Want to see a true partnership in action between commercial and emerging farmers? Look no further than Witzenberg Partners in Agri Land Solutions (Pals) in Ceres. A ground-breaking private-sector initiative…
They were there in the Ceres Valley Church Hall on 17 November. Since May this year they had regular meetings and discussions regarding their future as pig farmers. This meeting on the evening of 17…
Experts in strategic management have consensus that for an organisation to be successful, the key role-players in the organisation need to make the appropriate strategic choices at the right time.…
Agriculture poses unique challenges to smaller commercial and black-owned farmers looking to grow their operations – which is a crucial objective in order to create increased participation in the agricultural…
Hein Jurries is today the chairman of the trustees of the successful empowerment farm Harmony in the Koue Bokkeveld and a board member of PALS. It all began because he…
Naas van der Merwe has been involved in primary agriculture for 50 odd years and has seen and experienced a lot. Today he is chairman of the Ceres Business Initiative…
The year 1994 was a milestone in the history of South Africa. The year Nelson Mandela became president. The year total democracy was born. So much has happened in the…
Good progress with projects, connecting with important role players and establishing local capacity regarding legal services has been made. During a board meeting of Maluti Farming Pals on 29 September…
This is the column where Perspective asks well-known opinion formers to give their views on PALS and its mission. Although Perspective will publish gladly, the views are not necessarily that…