Keith and Jacqui Middleton have faced some tough challenges in 15 years of farming, but this has not weakened their determination to take their business to the top of the emerging commercial farming sector in the next ten years. The Middletons’ farm, African Joy, is part of the Orange-Riet irrigation scheme near Jacobsdal in the […]
By Mohamadou Ba With an estimated population of nearly 95,000,000, of which more than 50% are women, the DRC has one of the lowest primary school enrollment rates in the world, ahead of South Sudan, Afghanistan, and Somalia. The education situation in the DRC is even more worrying because the school completion rate in several […]
We take a look back at African Farming’s Beef Farmers’ Day event that took place on Monday, 7 February in Polokwane. Our editor Peter Mashala and the legendary Doc Faffa Malan share their thoughts on the successful event along with other farming experts and local farmers. Source link
African Farming presenter Tony Ndoro discusses the topic of nutrition in farming with Dieter Fleischmann who is the AFGRI Animal Feeds, Sales and Marketing Director along with Ratselane Marumo, Afrivet Business Management, Sale and Marketing Manager for export and Vleissentraal Auctioneer, Craig Le Roux. Source link
This week in African Farming, host Tony Ndoro finds himself in the Free State with the Middleton farming family. Keith, Jacqui and KJ Middleton farm with livestock and lucern and discuss the many challenges they face. Our panel experts are also back in the studio to chat about growth in farming despite challenges. Tune in […]
by Erica Paiva Have you ever found yourself looking into the future imagining what it could be, how it could be, and how happy you can be and years later, living that future, looked back and saw how much you lost? How much did you not feel? How much were you deluded by the dictates […]
by Safiyyah Boolay-Jappie Avoidance is one of the more sinister patterns that we adopt. Firstly, by avoiding the discomfort we’re trying to escape, we ironically make it permanent in our lives. Secondly, as a function of avoidance, we make our power to improve our situation invisible to ourselves. We make the cycle of pain and […]
by Lionesses of Africa Operations Department With so much going on in the world in the form of Covid shutdowns in China; continued Supply Chain issues; higher prices pushed even higher thanks to a war in what is clearly the world’s and if the massive import needs are anything to go by – Africa’s largest […]
Book Review When you are starting out in business, learning the art of media relations can be a daunting prospect, but Felicity Cowie in her new book Exposure, provides a practical and insightful playbook for doing just that. She genuinely empowers entrepreneurs to take control of their own media coverage generation and journalist relationship building […]
Lioness Weekender spoke to the purpose-driven Tutuwa Ahwoi to learn more about what drives her to build a business and brand that empowers women communities and customers alike. What does your company do? Nokware makes solution-driven natural skincare. Nokware [“Knock-Wah-Ri”] means “Truth” in Twi, a local Ghanaian language. Originating from Africa’s rich traditions and resources, […]