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POTATOES WIDE OPEN, TOMATOES CROWDED: NAMBOARD DATA NOW GUIDES MONTHLY PLANTING DECISIONS 

BY: SIBUSISO MNGADI | EDITOR-IN-CHIEF The National Agricultural Marketing Board (NAMBoard) has introduced monthly Area Planted reports designed to help vegetable farmers decide what to

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Agribusiness

BOOM! Agribusiness Media Eswatini drops the ultimate weekly events tracker!

Listen up, Eswatini! Whether you are a smallholder digging the soil in Shiselweni or a high-rolling agro-processor operating out of Matsapha, your farming game is

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Agribusiness

ESWATINI TO WORLD LEADERS: AI MUST FEED PEOPLE BEFORE IT IMPRESSES THEM

GENEVA — The success of artificial intelligence should not be measured by the sophistication of machines, but by whether a farmer can access better climate

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Sunflower

MALKERNS TURNS INVASIVE MEXICAN SUNFLOWER INTO HIGH-VALUE BIO-FERTILISER STRATEGY

BY PHESHEYA KUNENE | EDITOR MALKERNS – The Malkerns Town Council, in partnership with Umdoni Farm and the Ministry of Agriculture, has launched a coordinated

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Sugar

BEYOND THE SUGAR BOWL: WHY ESWATINI’S E7.7 BILLION INDUSTRY IS CHASING POWER, BIOFUELS AND NEW MARKETS

BY: PHESHEYA KUNENE | EDITOR  SIMUNYE – For decades, sugar has been one of Eswatini’s economic cornerstones, generating about E7.7 billion annually, contributing 6.3 percent

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Agribusiness

SAFE FOOD BECOMES NEW AGRICULTURAL CURRENCY AS GOVT TARGET 200 FOODBORNE ILLNESSES

BY: PHESHEYA KUNENE | EDITOR EZULWINI – Eswatini’s food safety debate has moved from the kitchen table to the centre of agricultural policy, public health

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Climate Action

E99 Million Climate Projects to Help Farmers Prepare for Droughts and Floods

BY: SIKHONA SIBANDZE | JOURNALIST MANZINI – Eswatini’s farmers stand to benefit from stronger drought and flood preparedness following the official handover of two Italian

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Climate Action

E12 MILLION FUNDING LIFTS 90 PROJECTS AS EL NIÑO THREATENS FARMERS

BY: PHESHEYA KUNENE| EDITOR  MANZINI – With more than E12 million already invested in 90 community environmental projects over the years, the Eswatini Environment Fund

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Crops

ESWATINI COFFEE BUILDS SHADE-GROWN VALUE CHAIN AS 130 FARMERS CHASE RISING DEMAND

BY: PHESHEYA KUNENE | EDITOR  NGCULWINI — Eswatini Coffee is building a climate-smart coffee value chain that links smallholder farmers, university researchers, local processing and

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Baby Vegetables

US BROTHERS DRIVE PLANT-TO-PLATE FOOD SECURITY PROJECT INTO ESWATINI SCHOOLS

BY: PHESHEYA KUNENE | EDITOR  ST JOSEPH’S – A school garden may look like a small patch of soil. But for more than 470 learners

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Media

AGRIBUSINESS MONTHLY JULY 2026

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Grains

NMC Opens White Maize Buying Season as Eswatini Faces Persistent Supply Gap

The National Maize Corporation (NMC) has opened its buying depot network for the 2025/26 white maize season, signalling the start of the harvest aggregation cycle

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Crops

E43 360 GROSS PROFIT OPENS NEW FRONT IN ESWATINI’S CARROT IMPORT WAR

BY: PHESHEYA KUNENE | EDITOR MANZINI – Eswatini’s food-security fight may soon be won underground, one orange root at a time. NAMBoard has placed carrots

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Agribusiness

AT 72, JOHN DLAMINI FARMS HIS WAY INTO EYA 2026 SPOTLIGHT

BY: PHESHEYA KUNENE | EDITOR BIG BEND – Most people slow down in their seventies. John Dlamini is speeding up. At 72, the Siphofaneni farmer

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Crops

HOW GULE FARM BECAME UNESWA’S LIVING LAB FOR SWEET POTATO RESEARCH

…Partnership between a family-owned farm, UNESWA and the Ministry of Agriculture is showing how research, improved varieties and commercial farming can raise productivity, strengthen food

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Traditional African Vegetables

E12.2 MILLION TRADITIONAL AFRICAN VEGETABLES MARKET OPENS AS TAVI TARGETS 94 FARMERS 

Participants posing for a group photo. NHLANGANO – Eswatini is currently producing only 18 percent of the vegetables it needs, leaving an 82 percent production

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68% of EADF Tractor Loan Applicants Rejected as Business Plan Gaps Undermine E250M Mechanisation Push.

