Rising input costs a serious challenge for future food production
Rising input costs, such as direct materials, direct labour and other overheads, are posing a major challenge to food production in South Africa.
The agricultural sector in 2021, a positive outlook?
One of the few positives from the COVID-19 pandemic is that it created growing consumer demand for healthy foods, which has driven investment in a number of agri-business sectors, including fresh fruit and vegetables.
How can we get finance applications approved?
For a year and many months after launching our website, “Finance for new farmers and SMMEs” was the most visited page and it still ranks in the top 10 along with “Careers and employment in agriculture”, “Beef cattle” and “Vegetables”.