Coffee
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 […]
Local Fruit Export Company Goes Global
Five steps that led to Uzair Essack being a finalist in the 2019 Entrepreneur of the Year® competition sponsored by Sanlam and Business Partners.
Climate crisis cannot be tackled without shift away from damaging land use, major report warns
The way we currently use land is both a major contributor to climate change and placing unsustainable demands on the land systems on which humans and nature depend, according to an authoritative new report […]
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
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 […]
Turning livestock owners into livestock farmers
My ears pricked up. The words were spoken by Nicky McLeod at the WWF SA Living Planet Conference in Menlyn, Pretoria. […]
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.
Old Mutual’s Masisizane Fund celebrates 12 years of building SMME’s and empowering South Africans
Old Mutual’s Masisizane Fund established in 2007, celebrated its 12th Anniversary on 23 July 2019 by proudly showcasing the achievements of the small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) they are currently partnering with for success.
An account of a morning with the Masisizane Fund
We received (and accepted) the invitation from Nontobeko Vilakati for the 2019 Masisizane Fund Annual Client Market Day.
More readers write (a sample of recent requests)
Following on from the previous reader’s letter we focused on, here are some more samples of what readers are asking.