Mechanisation: Smallholders can have access to agritech
FarmSol partners with South African Breweries to support over 520 smallholder grain farmers across seven provinces in South Africa, of which 65 are female. Aron Kole, managing director of FarmSol, talks about obstacles to mechanisation and ways in which smallholder farmers can bridge these challenges.
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Nyambose brothers following in their father’s footsteps
It’s FarmSol Friday, good people of Mzansi! This week, we travel to the Free State to meet farming brothers Gift and Molefi Nyambose. They are participating in the FarmSol Youth Ambassador programme. Through the FarmSol farmer development programme, they have managing to take their farming enterprise to new levels
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Mbele expands maize production with FarmSol boost
In celebration of Youth Month, we feature some of the rising farm stars participating in the FarmSol Youth Ambassador programme. Every Friday, we will introduce you to a different young farmer who has grown their enterprises with the help of the prestigious farmer development programme. This week, we travel to the Free State to meet Benjamin Mbele.
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FarmSol celebrates increase in profitable farmers
As Mzansi braces itself for another possible ban on alcohol sales, FarmSol reports a rise in the number of profitable farmers on their books. The agricultural development organisation says their total pay-out increased from R16.5 million in 2019 to R19.5 million in 2020.
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FieldSteps: Pandemic drives millions into hunger
The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic could push more than 130 million people worldwide into chronic hunger by the end of 2020, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Farmer support that makes a real difference
FarmSol partners with South African Breweries to support smallholder grain farmers across eight provinces in South Africa. Aron Kole, managing director of FarmSol, spoke to Glenneis Kriel about his company’s history and aims, as well as his personal journey in agriculture. Read more…
Converting productivity into profitability
Smallholder farmers are a growing force in the agricultural industry, despite lacking access to key and critical resources – as the demand for food demand is expected to double by 2050 when South African agriculture will have to provide food security for about 73 million people (according to WWF-SA).
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Meet the FarmSol Youth Ambassador
Twenty-four year old Njabulo Mbokane is not about to rest on her laurels and bask in the glory of her 2019 SAB-FarmSol Young Emerging Farmer of the Year title. As FarmSol Youth Ambassador, she is taking on a new challenge that is close to her heart.
Fall Army Worm identification guide
Incorrect identification of the fall army worm (Spodoptera Frugiperda), as well as incorrect reporting of feeding on uncommon hosts, are usually due to the lack of good visual reference material. This presentation by The Department of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries aims to address this shortcoming, and it is hoped that the information and visuals contained herein will assist workers in the field to improve their ability to do preliminary identifications, not only of the fall army worm, but also identifications of other common caterpillars on crops in South Africa.
FarmSol invests in youth and women farmers
Experts have warned that food security could face severe challenges by 2050, when South Africa is expected to have a population of 73 million, requiring double the current production capacity. FarmSol, a black-owned agricultural services company and an implementation partner to the South African Breweries (SAB) farmer development programme, in response to this, plans to attract and empower more young farmers through its national programme.
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