“Caring for the communities surrounding our partner farms and packhouses has been a value upon which we’ve acted since the establishment of our business,” says Adéle Ackermann, marketing manager for ClemenGold International. “Fruit is our business and donating Vitamin C-rich citrus is a logical way of contributing towards helping communities to thrive.” The company has ...

Bringing together government, academia, scientists, business and citizen activists to collaborate on solutions could go a long way towards alleviating a water and wastewater crisis in South Africa. This is according to water and wastewater treatment experts on the advisory board of the upcoming IFAT Africa trade fair and conference for water, sewage, refuse and recycling in ...

by Ali Conn, Chief Innovation Officer of SA Harvest In the verdant heartland of South Africa, a jarring paradox of two opposing food systems manifests – one burgeoning with excess, privilege, and waste, the other scarred by scarcity, hunger, and hardship. Born in a time of transformation, when the nation sought to liberate its food ...

Land Reform – As South Africa moves towards establishing effective post-settlement support for land reform beneficiaries, a dedicated endeavour to introduce innovative funding models can propel the country forward, says Peter Setou, Chief Executive of the Vumelana Advisory Fund. Vumelana is a non-profit organisation that helps beneficiaries of the land reform programme to put their ...

Ultimately, finance unlocks opportunity. So, to accommodate the changing opportunities and market dynamics in the agricultural landscape, traditional financing needs to evolve.’ This view was shared by Nedbank’s head of agriculture, John Hudson, in a panel discussion on financing models in the agricultural industry at Nation in Conversation at Nampo 2023. Hudson says that, traditionally, ...

New lubricants for farmers BMG has launched two new agricultural specific lubricants at Nampo 2023 – a corn headgrease and a transmission flow grease – both of which form part of BMG’s Boerslim/Smartfarming portfolio. “The effects of friction and the resulting wear of moving components are significantly reduced by effective lubrication. The purpose of any ...

Its highest priority is to safeguard national food security and as such it is at the forefront of mitigating challenges to food production, such as drought. Food security is considered a human rights issue, particularly as millions of people are living below the poverty line. For these individuals and families, access to affordable and nutritious ...

Months of high-level engagements between South Africa and the European Union on the EU’s zero-tolerance approach to citrus black spot have yielded no progress. With the European Union upholding the restrictions imposed on South Africa’s citrus exports last July, Agriculture Minister Thoko Didiza suggested that his nation’s growers might have to start looking elsewhere for ...

11 May 2023; Land Reform – The Vumelana Advisory Fund, a non-profit organisation that works with land reform beneficiaries to make their land productive by facilitating partnerships between communities and investors has welcomed the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DRDLR)’s budget allocations. Vumelana has also emphasised the importance of broader collaboration to drive the ...

SA Harvest calls on the logistics industry for support in reducing food waste and hunger. SA Harvest, a leading food rescue and hunger relief organisation in South Africa, is drawing attention to the critical role of logistics in reducing food waste and hunger. With over 10.3 million tonnes of edible food wasted annually in South ...