Africa-focused private equity manager, EXEO Capital, has announced an investment of USD 6,4m into Capital Fisheries – a market-leading Zambian food distributor that specialises in the cold-chain distribution of animal proteins. Concluded at the end of April 2018, the investment was made by EXEO Capital’s Agri-Vie Fund II – a private equity fund focused on […] More
The foot and mouth disease outbreak in Chisamba, in the exact area where the Agritech show was held, came as a huge shock and initially put a damper on the show. Many farmers were reluctant to attend, afraid to spread the virus from or to their farms. The livestock exhibition had to be cancelled and […] More
With the lead up to this year’s Nation in Conversation debates that took place at NAMPO – from the 15th to the 18th of May – one of the sessions focused on the role of women in the agricultural sector. While it’s a well-known fact that the number of women participating in the South African […] More
“Africa’s role is pivotal to feeding the world’s growing population and repairing the problem of global food security,” says Martin Richenhagen, President, Chairman and CEO of AGCO, Your Agriculture Company (NYSE:AGCO), a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment. In a keynote speech, Mr Richenhagen outlined AGCO’s vision and strategy for advancing African agricultural prosperity, […] More
There can be no doubt that youth development and job creation are top of mind in South Africa currently, so this session at Nation in Conversation – that took place during NAMPO from the 14th to 18th May – attracted massive attention as a result. For the country’s leading agribusiness, AFGRI, one of the first […] More
Billed as the biggest agricultural show in the southern hemisphere, Nampo has since its inception in 1966 provided many great moments in the recent history of South African agriculture. The annual Nampo Harvest Day is a forum for the majority of stakeholders in the agricultural sector to get together. It draws in farming communities from […] More
The results of a study on winter orographic cloud seeding conducted by Water Analytical Services (WAS) and Weather Modification International (WMI) offer insights into rainfall and water resource availability in the Western Cape for the upcoming winter season. WAS, cloud seeding specialists based in Middelburg, Mpumalanga, have spent the past two months conducting a study […] More
The Diageo Empowerment Trust South Africa (DETSA) is extending opportunities to ambitious sorghum farmers in KwaZulu-Natal specifically in Danhauzer, Umzimkhulu and Vryheid and the Eastern Cape specifically in Mqekwezeni, Ngendese, and Tabase who would like to supply the United National Breweries. The opportunity is open to farmers who qualify as Exempt Micro Enterprises (EMEs) or […] More
From 23 to 25 April, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation hosted the BMGF Convening on Livestock in Dubai. The delegates included Dr Peter Oberem, CEO of South Africa’s largest locally owned animal health company, Afrivet. He was one of only two South Africans invited to attend, and the only one representing an animal health […] More
The best butcheries both nationally and regionally were announced at a luncheon last week attended by senior members of the meat production and retail industry, award finalists, judges and media. This is the thirteenth year that the Cleaver Awards, which are proudly supported by Freddy Hirsch, are taking place. Launched in 2005 to meet the […] More
The eigth annual exhibition of dealers and providers in small firearms, hunting, wildlife, and outdoor lifestyle products and services will be held at the Gallagher Convention Centre, Midrand, from 27 – 29 April. HuntEx2018 will focus on the youth and projects that promote youth activities in the hunting and outdoor community. HuntEx, which was held for the […] More
Fuel prices will hit record highs in May. This is according to the Automobile Association (AA) which was commenting on unaudited month-end fuel price data released by the Central Energy Fund (CEF). “A substantial weakening of the Rand against the US dollar has combined with sharp increases in international oil prices to produce a new […] More
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