Nedbank heartily congratulates its client, Dean Biggs of Suiderland Farm in the Tsitsikamma area in the Eastern Cape, for winning the Milk Producers Organisation (MPO) Nedbank Stewardship Award 2022 at a ceremony held in Pretoria last night. The highly respected award recognises dairy farmers who are excellent stewards of their farming enterprises. Stewardship addresses sustainability ...

In South Africa agriculture is central to fostering economic growth, reducing poverty, and improving food security in the whole of the Southern African region. Estimates suggest that more than 70 percent of the rural population depends on agriculture for their livelihoods and the Mordor Intelligence report: Agriculture in South Africa – Growth, Trends, Covid-19 Impact, and ...

The latest Economist’s Global Food Security Index, a measure of the food security conditions of surveyed countries relative to the world, ranked South Africa at 59 out of 113 countries, South Africa is the most food-secure country in Africa, according to the latest Economist’s Global Food Security Index, While there were admirable results for food ...

“The Evolving Agri Innovation & Technology Landscape” Due to continued global uncertainty on a number of fronts we have made the difficult decision to postpone the Africa Agri Tech Conference and Exhibition to 14 – 16 March 2023. This will ensure we are able to stage and host an event that provides Southern Africa’s agricultural ...

“The largest show of agricultural machinery and livestock” The NAMPO Harvest Day is one of the largest agricultural exhibitions. The show also offers producers the opportunity to obtain knowledge from experts in their various agricultural fields by means of debating and discussion panels. A unique aspect of the NAMPO Harvest Day is that it is ...

From 1-3 March 2023, the second international PANEMA workshop will take place in Mbombela, South Africa. This 3-day workshop, hosted by the University of Mpumalanga (in cooperation with North West University, the Agricultural Research Council and with support from Syngenta), will bring together trained nematologists, early-career researchers, students, agricultural extension workers, farmers and other stakeholders ...