South Africa's wine industry not only continues to increase its contribution to the country's GDP but is also generating more jobs. This is despite the macro-economic impact of a muted global economy and a slight decrease in the size of the national vineyard... read more>>
Continued dry weather could lead to substantial increases in food prices over the next 12 months, the executive committee of Grain SA said in a statement.
Apart from a new generation of winemakers and marketers that is making a name for itself, upcoming industry leaders are embarking on a fresh strategy to ensure the industry's success. Jacques Claassen reports on these latest developments...
Small-town agricultural schools often struggle in today's educational climate, characterised by departmental underfunding. But Winterberg Agricultural High School has maintained its high standards, and developed its farm into a self-sufficient entity. Grant Hollins visited the school to learn more... read more>>
Illovo Sugar (ILV)‚ which is housing about 3‚000 displaced people at its Malawian estate amid deadly floods‚ says the torrential rains in the country will have "little or no impact on our season this year"... read more>>
New research shows that maize crop yields could decline by up to 20% as a result of climate change, hitting South Africa's poor rural communities hard... read more>>
Sappi's shares last week traded at over R50 for the first time since 2008. The significance of that year is that it was then that the pulp-and-paper company purchased a coated graphic paper business in Europe, which helped bury it under a pile of debt during the global financial crisis... read more>>
Angela Fenn stands under an umbrella of sunflowers, Rusty the chicken at her feet, checking the progress of her massive marrows and her pomodoro tomatoes. There's nothing odd about her thriving little farm, except that it's slap bang in the middle of suburban Durban North, across the road from a high school and around the corner from Checkers... read more>>
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