Zweli Vilakati, Head of Technical Services at EADF BY: NOSIPHO MKHIZE | JOURNALIST MBABANE – Seventeen of 25 farmers who applied for tractor loans under

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Agribusiness

NMC TAKES FOOD SECURITY MESSAGE TO MDUMEZULU UMPHAKATSI

National Maize Corporation hosts field day to showcase bean farming potential and rally communities around domestic food production MDUMEZULU CHIEFDOM, 19 June 2026 — The

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Agribusiness

NMC DROPS BEAN PRICE BY 21%. NAMBOARD BLOCKS IMPORTS. THIS IS NOT A COINCIDENCE.

BY: SIBUSISO MNGADI | ANALYSIS The National Maize Corporation has revised downward the price at which it purchases sugar beans from Eswatini farmers — from

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Agribusiness

E3.9M ENIDC LOAN SETS LOMVESHE’S 44HA COMMUNITY BANANA ENTERPRISE IN MOTION

Lomveshe Enterprise Chaiperson Ernest Gamedze during an interview with Agribusiness Media team. BY SIBUSISIWE NDZIMANDZE | JOURNALIST GUNDVWINI — It started with a government grant,

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Horticulture

UNESWA, ESWATINI COFFEE PARTNERSHIP PUTS LUYENGO LABS AT CENTRE OF GROWING COFFEE INDUSTRY

BY: PHESHEYA KUNENE | EDITOR  LUYENGO — The University of Eswatini’s Luyengo Campus is using new laboratories, greenhouse technology and field research to support the

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Bee Keping

E230 MILLION HONEY PLAN TARGETS IMPORTS, EXPORT MARKETS

BY: PHESHEYA KUNENE | EDITOR MBABANE – Stakeholders have validated a proposed E230 million investment plan aimed at expanding local honey production, tightening quality controls

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Business

MTN LAUNCHES CATTLE TRACKER — BUT A LOCAL ENTREPRENEUR WAS ALREADY IN THE FIELD

BY: PHESHEYA KUNENE | EDITOR  EZULWINI — MTN Eswatini today launched a GPS-based livestock tracking system at Happy Valley Hotel, drawing strong backing from the

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Technology and Innovation

ESWATINI CALLS ON INNOVATORS TO FIX AGRICULTURE’S BROKEN LINKS FROM FIELD TO MARKET

Sibonelo Mamba, Graduate-in-Training in Planning at the Ministry of Agriculture. BY SIBUSISIWE NDZIMANDZE | JOURNALIST  MANZINI – Eswatini’s agriculture sector is looking for its problem-solvers,

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Education & Training

ESATA EQUIPS OVER 120 SCHOOLS WITH AGRICULTURAL SKILLS AT NATIONAL QUIZ

BY: PHESHEYA KUNENE | EDITOR  MANZINI – As the country seeks to modernise its agricultural sector, strengthen food security and attract more young people into

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Agribusiness

E42.7 MILLION EADF DRIVE BEARS FRUIT AS FARMERS EXPAND AND CREATE JOBS

…PM’s tour showcases how strategic financing is moving Eswatini agriculture from subsistence to commercial enterprise BY: PHESHEYA KUNENE | EDITOR  HLANE – Less than two

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Pulses & Legumes

LOCAL FARMERS URGED TO CLAIM PULSE MARKET AS IMPORTS DOMINATE SHELVES 

Ministry of Agriculture Senior Technical Officer, Christopher Mtsetfwa delivering his remarks. BY: SIBUSISIWE NDZIMANDZE | JOURNALIST  GUNDVWINI – Eswatini’s shelves and markets are already carrying

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Agribusiness

E2.3BN LUSIP II EXPANSION BRINGS 219 MORE FARMERS INTO COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE

BY: PHESHEYA KUNENE | EDITOR  MANZINI – The Lower Usuthu Smallholder Irrigation Project Phase II is moving into its final implementation phase, with an additional

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Crops

ESWATINI EYES SLICE OF E90 BILLION TURMERIC MARKET IN NEW INDONESIA PARTNERSHIP

BY: PHESHEYA KUNENE | EDITOR LUYENGO – Eswatini has taken a decisive step towards building new agricultural value chains with the launch of the Ginger

