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JJ van de Velde, a Nottingham Road potato and maize farmer, has donated more than 800 bales of hay, destined for animal fodder, to drought-stricken Hluhluwe farmers. “As KwaZulu-Natal farmers continue to battle with the severe […]

Botswana has run out of maize, one of its staple foods, and is banking on imports from drought-hit SA and Zambia to meet its needs. Stocks of locally grown maize in silos are depleted, the state-owned […]

South African grain and oilseed prices surged to records after the rand weakened and international prices increased, making imports pricier just as the country becomes a net buyer of the commodities after a drought damaged local […]

A unit inside the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (Daff) stands accused of costing the country millions in agricultural exports because of poor communication and administrative errors. Now exporters are concerned as the department’s alleged ineptitude […]