As a farmer protecting the health of your animals, the environment and ultimately consumers comes down to one thing, BIOSECURITY! Inadequate biosecurity measure has caused major setbacks for livestock farmers in Mzansi and a drastic turnaround is critical.

In an exclusive with Thoko Didiza, the minister of agriculture, land reform and rural development, she reassured the industry that the ministerial task team appointed in September 2021 to tackle biosecurity has identified clear weaknesses and objectives to avoid the continuous animal disease outbreaks in Mzansi.

As promised an inspiring story to warm your heart up next. Our #Soilsista, Tsholofelo Gaechose’s profound journey in agriculture is why she was selected for the Corteva Women Agripreneur 2022 programme a year long blended development programme at the Gordon Institute of Business Science Entrepreneurship Development Academy.

Tsholofelo shares more about how she was drawn to the industry, quitting her coperate job and how she found healing in farming