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Traditional African Vegetables

TAIWAN DONATES BIOTECH EQUIPMENT TO UNESWA TO IMPROVE CROP RESEARCH

…TAVI workshop expands from 42 schools to national agricultural training, seed improvement and food security BY: PHESHEYA KUNENE | EDITOR  MALKERNS – National Taiwan University

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News

EADF BACKS 79 FARMERS WITH E42.7 MILLION

Eswatini Agriculture Development Fund Director Nokwazi Mamba Hlophe. BY: SIBUSISIWE NDZIMANDZE | JOURNALIST MBABANE – The Eswatini Agriculture Development Fund (EADF) has channelled E42.7 million

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Dairy

EDB URGES FARMERS TO CUT E374M DAIRY IMPORT BILL

…Eswatini consumes about 84 million litres of milk and dairy products a year, but local producers supply only about 21 million litres. BY: PHESHEYA KUNENE

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News

YERF BETS E12 MILLION ON 250 YOUNG FARMERS

Youth Enterprise Revolving Fund CEO Mandla Nkambule unpacks YERF’s investment in youth agriculture. BY SIBUSISIWE NDZIMANDZE | JOURNALIST  MBABANE – With Eswatini spending an estimated

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E5 000 GRANT TURNS SIPHOFANENI JOBLESS YOUTH INTO COMMERCIAL FARMER

…After losing his job in December 2023, Enock Hleta turned a modest E5,000 grant into a growing commercial farming enterprise producing vegetables and field crops

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Forestry

FORESTRY BILL TIGHTENS PENALTIES TO PROTECT FORESTS AND FARMLANDS

…Eswatini’s forests are being written into law with sharper teeth. BY: PHESHEYA KUNENE | EDITOR  EZULWINI — The proposed Forestry Bill, validated at Sibane Sami

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News

MEGA MICA BROADENS FARM RANGE AS FARM CHEMICALS TRAINS RETAIL STAFF

Farm Chemicals Sales and Marketing Manager Kenny Du Pont during the staff training session at Mega Mica. BY: SIBUSISIWE NDZIMANDZE | JOURNALIST MATSAPHA – Production

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aquaculture

STANDARDS REVIEW TARGETS HYGIENE GAPS IN LOCAL FISH INDUSTRY

BY: PHESHEYA KUNENE | EDITOR  MANZINI – Authorities are moving to tighten hygiene, storage and certification requirements in the growing aquaculture sector as stakeholders work

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aquaculture

STANDARDS COULD OPEN EXPORT MARKETS FOR ESWATINI FISH FARMERS

…ESWASA says certifying the Malkerns aquaculture centre and enforcing food-safety rules could help move local fish farmers from small ponds to regional and international markets.

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Climate Action

EU GREEN WEEK LAUNCH PUTS YOUTH, FARMERS AND CLIMATE ACTION IN FOCUS

BY: PHESHEYA KUNENE | EDITOR  MBABANE — The trees were lowered into the soil, but the message rose far higher: Eswatini’s climate question is no

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Climate Action

E805M BIG 5 PROJECT TARGETS TOURISM, FOOD SECURITY AND RURAL ECONOMIES

BY: PHESHEYA KUNENE | EDITOR  MBABANE — Eswatini has launched an E805 million Big Five conservation project that government hopes will turn wildlife, tourism and

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E1 BILLION FOOD BILL EXPOSES ESWATINI’S FARMING FAILURE

BY: PHESHEYA KUNENE | EDITOR  MANZINI — Eswatini is losing more than E500 million every farming season importing maize and beans, pushing the country’s annual food

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Pork

GO BIG OR GO HOME – ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR CHALLENGES YOUTH FARMERS AS HE EYES MOZAMBIQUE PIG MARKET

BY: PHESHEYA KUNENE – EDITOR  MANZINI — Eswatini’s piggery sector has achieved something rare in African agriculture: sustained self-sufficiency. But as a recent industry engagement

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Pork

GO BIG OR GO HOME – ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR CHALLENGES YOUTH FARMERS AS HE EYES MOZAMBIQUE PIG MARKET

BY: PHESHEYA KUNENE | EDITOR MANZINI — Eswatini’s piggery sector has achieved something rare in African agriculture: sustained self-sufficiency. But as a recent industry engagement

