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
‘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
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
‘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
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
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
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
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
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
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
