It was fitting that Minister Tito Mboweni announced that there would be a push towards creating jobs in agriculture, along with a R495.1 million pledge for the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development to improve compliance with biosecurity and support exports.

The Covid-19 pandemic has amplified the urgent need to address bottlenecks in smallholder farming communities and cultivate the vast amounts of underutilised land across the country.

John Hudson, National Head of Agriculture at Nedbank

The year 2020 had been a challenging one for agriculture and as we headed into 2021 there was some trepidation about the year ahead and what it held in store for us.

Farming on the prospects for growth is a challenge for us all, writes John Hudson.

Sustainability is taking hold in South Africa’s dairy industry, and according to a recent study of the dairy sector, sustainable best practices can boost profitable milk production and have a lower environmental impact.

The year 2023 has been a tricky one that has needed to be carefully navigated.