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Beans

LEARNERS SHOW SKILLS AS LAKE AGRICULTURE CROWNS WINNERS, NMC FLAGS E500M IMPORT BILL

Participants posing for a group photo. BY: PHESHEYA KUNENE – EDITOR  MANZINI – The Lake Agriculture National Maize and Beans Schools Competition showcased strong learner

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Agribusiness

EITF 2026 OPENS NEW MARKETS FOR FARMERS, GREEN AGRIBUSINESS

…Free training platforms, export networks and green economy opportunities place agriculture at the centre of Eswatini’s biggest trade showcase BY: PHESHEYA KUNENE | EDITOR  MANZINI

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Crops

FROM CLASSROOMS TO CROP FIELDS: LAKE AGRICULTURE COMPETITION CULTIVATES ESWATINI’S FUTURE FARMERS

Lake Agriculture Agricultural Expert, Dumsani Mbingo displaying Lake 101 (Camba Manga) bean variety. BY: SIBUSISIWE NDZIMANDZE | JOURNALIST  MALKERNS – At a time when agriculture

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Traditional African Vegetables

59 400 PUPILS BENEFIT AS TAVI TRAINS SCHOOL COOKS, LINKS FARMERS TO BULK SUPPLY MARKET

Taiwan-Africa Vegetable Initiative Project Manager Dr Sophia Chan during an interview. BY: PHESHEYA KUNENE | EDITOR MALKERNS – Eswatini is turning school feeding into an

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Climate Action

ENTC PUSHES YOUTH TO FRONTLINE OF CLIMATE AND BIODIVERSITY FIGHT

…Government and conservation leaders say young people must drive Eswatini’s environmental future as climate pressures intensify BY: PHESHEYA KUNENE | EDITOR  LOBAMBA – Eswatini’s environmental

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Agribusiness

Beyond Planting: How Mayindisa Farm Is Building a Commercial Future

Mayibongwe Mavuso, owner of Mayindisa Farm. BY: NOSIPHO MKHIZE | JOURNALIST GEGE – For Mayibongwe Mavuso, farming is not simply about putting seed into the

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Baby Vegetables

THE FARMER WHO THINKS LIKE A CEO

…Mcebo Simelane says discipline, diversification and market driven agriculture are the future of farming in Eswatini BY: PHESHEYA KUNENE | EDITOR HLATHIKHULU – While many

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News

TAIWAN AFRICA VEGETABLE INITIATIVE BUILDS BRIDGE BETWEEN FARMERS, RESTAURANTS AND CONSUMERS

Taiwan Africa Vegetable Initiative Project Manager Dr. Sophia Chan delivering her remarks. BY: SIBUSISIWE NDZIMANDZE | JOURNALIST MALKERNS – For many years, Traditional African Vegetables

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Agribusiness

ABF SUGAR TARGETS LONG TERM GROWTH IN ESWATINI’S SUGAR INDUSTRY

BY: PHESHEYA KUNENE | EDITOR  BIG BEND – Eswatini’s sugar industry is tightening ties with one of the world’s largest agro industrial groups as government

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Crops

NAMBOARD, EADF TRAIN YOUNG FARMERS TO CUT POST HARVEST LOSSES

BY PHESHEYA KUNENE – EDITOR  SIDVOKODVO – Post harvest losses continue to drain profits from Eswatini’s agricultural sector, with nearly 40 percent of produce reportedly

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SAMKELISO MLOTSA TURNS BABY MARROW FARMING INTO A SCIENCE

Samkeliso Mlotsa BY PHESHEYA KUNENE – EDITOR  MANZINI – For many young people, farming is still viewed as a last resort. For Samkeliso Mlotsa, it

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Agribusiness

EYIW LINKS YOUTH WATER GOVERNANCE TO FARMING AND FOOD SECURITY

BY PHESHEYA KUNENE – EDITOR  EZULWINI – Water governance is increasingly becoming an agricultural issue.  That was the central message emerging from the Eswatini Youth

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Beef

AGRICULTURE MINISTER JOINS SA, MOZAMBIQUE IN REGIONAL FMD RESPONSE

BY PHESHEYA KUNENE – EDITOR  MPUMALANGA – Southern Africa is discovering that Foot and Mouth Disease does not respect borders. Eswatini’s Minister of Agriculture, Mandla

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Beans

ESNAU DEMANDS URGENT GOVERNMENT ACTION AS BEAN STORAGE CRISIS DEEPENS

BY PHESHEYA KUNENE | EDITOR MANZINI — Eswatini’s agricultural union is demanding immediate government intervention after locally produced beans worth more than E9 million continued

