Women in agriculture: Register now to attend webinar

Mar 5, 2021

This is your last chance to register for the International Women’s Day webinar held on Monday. The event, hosted by Corteva Agriscience and the GIBS Business School, will focus on women’s key role in agriculture. The International Women’s Day webinar will be...

Didiza: ‘Maluti PALS will stimulate rural economy’

Feb 1, 2021

The birth of Maluti Farming PALS, a brand-new land reform initiative in the Free State, will stimulate the rural economy and ensure equitable access to land for economic development and agrarian transformation, says the minister of agriculture, land reform and rural...

Didiza: ‘Break barriers and see each other as human beings’

Oct 26, 2020

Instead of taking up arms the agricultural sector should sit down and resolve its problems, urged Thoko Didiza, the minister of agriculture, land reform and rural development. In an interview with Food For Mzansi shortly after a memorial service this week for the late...

State land: Here’s the official application form!

Oct 20, 2020

Applications have officially opened for farmers who wish to lay their hands on one of the 896 underutilized or vacant state farms that are now being released for agricultural purposes. The farms measure about 700 000 hectares and is available in all provinces...

Farmers, follow these steps to get access to 896 state farms

Oct 3, 2020

While Mzansi’s agricultural community celebrate the announcement of nearly 700 000 hectares of state land being made available for agricultural purposes, some leaders have raised red flags. This follows an announcement earlier today by the minister of agriculture,...