Tag: agriculture

Estimated reading time: 6 minutes The drive for sustainability and the concept of environmental and social governance (ESG) have become a global megatrend. This...

Estimated reading time: 6 minutes The Afromontane Research Unit (ARU) of the University of the Free State (UFS), based in Phuthaditjhaba, South Africa, is...

Plans are in place that could see South Africa becoming a significant player in the farming and export of saffron – by far the...

I am writing this article amid the Covid-19 lockdown. Considering that tourism, in the traditional sense of the word, has been forced to a...

Worm resistance remains a tricky issue to navigate, even if you have a carefully considered worm control programme for your livestock. Stockfarm spoke to a few experts...

The World Trade Organization (WTO) drew up the Agreement on the application of sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures for the sole purpose of ensuring...

South Africa is recognised as one of the world’s 17 megadiverse countries. Protected areas, declared on state, private or communal land are key to safeguarding the...

Estimated reading time: 6 minutes “Our red grass did not seed this year,” said Cas Human of the Van Reenen area a few months...

Tobacco is Zimbabwe’s second-biggest foreign currency earner after gold, which accounted for $1,6 billion of the $3,2 billion derived from exports last year. As...

It took Hilton Megaw by surprise when he was nominated as Agri Northern Cape’s Young Farmer of the Year. Hilton, who produces maize, peanuts,...