Will the SAIF bolster government regulatory functions?

The Strategic Agricultural Input Forum (SAIF) and its members participated in a joint workshop in April 2022, on the topic of public-private partnerships in search of best practices in the regulatory environment. As the driving...

Concerns over Ivermectin black market sales and product availability

Animal health company, Afrivet, issued a statement on Thursday 28 January, calling for the public to be responsible when procuring Ivermectin. ‘The very sudden demand increase for Ivermectin injectable products based on beliefs that Ivermectin...

Kolleges leer meer hóé as waarom

Besorgde ouers vra dikwels of hulle hul kind met gemoeds­rus na ’n landboukollege kan stuur. Sal die kind behoorlik toegerus word vir die uitdagings in die hedendaagse landboumilieu? Sal hy of sy geredelik werk...

Graansake van toekoms onder loep geneem

Die uitvoer van landbouprodukte is een van die wei­nige middele wat steeds ’n positiewe bydrae tot groei in Suid-Afrika se ekonomie maak. Graan is ’n integ­rale deel binne die waardeketting van landbou en help...

Impact of EU trade agreement on local wheat industry

The SADC-EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) is an important agreement between the European Union (EU) and six members of the Southern African Development Community (SADC): Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Eswatini and Mozambique. Most...

Skoleprogram by NAMPO Kaap sal belangstelling in landbou bevorder

Die landbouskoleprogram wat by NAMPO Kaap 2022 van stapel gestuur is, is deur 200 leerders van ses skole bygewoon. Alfreda Mars, koördineerder van NAMPO Kaap se skoleprogram, sê: “Die terugvoer van beide leerders en...

NAMPO-Tech cultivates skills FOR THE FUTURE OF FARMING

As South Africa’s grain industry continues to modernise, the demand for skilled, work-ready professionals is growing rapidly. Today’s farms rely on advanced machinery, digital systems, and precision technologies that require more than just conventional...

Identifying losses in smallholder farming

The Rapid Loss Appraisal Tool (RLAT) for agribusiness value chains has been recognised by stakeholders and users as a promising tool to detect losses along the maize value chain in a quick, participative and...

Day of Celebration

The annual PGP Day of Celebration was held at NAMPO Park on 2 October this year and was hosted by Grain SA’s Phahama Grain Phakama (PGP). It was an evening where excellence within the...

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