Farming & Agriculture

KwaZulu-Natal’s 2026 Planting Season Highlights Women Farmers and Food Security

Farming & Agriculture Memory Matarira -
KwaZulu-Natal launches its 2026 Multi-Planting Season, supporting women-led cooperatives through irrigation, fencing, farming inputs and market access to boost food security, rural livelihoods and commercial agricultural development.

Redlands Dairy Farm Puts Agricultural Finance and Emerging Farmers in the Spotlight

Farming & Agriculture Tiana du Plessis -
South Africa’s agricultural transformation gains momentum as Redlands Dairy Farm showcases how blended finance, mentorship and infrastructure investment can empower emerging farmers, strengthen food security, create rural jobs and build commercially sustainable farming enterprises nationwide.
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South Africa Puts Inclusive Farming and Agricultural Finance in Spotlight as President Visits Land Bank-Supported Dairy Farm

Business Tiana du Plessis -
South Africa’s agricultural financing model gains renewed attention as Redlands Dairy Farm showcases how blended finance can support black and youth-owned commercial farming, job creation, rural growth and broader agricultural participation.

South Africa Opens Door to Private Sector to Scale Up Foot-and-Mouth Disease Vaccine Production

Business Memory Matarira -
South Africa is opening its locally developed foot-and-mouth disease vaccine technology to qualifying private manufacturers, aiming to expand production capacity, strengthen livestock biosecurity and improve the country’s ability to respond to outbreaks.

Irrigation Moves Higher on South Africa’s Agricultural Development Agenda

Business Memory Matarira -
South Africa is elevating irrigation and agricultural water management as climate pressures, water scarcity and ageing infrastructure challenge farmers, with stakeholders exploring sustainable irrigation, investment and development solutions.

South Africa’s Farming Sector Rides a Wave of Trade Wins as El Niño Risk Looms

Business Nicholas Geza -
South African agriculture is gaining fresh momentum through major export market breakthroughs, while government urges early preparation for El Niño risks, highlighting opportunities alongside growing climate pressures facing producers.

Record Harvests, Shrinking Returns: Southern Africa’s Farmers Face a Profitability Squeeze Despite Bumper Seasons

Business Nicholas Geza -
Southern Africa’s farmers are harvesting record crops — but bumper yields are not translating into bigger profits. Zimbabwe’s tobacco prices are sliding, while South Africa’s maize growers battle rising costs and shrinking margins.

South Africa Ends Its Reliance on Mass Culling With New Bird Flu Vaccination Framework

Business Nicholas Geza -
South Africa is changing its bird flu strategy, allowing poultry producers to vaccinate against HPAI. The landmark shift combines vaccination, stronger biosecurity and surveillance to protect flocks, jobs and national food security.
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