Tag: Small scale farmers

By Excel Fongoma Small-scale farmers in the Northern Cape continue to face major challenges despite government-backed initiatives aimed at improving market access and business sustainability. The Department of Agriculture, Environmental ...

By: Wendy Manjeya Following a devastating veld fire that left a trail of destruction and nearly wiped out a small-scale farmer’s livestock in the small village of Zilandana in Qumbu, ...

The new Agriculture and Agro-processing Master Plan, which aims to build a prosperous and inclusive sector, will include a focus on SMMEs and small-scale farmers. It is based on six pillars and one of them focuses  on providing comprehensive development finance, research and ...

If South Africa does not produce enough poultry, there will be a supply shortage which will have an impact on both small-scale farmers and the consumer, according to SA Association ...

The amount of money small-scale farmers spend on fixing roads is unsustainable and may cripple them in the long run, according to AgriSA. The association, which was briefing the media ...

For small-scale poultry farmers to take full advantage of the poultry sector’s value chain, there must be unity among the farmers, according to African Poultry Producers (APP) national chairperson Mhlobo ...