Potatoes Smallholder Farmers Development Support Facilitation

On 30 June 2022, Potato SA together with the KZN Provincial and Local Departments of Agriculture had organized a demonstration of basic steps of planting potatoes and conducted information session and provided certified seed to the farmers, as part of the NAMC’s multi-stakeholder interventions to help farmers meet their supply target for the identified markets.

How cassava can change the high feed cost burden in South Africa’s livestock sector

Cassava is a root vegetable with numerous uses both as food or a raw material for industrial purposes. From the animal feed perspective, cassava has been proven to be a cheaper and viable alternative that can replace maize at varying combinations without deleterious effects on both production and performance of livestock. Whereas no known empirical studies have been conducted in South Africa, rural communities in cassava producing communities of South Africa use cassava leaves, stems tubers & pellets to feed animals. Furthermore, existing evidence from other African countries presents opportunities to explore and learn some lessons. For instance, cassava has been successfully used in Ghana...