El Niño Return Could Negatively Affect South Africa’s Summer Crops
It is still unclear whether SA farmers will reduce the intentions to plant in the 2018-19 summer crop season because of the expected El Niño.
Brief Agricultural Take on President Ramaphosa’s Economic Stimulus and Recovery Plan
I am back from Germany adventures and had planned to spend a day or two discussing a few things I have learned over the past few days, but there are more pressing issues on the domestic front. This morning President Cyril Ramaphosa tabled the government’s economic...
Achieving Sustainable Food Security In South Africa
SA is ranked as the most food-secure country in Africa and is 44th out of 133 countries worldwide
African Farming Must Plot Its Own Course
Tonight (September 16) I am flying to Dusseldorf, Germany to participate in the Bayer Future of Farming Dialog 2018, which will be hosted by the Crop Science division of the company. This will offer a chance to interact with their top crop scientists and gain their...