Stable interest rate offers relief and opportunity for South African agriculture – Standard Bank
JOHANNESBURG — South Africa’s agricultural sector is finding room to breathe after the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) opted to hold the country’s key...
Africa’s farm mechanization needs a new approach to succeed
By Beth BechdolFor decades, Africa’s agricultural mechanization has been guided by a stubborn assumption: if tractors transformed farming elsewhere, surely, they would do the...
2025 – the year when land reform underwent a baptism of fire
Land Reform - 2025 was the year that subjected the land reform programme to the most rigorous litmus test yet. The enactment of...
International Day of Education (24 January 2026): Farms as Learning Spaces
Education does not only happen in classrooms. It happens wherever people are supported to learn by doing. Where knowledge is tested against reality, mistakes...
Op-ed : Illicit alcohol: a brewing threat to health and workplace safety
By Rhys Evans, Managing Director at ALCO-SafeSouth Africa has one of the highest levels of alcohol consumption per capita in the world, and our...
Lawn and order -keeping your grass in the check
Rescue tips for rainy summersJanuary is here, which means we’re right in the heart of summer. As the heat sets in, our gardens become...
Surging meat prices put a damper on December braais
By Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural Economist, FNB CommercialWith the December holidays just around the corner, South Africans are facing tough news: meat prices have...
Op-Ed : The drought is here, and only technology, foresight, and policy will save...
Nelson Maina is the Communications Manager at Elgon KenyaKenya is walking—quietly and dangerously—into one of the most severe agricultural crises in recent memory. Recently, the Government flagged 22...
Plough through summer tasks: 5 ways a garden tractor can lighten your load
Summer, with all its beauty and bounty, has arrived, ushering in peak growth season. Lawns thicken and spread, foliage fills out, and crops push...
CPAs urged to use festive season downtime to fix governance gaps and unlock the...
The success of South Africa’s land restitution programme depends heavily on the ability of Communal Property Associations (CPAs) to manage restored and redistributed land...