Officials said South Africa’s phytosanitary and biosecurity requirements are world class and the department is awaiting bilateral trade agreements to be resolved to begin exports…

Land is more than a physical resource — it is the foundation of identity, freedom and dignity in places as far-flung as North America, Australia and New Zealand to Gaza, India…

While the recent rains caused damage to infrastructure and in communities, it does more good than bad in agriculture

They produce about a third of the world’s food and fair pricing is critical to secure their livelihoods, build resilience and tackle issues such as food security and climate change

When the country legalised some types of cannabis, it threw a centuries-old industry into disarray

Agra’s drive for a ‘green revolution’ has reduced crop diversity, created a dependency on commercial seeds and fertiliser and increased vulnerability to drought

Long before the political crisis in the country, food production decreased because of environmental problems

This reflects a moderation of sales after excellent sales figures in 2022. But higher interest rates and a poor 2023-24 summer crop add pressure to farmers’ finances

The devastation of Cyclone Freddy, which Storm Ana and Cyclone Gombe, is being exacerbated by the drought brought on by El Niño

The M&G’s basic food basket survey shows that supermarket prices don’t always drop when those at fresh produce markets do

Farmers have been hard hit by everything from load-shedding to transport costs and supermarkets say they have not passed the costs of running generators on to battling consumers

Small and medium-sized farmers are installing biodigesters to turn their animal waste into biogas for cooking and lighting

Farmers in the Apies River area decry the damage pollution from the defective wastewater treatment plant has done to their farms and livelihoods

Government says the draft rules are to address the disparities in access to water use left over from apartheid

European state banks are happy to finance projects using pesticides deemed too dangerous for people in their own countries. One of these is in Ghana

The growers say ‘unjustified, discriminatory and scientifically flawed’ new regulations are a political move to block South African citrus from entering the EU

It is critical that efforts to put quality seeds in the hands of smallholder farmers, who represent 70% of Africa’s agricultural production, are accelerated.

The advent of digital technology in agriculture has made accessing markets, agribusiness information and financial services easier for farmers

We will have a poorer harvest than the glowing 2020-21 harvest, but will probably not have to import supplies

No to ‘climate-stupid’ agriculture