While not yet a full-blown crisis, South Africa’s ongoing drought conditions demand urgent action to mitigate the increasing effects of climate change, especially in the agrisector.

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.

Maluta Netshaulu, Senior Manager of Agriculture for Nedbank Business Banking

Agriculture has been the bedrock of global economic development for centuries, with the agricultural revolution pre-dating the industrial revolution.

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.

Cotton is considered one of the world’s greatest poverty alleviating crops, with 150 million people worldwide relying on it for income.

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

The wine industry has become more competitive than ever before.

Daneel Rossouw, Funksionele Hoof van Landbou by Nedbank se Verhoudingskanale

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.

Nedbank is delighted to congratulate its client, Andrew Morphew of Colbourne Farm in the KZN Midlands, for winning the Milk Producers Organisation (MPO) Nedbank Stewardship Award 2021 at a virtual ceremony held last night.

Uit die noodsaaklikheid vir die bedryf om te herleef, herstel en herbou het wynondernemings 'n kopskuif begin maak oor die manier waarop hulle besigheid doen en word bedryfsinisiatiewe wat ten doel het om die bedryf meer lewenskragtig, aanpasbaar, mededingend en volhoubaar te maak, vinniger uitgerol.

Contributing R2 billion and about 30 000 jobs to our economy, raisin production in South Africa is a small but developing industry.

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

Agriculture is an exciting and complex sector and, while it is volatile, it also offers immense opportunity. The past 2 years, for example, have been challenging, with 2023 having recorded a contraction of just under 5% and 2024 expected to deliver a similar contraction, although final numbers for the full year are still to be released.