline in import value, not necessarily a growth in exports
City planners, street vendors and spaza shops could help keep South Africans fed. Here’s how
Local governments back many projects where people can grow vegetables in urban areas, but researchers say that it’s not enough to curb hunger
The art of naming things that already have names
A vast collaborative project staged over three cities confronts the colonisation of plants
Fight for Philippi: Cape farmland could lose ground to housing
A stretch of farmland that could prove vital to Cape Town’s food security is threatened by development, illegal dumping and informal settlements.
More home-grown veg as British, US belts tighten
Almost 70 years after Britons were urged to Dig For Victory to produce hearty home-grown food to help the war effort, domestic horticulture is coming back.