Collaboration between established, mainly white, commercial farmers and black emerging commercial farmers is vital to successful agricultural transformation in South Africa. Established farmers have the knowledge and experience, the infrastructure and the networking channels to help those starting out in the field. This kind of support generates positive transformation. There is a wellspring of goodwill […]
South Africa’s food security and the survival of agribusinesses depend on the entry of more black farmers to the sector. While subsistence farming has a place in rural communities, commercial farming needs to grow to sustain agriculture. This growth requires the support of innovative financing packages. Access to financing is probably the biggest hurdle faced […]
This week on African Farming, Tony Ndoro spends time with Gerswin Louw, who runs a farming operation producing grains, citrus and quality merino sheep and our panel of experts discuss industry regulations and standards. Tune in on Thursday at 19:00 on Mzansi Wethu, DStv channel 163. Source link
African Farming host Tony Ndoro sits down with panel experts Praveen Dwarika from Afgri’s Lemang Agricultural Services, Afrivet’s Siyanda Mabaso with Nico Groenewald from Standard Bank and Allan Sinclair of Vleissentraal, Bloemfontein to discuss transformation in farming. Source link
June is mid-winter with 21 June being the shortest day and longest night of the year in the southern hemisphere. Summer crops like maize, soya beans, sunflower and sorghum are harvested in winter and June can be a busy month for crop farmers. It’s maintenance and catch-up time for livestock farmers who have planned for […]
WHAT IS RESPIRATORY DISEASE? Respiratory disease generally refers to a disease whose symptoms include mainly the respiratory tract, which starts with the nose and ends with the lungs. It remains the costliest disease in the form of both mortalities and/or poor health. WHAT CAUSES THE DISEASE? Respiratory disease is complex and will often have more […]
What inspired you to start your company? As a child I read fashion magazines and shows and I loved the art of make-up and always played dress-up during my leisure time. After my mum saw my growing interest in the fashion industry, she purchased my first ever make-up kit for me. Those helped me improve […]
What inspired you to start your company? I was inspired by the need for cleaner spaces, especially in 2020 at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. I also identified a gap in the market for localized cleaning companies that better understood what the customers need. As a company we also distribute environmentally friendly cleaning products […]
Out of her desire to democratize healthcare using advanced technology during the COVID- 19 pandemic, Theddy’s company expanded its services by incorporating the Untold Global HealiT Laboratory that offers premium COVID-19 testing services to locals and travellers. Today, she possesses the first ever fully fledged mobile laboratory in Zambia that offers PCR testing. Her Laboratory is a […]
by Nontobeko Mbuyane Most of us will experience hard choices, stressful events and difficult situations that will impact us in one way or another for the rest of our lives. Hard times happen and they teach us lessons, make us stronger, and give us a deeper sense of self. After all, would sitting in the […]