5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (720+ words) At just nine years old, while he was still in primary school, Obakeng Ntshabele was already helping his father, Butika Hosea Ntshabele, farm in Sefikile, a small mining village in North West’s Moses Kotane Local Municipality. This is the second…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (693+ words) The seed innovator’s Women’s Day celebration doubled as the informal launch of a milestone year for its South African operation. By Maphuti Mongatane, business development manager at African Farming “Agriculture is built on resilience, dedication and vision – qualities that women…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1574+ words) How determination, diversification and the guidance of mentor Success Mdluli helped Zanele Motau turn her childhood love of agriculture into a growing farming venture. By Maphuti Mongatane, business development manager at African Farming Just off the Boekenhout off-ramp in Hammanskraal…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (931+ words) This Women’s Month, Dr Mankodi Moitse, CEO of the Kagiso Trust, challenges women to look beyond participation and towards ownership, leadership and economic independence. She believes agriculture offers opportunities beyond farming, but turning potential into sustainable businesses requires skills, access…...

3+ week, 2+ hour ago   (878+ words) The Potatoes SA transformation programme helps emerging black potato farmers become sustainable commercial producers through funding support, mentorship, technical training and market access. African Farming spoke to Rendani Murovhi, transformation manager at Potatoes SA, about the programme. By Lebogang Mashala,…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (838+ words) Masala Murovhi’s 20-hectare farming enterprise in Tsianda Village near Thohoyandou extends well beyond crops and poultry. In Part 3 of our series on the businessman-turned-farmer, African Farming looks at how he is building his goat, sheep and pig operations through careful…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (479+ words) Businessman-turned-farmer Masala Murovhi has built a 20-hectare farming enterprise encompassing crops, poultry, pigs, sheep and goats in Tsianda Village near Thohoyandou. In Part 2 of our series on his farming journey, African Farming looks at a poultry operation that encompasses commercial…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (917+ words) In just five years, businessman-turned-farmer Masala Murovhi has transformed a single maize field cultivated by his mother in Limpopo’s Vhembe District into a thriving mixed-farming enterprise. This is the first article in African Farming’s series on Masala’s diversified farming enterprise....

4+ week, 1+ hour ago   (514+ words) Sparks flew once again at the 12th Hurwitz Boran production auction, where top genetics commanded strong prices, including R2 million for the bull Madiba and R1.8 million for the cow Jasmine and her calf. True to the Hurwitz Boran brand, the sparks flew…...