Often said is the statement that the macroeconomic standing of the agricultural sector has diminished over time – and this argument is supported by the sector’s declining share of GDP, which fell from 4.2% in the 1996 to 2.4% in 2018.

Today I didn’t have to stretch my head looking for a positive agricultural story to end the week with, as is sometimes the case.

The agricultural industry must pursue "reality-based transformation" to effect initiatives that do not compromise the sustainability of the industry, Empowerdexexecutive chairperson Vuyo Jack said during Agri SA’s Commodity and Corporate Chamber Conference, in Pretoria.

Every season, for every field, farmers have to make more than 40 key decisions – all of which can make or break a harvest. Many of these decisions relate to crop protection, because at every stage of the growing season, seeds and plants are at risk from weeds, insects and disease.

South Africans are the world’s worst-off citizens. For many in South Africa, there is no doubt that we are the poorest of the poor – striking teachers state as a fact on the evening news that they are the most impoverished workers in the country.

Die grootte van die verwagte kommersiële mielie-oes is op 10,655 miljoen ton gestel, wat 0,90% of 94 650 ton meer is as die vorige skatting van 10,561 miljoen ton.