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Get Inspired: Graduate leaves journalism job to venture into farming
It is very rare for a university graduate to leave a white-collar job to be a full-time farmer. Perhaps itโs part of a regrettable but ingrained colonial legacy that bred…
Get Inspired : Slay Queen With Brains Into Cattle Farming
I started farming back in 2016 after having met someone who is a farmer and had bought a car cash. My curiosity started there and Iโve been at it since…
Get Inspired: How This Young Poultry Farmer Kept Afloat During Lockdown
One of the few industries that has kept going since the beginning of the coronavirus lockdown is the agricultural industry. The need for their supply to supermarkets has not decreased…
Bright future for citrus farming in Botswana
In a recent update on citrus farming in Botswana, agricultural extension officer Oarabile Letsatsi said that in 2020 and 2021, an increased number of farmers imported citrus seedlings to start…
Climate-smart agriculture benefits Zambian fruit and vegetable farmers
Among the fruit and vegetables produced by the farmers were tomatoes, eggplants, potatoes and bananas. According to the non-profit organisationโs blog, the aim of the project was to improve the…
Latest research: Macadamias need less water than you think!
With a looming water crisis and an expanding macadamia industry, the obvious question arises: where will the water for the new orchards come from? A recent groundbreaking study shows that…
Guava cultivar programme aims to reinvigorate industry
The Agricultural Research Council is undertaking various trials aimed at making guava production more profitable. Glenneis Kriel spoke to Salomie Willemse and Chris Smith, experts involved in the programme. With…
Promising new mango, kiwi and passion fruit cultivars
Looking for a different crop to grow in the Western Cape? At the Subtropical and Minor Crop Workshop held last year, Glenneis Kriel spoke to a number of experts about…
Kiwi fruit farming: South Africaโs golden opportunity
After the failure of local green kiwifruit production in the 1980s, a new group of farmers is hopeful that golden kiwis will become a South African success story. One such…