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‘Landbou se rol groot in ekonomie’

Posted on05 Apr 2018

By Maricelle Botha Landbou maak vandag 2,2% uit van Suid-Afrika se bruto binnelandse produk (BBP). Wanneer die (stroomop) produksieketting (insetvoorrade van kunsmis-, saad-, voer-, dier- en plantgesondheidsbedrywe) en (stroomaf) vervaardigings-...

Landbou-opleidingsinstituut het nuwe baadjie

Posted on05 Apr 2018

By Maricelle Botha ’n Bloemfonteinse landbou-opleidingsinstituut wat reeds die afgelope 20 jaar by landbou in Afrika betrokke is, het pas ’n nuwe baadjie gekry en verwag om in die toekoms...

Why SA need Urban Farming Today

Posted on04 Apr 2018

By Emmie Piertersen Urban farming has become a word-wide trend. Internationally, urban farms have popped up all over in the last decade, but the seed of urban farming had not...

The use of drones in future-forward farming

Posted on18 Feb 2018

Agricultural producers are facing many challenges to ensure sustainable food production for an ever-growing population. To ensure we attend to the daily needs of a projected nine billion people by...

The importance of strategic planning in farm management

Posted on18 Feb 2018

To be successful in farming, the modern farmer needs to grab both opportunities and challenges with the same enthusiasm, thereby adapting swiftly to the changes to the immediate and global...

Seisoene in Kleinveeproduksie

Posted on18 Feb 2018

Outeur: Giepie Calldo, Bestuurder: Tegnies, RFID Experts Africa Vrywilliger mede-werker van PERITUM Agri Instituut Diere het seisoene van groei. Die sukses van kleinveeboerdery berus daarop dat kritiese bestuurspraktyke toegepas word...

Lean and Mean Teams in Farm Enterprises

Posted on08 Feb 2018

Just imagine… having a team on your farm, all who are fully involved in, and enthusiastic about his or her work; caring about the future of the farm and willing...

Employment of Foreign Nationals on Farms in South Africa

Posted on08 Feb 2018

Employment of Foreign Nationals on Farms in South Africa Agriculture in South Africa is a labour intensive activity and the commercial agricultural sector employs approximately 821 967 million people; of...