Eighteen years ago, Anja Fourie from the farm Driefontein in the Free State had an idea to start growing tomatoes to supplement her income. Despite many obstacles, that humble venture has flowered into a thriving small business – and created 18 jobs in a remote part of the country with extreme poverty and unemployment levels.
Daar is soet steenvrugte in die Koo-vallei waar die Van Deventers meestal sonenergie gebruik om hul heerlike droëvrugte te verwerk. Hulle het egter onlangs ook splinternuwe droogoonde bygevoeg en nou wikkel hulle produksie behoorlik.
Voor Daniel begin boer het, het hy naam gemaak as fotograaf met vier fotoboeke agter sy naam. Sy eerste projek, Animal Farm, handel oor die Africanis-honde wat oral in informele nedersettings voorkom.
HempVest Africa is one of the first South African companies to receive an official commercial hemp permit from the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, kick-starting its ambitions to produce a dynamic range of hemp products for both the local and international market.
Marinda Engelbrecht gesels oor haar kookboek sonder fieterjasies en haar nuwe kinderkookboek. Sy wys ons hoe om kos te maak sonder om bevrees te wees en die vreugde van saam eet en saam kuier te geniet.
How plant-based friendly are South Africa’s top fast-food franchises? ProVeg South Africa assessed the big players and ranked them accordingly
Die Konstitusionele Hof het gewys op mediese bewyse dat dit veilig is vir volwassenes om af en toe ’n “daggazol” te rook, maar dat dit gevaarlik is om dit gereeld en in oormaat te doen. Tog dwing die dagga-wetsontwerp iemand wat net een “daggazol” per maand wil rook om ’n hele plant te kweek wat 500 “zolle” per oes kan lewer.
A life-long fascination with fynbos inspired Giselle Courtney to create a range of fynbos culinary products that makes cooking with fynbos easy, accessible and delicious, writes Bianca du Plessis.
Who are the producers most likely to exit farming over the next decade? Which factors are driving their decisions in this regard? And, what do their exit plans mean for the availability of agricultural land for farm expansion and new entrants?
Star South is Suid-Afrika se grootste invoerder van tafeldruiwe, steenvrugte en kiwis. Verder het hulle portefeulje ook uitgebrei om sitrus en heelparty ander produkte in te sluit. In terme van uitvoere, fokus hulle op druiwe, sitrus, granate, appels, pere, vye en dadels, om maar net ’n paar te noem.
