Agriculture master plan betrays farmers
The plan does not meet the minimum requirements of scientificity, fairness, inclusivity or clarity and is therefore doomed to fail. The agricultural sector deserves a more effective master plan that
The plan does not meet the minimum requirements of scientificity, fairness, inclusivity or clarity and is therefore doomed to fail. The agricultural sector deserves a more effective master plan that
At the Nampo Harvest Day next week, the family farming network Saai wants to hear from farmers themselves what their challenges and threats are. Farmers will be asked to identify
In her PhD study at Stellenbosch University, Dr Kandas Cloete found that up to 20% of farmers in the age group 35 to 45 plan to leave the industry within
The family farming organisation Saai and Buffelsfontein Brandewyn hosted Lamb Champs at Harlequins Rugby Club in Pretoria on 2 April 2022 in search of the tastiest lamb in South Africa.
Farmers exporting fruit face poor service delivery, negligence and incompetence at South African ports. This results in producers suffering millions of rands in damage, the erosion of South African competitiveness
The Southern African Agri Initiative (Saai) has successfully pressured the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy to withdraw its prohibition on the retail and dispensing of petrol and diesel into
Saai has sought legal advice after exporters of agricultural products were concerned since October 2021 that the Perishable Product Export Control Board (PPECB) insisted that Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment
If transformation has to be interpreted as cadre deployment like Gwede Mantashe, Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, directed, Saai, as South Africa’s network for family farmers, is not in
Saai welcomes the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development’s decision to suspend the Presidential Employment Stimulus (PES) aid packages that was implemented in the form of vouchers. Saai
The way in which the state has dealt with land reform and agricultural development since the early 2000s calls for an investigation into state capture and corruption similar to that
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