Learn from real farmers and agri experts as they share their triumphs, challenges, and stories of resilience across the value chain. From livestock and crop management to finance, disease control, and farm ownership, XploreZA brings you everything you need to grow, thrive, and succeed in agriculture.
By Aurelia Mbokazi-Kashe NAMPO Harvest Day opens at NAMPO Park in Bothaville today – Tuesday, 12 May–bringing together farmers, emerging producers, agribusinesses, vehicle brands and technology companies for one of Southern Africa’s biggest agricultural gatherings. This...
By Jaron Porciello Africa’s farmers know better than most that farming is never isolated from the rest of theworld. A conflict far from the farm gate can quickly affect input costs, planting decisions,harvests and ultimately what...
By Staff Writer Farming has never been just about land, rainfall or livestock. Increasingly, it is about something less visible but far more powerful: information. Across South Africa, from smallholder farmers finding their footing to seasoned...
By Staff Writer In another life, Cecilia Makgatho might have been behind a camera, building a filming career in New York. Instead, her story took a very different turn, one rooted in dust, cattle, grief and...
By Kate Congreves “Sustainable” has become one of those words we hear almost everywhere. It is used to describe the clothes we buy, the energy we use and the way we are encouraged to live. Food...
By Frans Jordaan, Dr Ben Greyling & Prof Michiel Scholtz Despite the current foot-and-mouth disease challenges affecting parts of the country, beef farming remains one of South Africa’s most resilient and potentially lucrative agricultural sectors. With...