A comparative study exploring the challenges farmers face in two cattle-farming provinces in South Africa and Kenya shows that trader or broker market control, prevalent in Kenya, should be avoided in South Africa as market access for farmers is improved.
We have written before about the valuable place occupied by agricultural shows and events. Work on our first agricultural publication was confirmed after attending South Africa’s Nampo Harvest Day in 2003 (see our account on that here), and as the years passed, we anticipated this and similar events with enthusiasm as a place to meet up with old friends and to keep our fingers on the pulse.
After engaging with the global experts on climate change, the Carbon Trust, Westfalia Fruit is ensuring compliance with best practice for carbon emissions.
South Africa started its first full-fledged planting of saffron this year, and the first season exceeded all expectations, with most farmers producing successful crops.
Wanting to know more about agriculture in South Africa? Whether you are wanting to export to this country, import from it, or are just plain curious about what happens here, you will find Agribook Digital a very useful first stop
This week we had a query about starting a poultry enterprise.
When we started the agricultural project in 2003 the term “Global village” was in vogue, perfectly capturing the immediacy and connectedness of the different countries on planet earth. What it pointed to still applies.
