Coffee

Coffee production in South Africa

Introduction In terms of value, coffee is one of the world’s most important commodities. Coffee is a vital crop for developing countries, providing vital foreign exchange earnings and an income for farmers. It is also an ideal crop for areas with poor infrastructure, as it is one of the few tropical horticultural crop products that […]

Cannabis

Hemp, a cousin albeit with no psychoactive properties, is covered on the “Fibre crops” page.

On the Expert Advisory Panel on Land Reform and Agriculture

Emerging farmer support in South Africa

Over the past week, readers will have seen the reports and articles about the findings of the Expert Advisory Panel on Land Reform and Agriculture. Four of the more useful ones (which includes the press statement below) we found were […]

Matatiele duo wins Living Planet Award 2019

Two women who are the powerhouse behind a non-profit, social enterprise organisation, Environmental and Rural Solutions, based in Matatiele in the Eastern Cape have been named the winners of WWF South Africa’s Living Planet Award for 2019.