17. 10 July - The Weekly Wrap
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In the latest episode of the Weekly Wrap podcast, Farmer’s Weekly editor Denene Erasmus discusses more of the features from the 3 & 10 July double issue of Farmer’s Weekly, which will be in stores from 26 June to 10 July. She also highlights some of the top-performing news articles on farmersweekly.co.za (Links below).
In one of the main features in this issue, Farmer’s Weekly spoke to some farmers about how they cope with uncertainty in their businesses, and what advice they may have for those who work in other sectors who might now, because of the coronavirus disease pandemic and the lockdown, may be facing more uncertainty about the future than they are used to dealing with in their work and daily life.
In this issue’s guest editorial Dr Sifiso Ntombela, chief economist at the National Agricultural Marketing Council, writes that while previous growth and development initiatives focused mostly in growing the commercial farming sector, a ‘new school of thought’ advocates for the co-existence of smallholder and commercial farmers to achieve household-level food security in South Africa.
The 3 and 10 July issue also profiles a young, self-taught worm farmer from Hammanskraal near Pretoria. Thato Lekonyane uses red wriggler earthworms in his worm farm to convert waste, such as kitchen scraps and manure, into compost.
Stay up to date with the latest agricultural news, views and analysis with print and digital subscription to Farmer's Weekly visit farmersweekly.co.za
Agricultural research council plans to cut 1000 jobs:
farmersweekly.co.za/agri-news/south-africa/agricultural-research-council-plans-to-cut-1-000-jobs/
Nampo harvest day to go virtual in 2020:
farmersweekly.co.za/agri-news/south-africa/nampo-harvest-day-to-go-virtual-in-2020/
Imminent price hike could exacerbate diesel shortages:
farmersweekly.co.za/agri-news/south-africa/imminent-price-hike-could-exacerbate-diesel-shortages/
In one of the main features in this issue, Farmer’s Weekly spoke to some farmers about how they cope with uncertainty in their businesses, and what advice they may have for those who work in other sectors who might now, because of the coronavirus disease pandemic and the lockdown, may be facing more uncertainty about the future than they are used to dealing with in their work and daily life.
In this issue’s guest editorial Dr Sifiso Ntombela, chief economist at the National Agricultural Marketing Council, writes that while previous growth and development initiatives focused mostly in growing the commercial farming sector, a ‘new school of thought’ advocates for the co-existence of smallholder and commercial farmers to achieve household-level food security in South Africa.
The 3 and 10 July issue also profiles a young, self-taught worm farmer from Hammanskraal near Pretoria. Thato Lekonyane uses red wriggler earthworms in his worm farm to convert waste, such as kitchen scraps and manure, into compost.
Stay up to date with the latest agricultural news, views and analysis with print and digital subscription to Farmer's Weekly visit farmersweekly.co.za
Agricultural research council plans to cut 1000 jobs:
farmersweekly.co.za/agri-news/south-africa/agricultural-research-council-plans-to-cut-1-000-jobs/
Nampo harvest day to go virtual in 2020:
farmersweekly.co.za/agri-news/south-africa/nampo-harvest-day-to-go-virtual-in-2020/
Imminent price hike could exacerbate diesel shortages:
farmersweekly.co.za/agri-news/south-africa/imminent-price-hike-could-exacerbate-diesel-shortages/
