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In this issue

Dry times agritourism saves a Namibian farm. Farming is in my blood – Limpopo Farmer of the Year. How aquaponics is being used to feed communities. Reducing air pollution vital for tackling climate change and boosting public health. The year that was through floods, droughts and load-shedding our farmers kept on shining!

Eliminating growth problems with plastic

There are good reasons for growing strawberries on plastic-covered beds.

3 mins

More wildfires means more destruction

Once again the spotlight shines on climate change as wildfires have engulfed large farming communities across Europe, North and Southern Africa and North America during their summer seasons.

1 mins

Crucial for world to embrace sustainable farming

The international headlines about climate change, pandemics and wars show the challenges the farming community faced this year. With this in mind, the agricultural sector is continuously looking for ways to improve the industry to make it sustainable in the long run for both, the farmer and the consumer.

2 mins

Unfavourable climatic conditions are taking a big toll on pome and stone fruit exports

Pome and stone fruit production and exports are set to take a hit in 2024, reports Glenneis Kriel.

4 mins

Ostrich production enters better times

Ostrich production is likely to see a revival of sorts in 2024

2 mins

Table grapes exports expected to return to normal

The table grape harvest is expected to increase season on season.

2 mins

Agritourism kept farm afloat during drought

While tourism plays an important role in the Namibian economy, agritourism adds considerable value on a farm level in this arid country. Annelie Coleman visited the Mount D'Urban camping site near Helmeringhausen to find out more about tourism's contribution to the business.

6 mins

How aquaponics is being used to feed communities

Green Arch Innovations founder Luvo Gugwana is a social entrepreneur whose goal is to spread affordable aquaponic solutions across rural areas in South Africa through his franchise model

7 mins

Farming embedded in the core of Young Farmer 2023 winner

JJ de Nysschen, the 2023 Agri Limpopo and Toyota Young Farmer of the Year, grew up in a farming family and knew he would one day choose farming as a career. He spoke to Magda du Toit.

6 mins

The importance of plant extracts in semen cryopreservation

Dr Cyril Pilane, a researcher at the Agricultural Research Council, explains why plant extracts are becoming the gold standard as supplements for semen cryopreservation.

3 mins

Carrots are susceptible to the world's number-one pest

Root knot nematodes, when sufficient numbers are present, cause swellings against the main root or swellings further away

2 mins

The heritability of blue eyes in Spanish horses

Horses with white faces often have white eyelashes and blue eyes due to the ‘splashed gene’. In the US, testing by means of DNA allows breeders to select for genetic traits in horses, such as blue eyes

2 mins

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Farmer's Weekly Magazine Description:

Publisher: CTP-Limited-t/a-Farmer’s-Weekly

Category: Business

Language: English

Frequency: Fortnightly

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.