Inagriculture MEDIA

22/08/2026

22/08/2026

The project aimed to use AI and satellite data to monitor staple crops and deliver crop maps, forecasts, and drought-risk assessments.

A geo-tagged farmer survey database and skills transfer to Namibia's agriculture ministry were included.

The contract raised controversy over procurement procedures, data sovereignty, and the involvement of a foreign company in national food security.

14/08/2026

Investing in the future of horticulture

Hortgro’s recent Bursary Function at STIAS in Stellenbosch was a celebration of something we believe deeply in: investing in young people and the future of our industry.

For 2026, Hortgro is funding 53 student bursaries worth R6.3 million:

🎓 28 postgraduate students through Hortgro Science, supported with R4.5 million — including 22 MSc students, 4 PhD students and 2 postdoctoral fellows.

🎓 25 undergraduate students, supported with a further R1.8 million.

These students are pursuing diverse fields including horticulture, entomology, plant breeding, agricultural economics and other agricultural sciences at institutions across South Africa — from Stellenbosch University and UCT to North-West University, the University of Mpumalanga, UP, Elsenburg and CPUT.

The support is crucial for the next generation of scientists, researchers and agricultural leaders who will help shape the future of South Africa’s horticultural sector. 🍎

12/08/2026

SA's citrus growers have cut their 2026 export forecast to 205.3-million cartons from an earlier 209.4-million, after floods in the Western and Eastern Cape damaged crops and the Iran-US war made supplying the Middle East, which normally takes 20% of exports, far more difficult.

https://tinyurl.com/y82m39nm