Another growing season for Grodan and Signify to pioneer additional energy efficiency improvements and...
Grodan, the global leader in supplying innovative, sustainable stone wool growing media solutions for the professional horticulture industry, has teamed up again with Signify,...
Antonio Marzia appointed to lead Topcon Agriculture as executive vice president and general manager
Topcon Positioning Systems has announced the appointment of Antonio Marzia as executive vice president and general manager of Topcon Agriculture. Marzia succeeds Albert Zahalka — who has...
Lamb Champs 2024: The Free State hosts a celebration of local lamb excellence
The Southern African Agri Initiative (Saai) is excited to announce the winners of the Lamb Champs Reitz 2024 competition, where the finest lamb meat...
75 percent of farmers are open to innovation to cope with climate change, global...
75 percent of farmers are already impacted by climate change or worried about its impacts, and 71 percent of them report reduced yields as...
What would it take to start an agricultural revolution in Lusikisiki?
By providing scaled access to inputs, training and support, the Grow the Growers project is developing lucrative and sustainable livelihood pathways for small farmers...
Bigger and smarter investments in small-scale agriculture are key to build a prosperous Africa
“Our first line of action against climate change, hunger and poverty is prosperous rural communities. Investing in small-scale farmers and rural entrepreneurs is the ...
Standard Bank partnership with Sappi continues to empower burgeoning youth farmers
Standard Bank’s partnership with the aquaponics project at the Sappi Ngodwana Nursery has led to 16 jobs and seen 28 aspiring farmers take up...
Engen’s enduring partnership with Nampo continues to empower farmers
Engen reaffirmed its support for the agricultural sector by partnering with Grain SA at Nampo Cape 2024.Held from 11-14 September in Bredasdorp, Western Cape,...
WPF releases training materials to help farmers keep poultry healthy
The World Poultry Foundation (WPF) has released new training materials for new chicken farmers, to help them keep their birds healthy and avoid disease.The...
Food inflation ended its 8-month deceleration, ticking 4.1% higher y-y in August 2024.
The latest update on South Africa’s consumer price inflation showed a further slowdown to 4.4% y/y in August 2024, which is a 40-month low...