Farmer's Weekly

Farmer’s Weekly is an agricultural magazine based in South Africa, targeting the whole of Southern Africa. The magazine is committed to advancing the interests of the region’s farmers and its agricultural industry by serving as a mouthpiece for the industry and by keeping its readers informed of the latest developments in the agricultural sector.

The ongoing scourge of child labour

Farmer's Weekly

New tool can show why large mammals are threatened by extinction • A new model developed by a team of researchers, including Joseph Ogutu, senior researcher and statistician at the University of Hohenheim in Germany, is the first to combine different types of data to account for how large mammal populations interact with each other and their environments. Here, Ogutu details this tool.

Learn to drive a tractor

Westfalia Fruit expands its footprint into Japan, India and China

A question about vegetable production

TRENDING IN AGRICULTURE

Wetland reclamation in KwaZulu-Natal

Good rice stock levels and the decline in global prices will benefit South African consumers

Interest rate cut bodes well for agribusiness stakeholders

WEEKLY NEWS WRAP

Highlights from Nampo Cape field trials • Various suppliers showcased new technology in grain production on 4ha of land at Nampo Cape, held in Bredasdorp, Western Cape, from 11 to 14 September. Glenneis Kriel reports.

Temporary fertiliser price relief for summer crop

Partnerships key to a sustainable agri industry

Blended finance helps black farmers access capital

Eastern Cape empowers small-scale fishers

Brazil drought ravages coffee farms and could push prices even higher

Surplus milk in China as production rises and demand falls

World in brief

Kagiso Trust investment boosts emerging farmers

Mega fund will transform wine and spirit industry

Newstead sparkles at Amorim Cap Classique

Marked increase in Southern Cape avocado yields

Carbon credits: lucrative, but easier said than done

Halt in snake antivenom production causes concern

ePanic button aims to boost Gauteng farmer safety

Agriculture dept backs Agrimall digital platform

Arson and negligence behind North West veld fires

Solidaridad's plan to digitally transform agriculture

Zimbabwe to cull elephants to feed the hungry

Prospects for red meat demand and prices into 2025 • The pressures South African consumers have been experiencing in terms of their disposable incomes are lifting and will likely lead to higher demand for certain food categories like red meat,

Better days to come? • Farmers have faced several challenges over the past couple of years. However, there are some signs that better days are coming,

Partnership aims to improve farmers’ climate resilience • The Agricultural Research Council (ARC) and the University of the Western Cape recently hosted an inaugural research symposium with the theme ‘Healing through food’. Dr Reckson Mulidzi, manager of the soil and water science research team at the ARC, spoke to Glenneis Kriel about the event and the partnership.

Farmers reaching out to consumers • Perhaps more so than any other population, the EU has felt the effects of the growing distance between farmers and consumers. Attempting to reverse the harm, the farming community is stepping up to bridge the divide to ultimately ensure fairer agricultural policies. Lindi Botha reports on lessons learnt.

The global movements impacting fertiliser trade • Fertiliser is essential for efficient crop production. However, prices are volatile and determined by geopolitical tensions and policies. Here, the reasons behind price spikes and drops in recent years are examined.

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