Rising interest rates and wetness place a dampener on a potentially excellent agriculture season
After a bullish start to the 2021/22 agriculture season with prospects of another excellent season despite cost pressures, the sector faces a further challenge...
Why For Smallholders Questions Are More Important Than Answers?
By : Dr. Nimrod Israely is the Founder and CEO at Biofeed Ltd. based in Israel
Solid and successful sectors, e.g., natural minerals, know well how...
Mantashe’s point of view a setback for agricultural development
If transformation has to be interpreted as cadre deployment like Gwede Mantashe, Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, directed, Saai, as South Africa’s network...
Enhancing good money management decisions is key for farmers
While agriculture has played a crucial role in contributing to the country’s GDP, even during this unfavourable period of the Covid-19 pandemic, this sector...
Reflecting on the ground covered in land reform and where the land reform programme...
By Peter Setou, Chief Executive, Vumelana Advisory FundThe past year was a mixed bag for the land reform programme. While the claimant communities and...
Op-Ed : Protecting bees, Safeguarding livelihoods!
By Dr. Chimimba David PhiriBees are tiny Food Heroes without which most of the food we eat would not exist. Bees, one of the...
Third quarter 2021 slump in agriculture GDP a surprise but not a concern
Weather is the single most important variable in determining the success of agriculture and its contribution to the economy. The new agriculture season started...
An expensive braai season as meat prices surge to record highs for December 2021
It is now in the middle of December and some people have already retired for the holidays while others are gearing themselves up for...
Op-Ed: Livestock derived foods- vital to tackling food and nutrition insecurity in Africa.
By: Dr Chimimba David PhiriMore than one-third of the world’s undernourished people reside in Africa. The number of chronically undernourished continues to rise on...
Vumelana notes the outcome of the EWC debate and vote – now government must...
The Vumelana Advisory Fund has noted the outcome of deliberations and voting in the National Assembly on the proposed amendments to section 25 of...