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BY MBONO MDLULI MBABANE – Minister of Agriculture Mandla Tshawuka has opened veterinary offices worth E800 000. The Mbulungwane Veterinary Offices were opened yesterday (Thursday, July 25, 2024) at Mbulungwane, near Hlathikhulu, in the Shiselweni Region. The offices are situated under Methula Constituency. According to information from the Ministry, this new facility will benefit livestock […]
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BY BANELE MAGONGO MBABANE – National Maize Corporation (NMC) is scaling up the effort of maize production in the country as Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) has recently predicted shortage of maize in the SADC region. This was said by NMC Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mavela Vilane in an interview with Eswatini TV’s Market View […]
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BY BANELE MAGONGO MBABANE – The Ministry of Agriculture has received financial assistance of over E180 Million from EU Eswatini for Livestock Value Chain Development, a project that will run for four years (2023-2027). The funding is earmarked to support commercial farming in the country. This was revealed by the Minister for Agriculture Mandla Tshawuka […]
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By Banele Magongo MBABANE – The Youth of Eswatini are encouraged to explore the vast potential of agriculture as a career path. This is because many traditional job sectors face increasing competition and limited opportunities. This was said by Fezile Tembe, a 23-year-old farmer from Mahlanya, who is a shining example of the promise and […]
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By Lindelwa Dlamini MBABANE – Minister of Agriculture Mandla Tshawuka and Taiwan Ambassador to Eswatini Jeremy Liang launched the Climate Smart Tunnel Project. This program will enroll 80 young people at Woman Farmer Foundation (WFF) in Sidvokodvo . The programme was launched this past Monday (July 1, 2024). This group of young farmers will be […]
Continue ReadingBY OWETHU DLAMINI MBABANE – Encouragement, networking and opportunities for emaSwati farmers were the order of the day. The Woman Farmers Foundation hosted a business network lunch today with the Minister of Agriculture, Jabulani Mabuza, 2022 Woman Farmer of the Year Competition winners, the Business and Private sector. This was done in hopes to avail […]
Continue ReadingBY KWANELE TSABEDZE MBABANE – 1600 more farmers are to benefit from the farm input subsidy programme. This was revealed by Minister of Agriculture Jabulani Mabuza today when he announced the extension of payments for the farm inputs subsidy programme. Speaking when making the announcement, Mabuza thanked all Eswatini Farmers who participated in the government […]
Continue ReadingBY OWETHU DLAMINI MAGUGA– Opportunities for development arise for the Maguga Community as residents receive new farming machinery. Residents of Maguga, under the Madlangempisi Constituency, were filled with excitement and joy as a tractor and farming equipment including a trailer, harrows and a cultivator were delivered to the community last week Friday. This publication established […]
Continue Reading……36 members form Cooperative get E1.2 million from RDF BY OWETHU DLAMINI NKAMANZI– Excitement as RDF created business opportunities for the people of Nkamanzi. Ululating whistles accompanied by dances was the order of the day on Wednesday at Nkamanzi under the Ndzingeni Constituency when the residents welcomed a herd of 47 cows plus livestock medication […]
Continue Reading… As NMC, ESWADE and MoA host Legumes Value Chain Innovation Platform BY KWANELE TSABEDZE Ezulwini – ‘Innovative agronomic practices for higher output’. This was the theme in today’s meeting for legume farmers. The meeting was organised by the Ministry of Agriculture, the National Maize Corporation, and the Eswatini Water Development Enterprise (ESWADE), at Bethel […]
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