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Beyond the Cederberg: Why Sending Rooibos to Space Matters to SA Farmers

A groundbreaking scientific initiative has officially launched in Cape Town, setting the stage for South Africa’s most famous indigenous crop to make history. In October 2026, Rooibos seeds will...

Youth Key to Securing the Future of South African Agriculture

As South Africa marks Youth Month, Land Bank is calling for renewed focus on...

SA Wine Industry Enters 2026 With Clear Priorities and a Focus on Execution

After a challenging 2025 marked by tariff pressures, logistics constraints, climate risks and softer...

Tru-Cape Hosts Harvard Business School Students for UK Apple Market Study

Tru-Cape recently hosted a group of MBA students from Harvard Business School at its...

Pathways to Success for Agricultural Youth

South Africa’s agricultural future hinges on empowering its young agri-preneurs, and various initiatives are...

ReStore’s Eco-Fertiliser Boosts Stanford School’s Green Learning

Last year, a remarkable collaboration emerged between ReStore Natural Fertiliser and Eduden Studio, a village school in Stanford. ReStore, renowned for its eco-friendly agricultural...

Elsenburg Agricultural Institute Celebrates 187 Graduates and 125 Years of Excellence in Agriculture Education

On Saturday, 2 December 2023, one hundred and eighty-seven (187) students graduated with qualifications ranging from Certificates and Diplomas in Agriculture to Baccalaureus in...

Agreement with SU School for Climate Studies Strengthens Western Cape Climate Change Resilience

In a ground-breaking development, and as part of the ongoing commitment of the Western Cape Government to bolster and ensure a strong climate-resilient future...

HortiDemoCentre: A Hub for Cutting-Edge Horticultural Technology

On 20 October 2023, the HortiDemoCentre at the Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agrisciences, Stellenbosch University, opened its doors to welcome Queen Máxima of...

Career day empowers Witzenberg Learners

Hundreds of learners from across schools in the Witzenberg communities are now better equipped to make well-informed career and subject choices, thanks to a...

NAMPO Cape Schools Program Sparks Student Interest

Alfreda Mars, coordinator of the NAMPO Cape Schools Programme, stated, “The feedback from both learners and teachers who attended the program last year was...

Young Farmers Gain Valuable Insights at Woolworths Waterstone

Sixteen aspiring young farmer interns from the Living Soils Community Learning farm in Lynedoch, Stellenbosch, recently took a break from their farming studies to...

Nurturing Agriculture and Sustainability

The Western Cape Department of Agriculture provides a wide range of development, research and support services to the agricultural community in the Western Cape. The...