Farmer's Weekly

Farmer’s Weekly is an agricultural magazine based in South Africa, targeting the whole of Southern Africa. The magazine is committed to advancing the interests of the region’s farmers and its agricultural industry by serving as a mouthpiece for the industry and by keeping its readers informed of the latest developments in the agricultural sector.

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Farmer's Weekly

Breaking down the international court's ruling on climate change • Zunaida Moosa Wadiwala, a doctoral candidate in international climate law and litigation, and sessional lecturer at the University of the Witwatersrand, discusses what the climate change ruling recently passed down by the International Court of Justice means for for the African continent.

Animal production

The American Bully: a loyal companion for rural South Africa

Overcoming barriers to shape the forestry industry's future

ABC of animals buyers beware! Look out for disease

The Trump tariff regime and geopolitics

NEWS WRAP

Nuanced fresh produce trends present opportunities for sharp marketers • Werner van Rooyen, chief operating officer of the Fresh Produce Exporters Forum, unpacks the fresh produce trends that will drive growth over the short to medium terms. Lindi Botha reports.

Biological control not a quick fix, warns researcher

Website supports invasive alien plant management

Storage capacity the key to potato price volatility

Zimbabwe's agriculture sector on the way to recovery

Egypt ramping up biogas production

Africa in brief

Poland set to introduce bill defending farmers against ‘odours’

East Asia to unite for agri sector

World in brief

RMIS latest report flags beef market risks • In the latest RMIS report, CEO Dewald Olivier discussed disease threats and a looming beef surplus. Octavia Avesca Spandiel reports on market risks and strategies to protect South Africa's red meat sector.

Rural communities prefer other income streams above trophy hunting • A new study based on surveys conducted with over 1 500 households living around the Kruger National Park suggests that communities would rather seek alternative income streams, as opposed to trophy hunting. Janine Ryan reports.

Why onion and potato prices spiked and then normalised • Absa AgriBusiness highlights some of the factors impacting onion and potato market dynamics over the past five years.

Harnessing traditional farming wisdom in SA's cannabis boom • The methods, skills and tricks of local communities are practical and ‘green’, and tie us to our roots. We've got to listen to the people who've kept this knowledge alive, says Thomas Walker.

Producing your own cabbage seedlings • Farmers living in communal farming regions may feel that they are unable to grow cabbages because they don't have access to places selling seedlings. Shane Brody has a solution for them.

EXHIBITORS LIST

Nampo Cape 2025: going from strength to strength • Nampo Cape 2025 promises something for everyone, with livestock shows, equipment on display and an international tentpegging contest. Annelie Coleman reports.

How the ECRDA is driving the development of rural agriculture • Simpiwe Somdyala, CEO of the Eastern Cape Rural Development Agency, speaks about the agency's ambitious plans to significantly increase agricultural production in the province. Janine Ryan reports.

Women making a splash in the agri sector • The Eastern Cape Rural Development Agency is committed to helping women farmers and agro-processors establish and scale up their production. Janine Ryan spoke to some of the women that the agency has supported to learn about what this has meant to them and their businesses.

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