If you're a crop farmer in Mzansi, understanding pest management principles and the importance of responsible pest control cannot be ignored. All farmers should assume greater stewardship by finding new, innovative and sustainable ways to protect their crops from insects, diseases and weeds and our brand new campaign with CropLife SA is specifically geared towards this.

Over the next few months, Food For Mzansi commercial journalists, Octavia Spandiel will be joined by a number of experts to better understand the importance of responsible pest control in terms of integrated pest management and this week we chat to Chantel Arendse, plant biotechnology lead at CropLife SA…

For new farmers and even newly commercialised farmers, accessing arable land and finance to build a sustainable agri business is an endless struggle.

In South Africa land reform has been heavily criticised but instead of adding fuel to the fire, PALS, Partners in Agri Land Solution, a private land reform initiative has taken a different approach, implementing innovative land reform and inclusive growth opportunities for agriculturalists across Mzansi.

We connected with SA PALS national organiser Lennox Plaatjies to share more about this exciting initiative...

In this edition Stephan Pietersen, the founder of Work Accident Support joins us once again to demystify some of the common misconceptions around the Compensation for Occupational Injuries and Diseases Act, the compensation fund and some of the recent changes made to the regulations impacting farmers and agriculturalist in Mzansi…

Lebogang Mokwene, a poultry farmer and innovator in the agro processing space is this week’s #SoilSister. She’s switched careers from marketing to farming and never looked back and she believes to succeed in this sector establishing your end goal from day one is vital…

In this edition we welcome back Maluta Netshaulu an agricultural economist and banker at Nedbank...

From rooftop and indoor farming to hydroponics and aquaponics. Mzansi's young farmers are

grabbing the current opportunities in agriculture and food production and in this edition, we connect with Zandile Khumalo, the CEO of Neighbour Roots rooftop hydroponic farm and Lance Quiding, founder, and CEO of Integrated Aquaculture…

Our weekly check in with the amazing women selected for the Corteva Women Agripreneur 2022 programme. Our #SoilSista Refilwe Mokwene runs a hydroponic cucumber farm and tells us more about their family farming business and how they managed to farm off the grid…

After the recent COP27 climate talks, in this edition we're joined by Michael Keller, secretary general of the International Seed Federation about the importance of developing and deploying the latest generation of seeds for tackling climate change and hunger.

Maintaining healthy soil is key for Mzansi’s farmers to thrive but soil erosion which leads to the loss of soil cover due to natural forces such as wind and water has a dire impact on productivity. In this edition we talk about the causes of soil erosion and what farmers should know and understand from day 1…

Food For Mzansi commercial journalists, Octavia Spandiel joins us in this edition connecting with is Onele Mduzulwana, an agronomist at Daracorp NPO, based in Cullinan in Gauteng.

Barley and hops are two types of grains that can be used to make beer. In this edition we showcase the opportunities for Mzansi’s farmers to tap into SA’s beer industry with Aron Kole, the managing director of farmer development company FarmSol.

 He talks about their farmer development programme and why it’s vital for young agriculturalists to continue to take up space in the sector…

In our weekly check in with the amazing women selected for the Corteva Women Agripreneur 2022 programme. Our #SoilSista Tinyiko Khoza is a poultry farmer and has her eyes set on setting up her own processing plant in the future…

In Mzansi, cherry farming is profitable. We’re considered to be one of the world’s leading producers of sweet cherries, plus our favourable climate conditions are conducive for their growth. In this edition we share the 101 on starting a cherry farm in Mzansi, especially if you’re a new farmer or newly commercialised farmer…

Food For Mzansi commercial journalists, Octavia Spandiel chats to Fanie Grobbelaar from Welgelegen Cherry Estate in the Eastern Free State.