Agribusiness

Steenhuisen secures 2 million more FMD vaccines, stockpile hits 8 million

Cape Town – Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen has announced the arrival of an additional two million doses of... Read more

13 May

Agriculture

Farm workers march to Parliament calling for land

Carmen Louw, Women on Farms Project co-director, addressed farm women outside Parliament. Photo: Liezl Human By Liezl Human Over... Read more

22 Apr

Agriculture

South African farmers face millions in losses from foot-and-mouth disease

Humansdorp – Pointing at a calf lying motionless in a green field in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province, farmer Igsahn... Read more

13 Mar

Agribusiness

Urgent court bid challenges govt control of FMD vaccine access

Pretoria – Agricultural groups have launched an urgent legal challenge in the Pretoria High Court, seeking to stop what... Read more

3 Mar

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