3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (885+ words) Driven by a determination to honour her family’s agricultural heritage while tackling local unemployment, Noxolo Portia Ngwenya is building a thriving poultry enterprise in Limpopo. The founder of Ngwananku Poultry Projects is reinvesting early earnings, leveraging backyard space, and proving…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (620+ words) While national statistics outline the overwhelming scope of agricultural crime across South Africa, the true impact of stock theft is measured in destroyed livelihoods, lost investments, and shattered dreams on the ground. The national crime data underscores the massive geographic…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (936+ words) Driven by a vision to build a sustainable agribusiness, Owen Sithole Agricultural College graduate Aphola Mbotshwa is started a poultry operation, Feathered Fields Farming. Supplied/Food For Mzansi Driven by a determination to build a sustainable future, Aphola Mbotshwa, the…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (615+ words) In a major policy turn intended to safeguard national food security and rescue agricultural livelihoods, the department of agriculture has officially revised South Africa’s bird flu defence strategy to permit the use of vaccines. The decision follows a formal objection…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (464+ words) The deputy minister of trade, industry and competition, Zuko Godlimpi, has welcomed stakeholders’ commitment to implement phase 2 of the Poultry Master Plan. Godlimpi recently hosted the executive oversight committee meeting of the master plan together with the deputy minister of…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (912+ words) In the heart of Engcobo, Eastern Cape, Thule Mbono is proving that an employment gap can be the perfect opening for a lifelong calling. While studying his honours in psychological counselling, Mbono turned an old family home into Bountiful Acres,…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (893+ words) Changing weather patterns are increasingly shaping the way poultry farmers manage their operations in South Africa. From rising temperatures to colder and wetter periods, climate variability is affecting bird health, production efficiency, and the overall cost of raising poultry. According…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (883+ words) When it comes to egg production, farmers have to get everything right, from choosing the right breed to feed and the environment, all to make sure what reaches your home is fresh, safe, and nourishing. Managing a successful egg enterprise…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (894+ words) South Africa’s poultry industry has raised concerns over delays in the rollout of avian influenza vaccines, warning that current protocols are limiting uptake and leaving producers vulnerable ahead of the high-risk winter season. In an exclusive interview with Food For…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (867+ words) Ever since she can remember, entrepreneurship has been part of Bongeka Vilakazi’s daily life. Growing up with both parents and grandparents between Umlazi and Ndwedwe in KwaZulu-Natal provided structure, consistency, and practical guidance from two generations. Now, the founder of…...