Agribusiness

‘Desperate’ white farmers seek Trump help to force Zimbabwe $3.5bn land compensation payout

Zimbabwe – As white Zimbabwe farmers again ask the Trump administration to weigh in on long-promised government compensation for... Read more

23 Feb

Agribusiness

WATCH | First batch of FMD vaccines arrives at OR Tambo

Johannesburg – Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen has received the first shipment of one million high-potency Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD)... Read more

22 Feb

Agribusiness

‘A welcome move’ – Steenhuisen hails Zimbabwe’s grain U-turn

Cape Town – Agriculture Minister, John Steenhuisen, has welcomed Zimbabwe’s decision to lift its ban on grain imports, following... Read more

23 Oct, 2025

Agriculture

In Nigeria, tech workers and farmers bring AI to the fields

Jos – With a few taps on his phone, Dandam Nangor knows exactly what temperature his greenhouse is at,... Read more

17 Mar, 2025

Agriculture

Steenhuisen pledges support for vets amid critical shortage crisis

Cape Town – Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen has pledged to improve working conditions for animal health practitioners in South... Read more

10 Sep, 2024

Agriculture

Sierra Leone’s women farmers use a custom called bora to access land – but it’s making them more vulnerable

Bankolay Theodore Turay, University of Lagos Bora – a type of thank you gift – is a Sierra Leonean... Read more

26 Aug, 2024

Agriculture

Vets are leaving South Africa in droves

Cows graze on a township field in Cape Town. The shortage of vets is worst in rural areas. Photo:... Read more

20 Aug, 2024

Agriculture

WATCH | Steenhuisen’s maiden speech: No reinventing the wheel, but modernising agriculture

Cape Town – Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen told Parliament on Tuesday he will continue the initiatives established by the... Read more

17 Jul, 2024

Agriculture

SA’s new agricultural leadership should focus on getting things done, not designing new policies

Wandile Sihlobo, Stellenbosch University South Africa’s primary agriculture sector accounts for nearly 3% of GDP and about 8% when... Read more

8 Jul, 2024

Agriculture

WATCH | Farmers optimistic as Steenhuisen appointed agriculture minister

Cape Town – Farmers have expressed optimism over the appointment of DA leader John Steenhuisen as South Africa’s new... Read more

2 Jul, 2024