The little fellow, the pangolin
The pangolin is the world’s most trafficked mammal. As a result, this elusive little fellow is now threatened with extinction across its home range.
South African farmers can reduce the impact of fuel price hikes on production costs
Given the perfect storm currently raging amongst the traditional drivers of South Africa’s fuel price, the question can be asked: “What can farmers do to manage today’s increased production costs and heightened price risk?” […]
Technology is ‘disrupting’ agriculture and will bring benefits to 21st century farmers, says Standard Bank.
Technology is changing the face of agriculture by enabling farmers to increase production, reduce costs and streamline activity across the entire agricultural value chain to help ensure that long-term food security is maintained, says Standard Bank […]
Big in Japan: Rooibos booms
Rooibos is becoming a big deal in Japan – one of the largest tea-drinking nations in the world – with exports of our indigenous tea hitting record highs in 2018…
What does agriculture require from government to be a success in South Africa?
Last week we attended a viewing and discussion on the annual budget speech given by the South African Minister of Finance, Mr Tito Mboweni. The event was hosted in Sandton by Absa Agribusiness and steered very ably by Dr Tobias Doyer. The quests would hear a panel discussion by prominent agricultural economists and role players, prior to watching the Minister’s speech on a big screen, followed by an analysis by the same.
Developing the potential of agriculture is key to driving economic growth: Absa
For South Africa’s agricultural industry, budgetary allocations emanating from the 2019 National Budget Speech this week, are expected to reinforce the importance of the agricultural sector in the South African economy, as outlined in the State of Nation Address (SONA).
Biofuel production in sub-Saharan Africa should be prioritised for aviation
By Craig Macaskill Posted 2019-01-24 In Blog Press release A WWF-SA report has found that while there is a small but not insignificant potential for the production of sustainable biofuels in sub-Saharan Africa, this should be prioritised for the aviation industry which has limited other options when it comes to reducing carbon emissions. It’s estimated that by 2050, […]
Digitally transforming agriculture across distances
By Craig Macaskill Posted 2019-01-24 In Blog Cloud based solutions enable 50% savings Sensors can transmit vital information over 50 kilometres Digital data speeds up compliance reports The implementation of the cloud, the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and Industry 4.0 can offer benefits to the agriculture industry by enabling farmers to optimise their operations through digital transformation, […]
Overberg media trip: Flower Valley Farm (part 8)
The rationale behind the Flower Valley Conservation Trust (FVCT) is straight-forward: “… if we pick all the fynbos this year, there will be no fynbos to pick in the future” (Van Deventer et al, 2015).
Overberg media trip: fynbos packhouse (part 7)
The world is divided into six floral kingdoms, according to the plant types occurring in each given region. The smallest and richest of these is the Cape Floral Kingdom, found only in the southern tip of Africa – in the Western Cape through to Makhanda (Grahamstown) in the Eastern Cape – and nowhere else in the world.