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Look back on the blessings of the year, and forward to tomorrow
Farmer's Weekly
|December 19-26, 2025
A well-known person in the agriculture sector tells the story of when he became a corporate high-flyer and was telling his father how busy he was, his father was quiet for a moment and then asked: when are you going to stop being busy and start doing something?
This holds true for many of us.The year has been very busy. It has also been exciting, and we have witnessed many things. Amidst all that happened, South African farmers also dealt with the onslaught of rising input costs, infrastructure challenges, new technologies, rural safety, access to finance, water scarcity, climate challenges, such as drought and unpredictable rainfall, land ownership for both commercial and emerging farmers, very fluid international prices, trade barriers and many more challenges.
यह कहानी Farmer's Weekly के December 19-26, 2025 संस्करण से ली गई है।
हजारों चुनिंदा प्रीमियम कहानियों और 10,000 से अधिक पत्रिकाओं और समाचार पत्रों तक पहुंचने के लिए मैगज़्टर गोल्ड की सदस्यता लें।
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