Beauty’s harvest: From despair to #SoilSista

Aug 3, 2023

The launch of the third cohort of the #SoilSistas programme, presented by Corteva Agriscience and coordinated by the GIBS Entrepreneurship Academy and Food For Mzansi, heralds a new chapter in women entrepreneurship in agriculture. Among the inspiring women chosen for...

Prof MN Emmambux Participation to the NAMPO AGRICULTURAL TRADE SHOW

Jun 9, 2023

Prof MN Emmambux Participation to the NAMPO AGRICULTURAL TRADE SHOW Prof MN Emmambux of University of Pretoria visited the NAMPO Agricultural Trade event organized by agriculture sectors at NAMPO PARK in BOTHAVILLE and participated in panel by NATION IN CONVERSATION....

Poor roads limit South Africa’s agricultural potential

May 16, 2023

Despite various challenges in trade and animal diseases, South Africa’s agricultural sector has had a good few seasons. But one other crucial issue is road deterioration; in some provinces, such as the Eastern Cape, roads are almost non-existent in various regions....

Dark times persist for SA’s mushroom industry

May 12, 2023

Industry experts paint a gloomy outlook for South Africa’s mushroom industry, largely as a direct result of load shedding, high input costs and the closure of two mushroom farms. These challenges, however, are not new. Tropical Mushrooms farmer Peter Nyathi told Food...