[TOP STORY] Tech-driven farming is fertile ground for youth

Loading player...
‘There are a lot of opportunities beyond the farm gate that are much more attractive and that use new technologies, uses AI, uses blockchain and uses all these new and interesting things that the youth are interested in,’ says Dr Melissa van der Merwe, lecturer in the Department of Agricultural Economics at Stellenbosch University.
18 Jun 2024 9AM English South Africa Business News · Politics

Other recent episodes

The man who could shape SA’s next impeachment process

Coalition tensions boil over as Khusta Jack turns on Nelson Mandela Bay mayor. SA’s engineering industry remains male-dominated despite more women entering the field. And privacy laws face a new test in the form of wearable AI.
3 Jun 6AM 32 min

Outdated wealth models no longer work for women

Homeowners warned as criminals shift focus to off-grid energy systems. A new report outlines the global battles defining the G20. And uncertainty is the new normal. How should South African businesses respond?
2 Jun 6AM 32 min

[TOP STORY]Parliament probe lays bare SAPS leadership crisis

‘It seems to have just become such a mess over the past 26 years that people are more interested in their own career building, their own empire building and their own control of their factions than actually doing what was constitutionally mandated,’ says Chad Thomas, CEO of IRS Forensic Investigations.
1 Jun 9AM 8 min