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
Smart growth
Agritech enhances precision farming and can create job opportunities in the process
29 Jan, 2025
Lamola cheers as Botswana lifts veg import ban, boosting trade
Cape Town – South Africa’s International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Ronald Lamola, has welcomed Botswana’s decision to gradually lift... Read more
20 Dec, 2024
Pumped up
Solar irrigation systems have the potential to meet a substantial percentage of the water needs of small-scale farmers in sub-Saharan... Read more
17 May, 2024
Illegal mining, smuggling threaten Ghana’s cocoa industry
Accra – Ghana, the world’s second biggest cocoa producer, faces a growing risk to its harvest – and blow... Read more
20 Dec, 2023
Seeds of progress
Agritech is pivotal to growing and supporting Africa’s farmers, ensuring food security for all
14 Nov, 2023
Clever crops
AI and blockchain are among the many tools that can help farmers fight climate change
13 May, 2023
