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Consumer price inflation edged up from 4.3% and 4.4% in July and August 2026 to 4.5% in September 2026, with monthly pressure of 0.4% between August and September after being unchanged the previous month.Food inflation rose 0.3 percentage points to 1% year-on-year in September.

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Studies indicate that less than 10% of African farmers (including South Africa) use AI tools, with South Africa slightly ahead at around 5–15% among commercial farmers (Brookings Institution, 2024; World Bank, 2025).

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The Red Meat Forum is urgently appealing to the South African government to handle imports of live animals from Namibia and Botswana with caution amid the current Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreaks in these countries.

Social media died four years ago and for the last four years we’ve been in interest media. You no longer get the content on your feeds from the people you follow like your cousin or your best friend from middle school.

Ons beweeg al hoe meer in onseker tye- agv onseker leiers in die wereld wat benoude spronge maak en hulle magbasis wil beskerm. Ons as Landbouers kan 'n verskil maak- Moenie dat die siek media jou denke beheer nie- en moenie dat ons politiek jou meer onstel nie- dis Suid Afrika in die jaar 2022. Neem ingeligte besluite en glo in wat jy doen. Staan by jou familie en wees in beheer.

South Africa's biggest retailers are fighting over the R109 billion liquor market. Shoprite now leads with 926 liquor stores (574 Shoprite LiquorShops and 352 Checkers Liquor Shops), overtaking Spar which has 897 (879 TOPS at Spar and 18 Save Mor Liquors).

Improving poor roads in the Free State could unlock almost R9 billion in additional economic value and support about 15,000 jobs, according to research presented by Infrastructure South Africa Transport Economist Hubert Joynt.

In today's agricultural economy, the traditional farming magazine is no longer a viable daily resource.Farming has moved on. Producers need real-time data, market prices, weather models and direct veterinary and agronomic support - not a monthly publication recycling general topics like livestock health, maize costs or disease overviews that are already outdated by the time they are printed.

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The Egyptian market has been reopened to South African beef exports after South Africa and Egypt finalized the Veterinary Health Certificate that regulates exports, giving exporters a clear framework to access that market.

Internasionaal: Mieliepryse het onder druk gebly aangesien gunstige oesomstandighede in die VSA en ruim voorrade, ten spyte van sterk uitvoerverkope, ’n dempende uitwerking op die mark gehad het. Die vraag het ’n mate van ondersteuning gekry deurdat Suid-Korea 55 880 ton voermielies aangekoop het.

Several recent court judgments concerning the Land Bank’s liquidation and debt-collection practices have reached Parliament. The National Council of Provinces adopted a DA motion, the DA lodged a complaint with the Public Protector, and the Freedom Front Plus submitted an urgent petition on behalf of about 150 affected farming enterprises.

Vitamin B12 plays a critical role in something called the Methylation Cycle. This cycle plays a role in building and breaking down key ingredients for a healthy functioning body. It also helps to activate or deactivate a variety of important things that effect most of the systems of the body.

AfriForum has formally demanded answers from the Limpopo provincial police after receiving reports of armed individuals entering private farmland, intimidating residents and damaging infrastructure.

Agriculture Minister Willie Aucamp has confirmed that proposed regulations on animal identification are not yet law and that all stakeholder inputs will be considered before any final decision is taken.

Dr Azar Jammine, Chief Economist at Econometrix, assessed the government's fuel levy cuts announced in the MTBPS.He notes limited consumer relief, as despite the R1.50 per litre petrol levy cut, petrol prices are still expected to rise by 2 cents in November while diesel falls by 5.3%.

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Zambia is identified as having the most untapped potential for AI in agriculture of any African country, even though it does not lead in actual adoption. The assessment considers agricultural need, readiness, enabling conditions and current adoption.

The world's population continues to grow at an unprecedented rate, yet the ability to produce enough affordable, nutritious food is coming under increasing pressure. Population growth, poverty, climate change, wars, shrinking farmland, water shortages and rising production costs are creating one of the greatest challenges humanity has ever faced.

Agriculture Minister Willie Aucamp has ordered a formal investigation into the management and operations of the Arabian Horse Breeders’ Society of South Africa (AHBSSA) following multiple complaints about administrative problems within the organisation.

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South Africa is the world’s 30th driest country, yet it has over 5,000 registered dams. The striking fact is that nearly 80% of these dams are privately owned.The distribution of dams clearly reflects the country’s economic and agricultural structure.

Land accounts for about 25% of global greenhouse gas emissions, or 11 gigatons of carbon dioxide a year. With the right measures, according to the study, it would act instead as a carbon sink absorbing 3 gigatons from the atmosphere a year by 2050.

‘n Nuwe studie toon dat kameelperde ingewikkelde sosiale wesens is, soortgelyk aan olifante, maar meer subtiel. Vroulike kameelperde het vriendinne met wie hulle saam eet, hulle pas mekaar se kalwers op soos ‘n crèche en oumas speel ‘n belangrike rol.

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The 2026-27 season is expected to be challenging for agriculture in South Africa and Southern Africa due to drought linked to a strong El Niño.SAWS says ENSO is in a strong El Niño state, likely to strengthen further and persist through much of the 2026/27 summer, increasing the likelihood of drier and warmer conditions.

The South African Feedlot Association (SAVV) is not opposed in principle to the importation of weaner calves from Namibia and Botswana, but it is withholding support until the government and trading partners can confirm that such imports will not damage South Africa’s beef export markets.

Met ’n wêreld wat al hoe meer omgewingsbewus raak, is Suid-Afrika se kragverbruik een van die grootste sondebokke in Afrika. Met ’n steenkoolgedrewe energiesektor is dit nie onverwags dat dit die grootse CO two-produsent in Afrika is en 14de in die wêreld nie.