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WAYA 2024 IS LIVE!!We are happy to announce the launch of the call for applications for the 2024 Women Agripreneurs of the Year Awards (WAYA). WAYA is AGRA's prestigious award scheme that recognizes female agripreneurs demonstrating remarkable Innovation and business excellence in agricultural value chains. The awards not only celebrate their remarkable achievements but also rewards them with gran

We are proud to introduce our new presenter, a television icon synonymous with sports and news, Tony Ndoro.Tony has a wealth of knowledge about business, current affairs, news, and sports. He has interviewed top local and international politicians, leaders and sportsmen and has a firm grasp of Mzansi’s major issues. But he also understands the issues our farmers face specifically, and how those ch

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WHAT IS THE BEST ADVICE YOU HAVE EVER BEEN GIVEN?When I graduated, my dad told me, in whatever field I wanted to achieve, I should do three things: plan, implement and maintain. He also advised me to work hard and to stay away from politics.WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE DONE DIFFERENTLY IF YOU COULD?I would have worked for longer outside my father’s business. I believe I should have stayed another four or f

Israel Nemaorani, a pioneer black farmer, started farming vegetables in Tshivhilwi outside Thohoyandou in the 1990s and took title to his land in 1994. In 1996 he began to transform the 202ha farm into what is today a successful black-owned commercial citrus farm. Sadly, Israel passed on in 2019. His son, Lavhengwa Nemaorani, intends to make his father proud and take the farm to greater heights. L

WHAT IS THE BEST ADVICE YOU HAVE EVER BEEN GIVEN?To manage mortality by making sure that I follow a proper health plan to produce healthy pigs. And, secondly, never to compromise on quality.IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WOULD HAVE DONE DIFFERENTLY IF YOU COULD?I should have applied for larger capacity when we did the recapitalisation programme.Pig farming is a numbers game.WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR BIGGEST ACHIE

Buti Malinga has built Vukani Piggery from a very small start – when he left a full-time job to start the business alongside his sister, Cathy, they had only nine sows. He currently runs a 120-sow unit that he plans to grow to 600 sows soon, and eventually to 2 500 sows. This go-getter speaks to Peter Mashala about his encounters with adversity and the rewards of persistence.A humble start with a

This is the ultimate guide that will help you figure out How Much It Cost To Start A Successful Farm anywhere in the world in recent times. 2022 is just around the corner and this is the perfect time to plan for it. Just follow along as we break down the cost of starting a […]The post How Much Will It Cost To Start A Successful Farm in 2022? (Bonus Budget Template) appeared first on Smart Farming

WHAT IS THE BEST ADVICE YOU HAVE EVER BEEN GIVEN?“When you plan for the future, don’t just plan for your children, plan for your grandchildren.” This I got from my grandmother.IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WOULD HAVE DONE DIFFERENTLY IF YOU COULD?I would have started with potatoes as soon as I got this farm. It would have saved me time and money.WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR BIGGEST ACHIEVEMENT TO DATE?Securing this

Tshianeo Mathidi left a desk job at a local agricultural co-op to take the plunge into farming in 2001. Having grown up in Thohoyandou in rural Limpopo, he explains, it was inevitable that he would get involved in this sector one way or another. “But I thought farming was a dirty job that would never make any money,” Tshianeo says. He told Peter Mashala more about his journey from accounting to ag

Improve your farm and cut costs with ARCC’s IoT system. PLUS, enter this competition and you could win one of these systems.Any chicken farmer worth his salt knows there are five crucial aspects that determine a hatch’s success: feed, fresh air, water flow, light and temperature. ARCC’s IoT system lets you monitor these five things in the finest detail – all from an instrument panel on your comput