Trump’s tariffs threaten SA’s ostrich leather exports
Oudtshoorn – The manufacture of iconic “made in the USA” cowboy boots is set to suffer from President Donald Trump’s... Read more
1 Aug
SA farmers on the frontline of US tariff hikes
Robertson – As winter clouds gathered above South Africa’s prime wine-producing Robertson valley, the mood has been sombre ahead of... Read more
1 Aug
Save our exports! – Steenhuisen fights to keep SA in AGOA deal
Cape Town – Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen on Tuesday presented the Department of Agriculture’s 2025/26 Budget Vote to... Read more
8 Jul
Farmer’s love affair with protea flowers blossoms into rescue mission
Cullinan – On his farm two hours north of Johannesburg, Nico Thuynsma gestured towards thousands of orange, yellow and... Read more
19 Jun
WATCH | Fired on his birthday! – Steenhuisen dumps controversial aide Roman Cabanac
Cape Town – Controversial chief of staff to Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen, Roman Cabanac, has had his contract terminated.... Read more
5 Jun
Zimbabwe’s farmers push on as land grab compensation flounders
Kwekwe – In a field of paprika plants in the heart of Zimbabwe, fourth-generation farmer Daniel Burger and relative newcomer... Read more
29 May
‘This is my country’: Afrikaner farmers speak out at NAMPO amid US resettlement buzz
Bothaville – South Africa’s premier agricultural fair showcased livestock, massive tractors and rows of pick-up trucks on Thursday, a... Read more
16 May
South Africa’s land reform rises from ‘the ashes of dispossession’
Malelane – Hectares upon hectares of luxuriant orchards cover the land from which Bernard Shabangu’s ancestors were once brutally... Read more
11 Apr
Trump’s tariff hikes and South Africa: hunt for new agricultural markets must begin now
Wandile Sihlobo, Stellenbosch University The South African government has underscored the urgent need to diversify the country’s agricultural exports... Read more
8 Apr
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