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Agribusiness

ESWATINI-MADE SPOTTED HORSE RUM WINS GLOBAL GOLD AS SUGAR INDUSTRY PUSHES INTO PREMIUM SPIRITS

By: Sibusiso Mngadi | Editor-in-chief MATSAPHA – Could premium rum become the next frontier of value addition in Eswatini’s sugar industry?That question is now gaining

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News

UBOMBO SUGAR MD MUZI SIYAYA TAKES OVER EIPA BOARD AS ESWATINI TARGETS 10 BILLION-EMALANGENI INVESTORS

The new Chairperson of the EIPA board, Ubombo Sugar Limited MD Muzi Siyaya. BY PHESHEYA KUNENE – EDITOR  MBABANE – What does Eswatini need to

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News

FUEL, FERTILISER COSTS PUSH SUGAR INDUSTRY TOWARD INDUSTRIALISATION

Minister of Commerce, Industry and Trade Manqoba Khumalo delivering his remarks. BY PHESHEYA KUNENE – EDITOR SIMUNYE – Can Southern Africa’s sugar industry survive on

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Agribusiness

TAVI PHASE II SHIFTS FROM TRADITIONAL VEGETABLE REVIVAL TO COMMERCIALISATION

World Vegetable Center TAVI Project Manager Dr Sophia Chan, delivering her remarks. BY SIBUSISIWE NDZIMANDZE | JOURNALIST MANZINI – With about E76.5 million invested between

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News

ESWATINI’S E7.7BN SUGAR INDUSTRY PUSHES TRADE, ETHANOL AND POWER EXPANSION

Some of the invited guests including Minister of Commerce, Industry and Trade Manqoba Khumalo, Lubombo RA Themba Msibi, UN Resident Coordinator George, and Ministry of

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Livestock

MINISTER TSHAWUKA DECLARES WAR ON STOCK THIEVES AS E51.5M GOAT PROJECT LAUNCHES

…Stock theft and Foot and Mouth Disease are fast becoming twin threats to Eswatini’s livestock economy, squeezing farmers, disrupting trade and exposing the fragility of

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GOVERNOR REPORTS 5.6% GROWTH AMID FMD, GLOBAL RISKS

BY PHESHEYA KUNENE – EDITOR  EZULWINI – Eswatini’s economy expanded by 5.6% in 2025, but rising global tensions, Foot and Mouth Disease outbreaks and mounting

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Agribusiness

EHIS TO LINK FARMERS DIRECTLY WITH RETAILERS AS NAMBOARD TARGETS MARKET CHAOS

BY SIKHONA SIBANDZE | JOURNALIST MANZINI — The National Agricultural Marketing Board (NAMBOARD) is moving to position the Eswatini Horticulture Information System (EHIS) as a

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ESWATINI LAUNCHES E51.5M GOAT INDUSTRY PROJECT TO DRIVE COMMERCIAL MEAT PRODUCTION

Minister of Agriculture Mandla Tshawuka BY NOSIPHO MKHIZE | JOURNALIST MANZINI – Eswatini has launched a five-year, E51.5 million project aimed at transforming the country’s

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Goat

TURNING GOATS INTO A MARKET-READY BUSINESS

Mvelase Mdluli, Inguni Livestock Solutions Managing Director. BY SIBUSISIWE NDZIMANDZE | JOURNALIST MANZINI – Goat farming in Eswatini is no longer just about keeping animals

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Crops

E230 000 LOSS AS HAILSTORM DESTROYS NSALITJE FARMERS’ CROPS

BY: PHESHEYA KUNENE | EDITOR  NSALITJE – A single night of hail has erased months of labour, leaving 34 farmers counting losses and confronting a

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Crops

EWADE MAIZE PROJECT SIGANGENI TARGETS E2.1 MILLION OUTPUT AS SMALLHOLDERS BOOST PRODUCTION

BY: PHESHEYA KUNENE | EDITOR  MANZINI – A state-backed irrigation and input support programme is accelerating smallholder commercialisation in Eswatini, with measurable gains in output,

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Agribusiness

ESWATINI SUGAR SETS STAKES FOR REGIONAL SUMMIT AMID RISING COST PRESSURES

BY: PHESHEYA KUNENE | EDITOR  MANZINI — Eswatini’s sugar industry has placed the upcoming Standard Bank Regional Sugar Summit at the centre of its strategic

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News

POOR SOLAR PLANNING COULD COST FARMERS

Industrial Development Company of Eswatini (IDCE) Chief Executive Officer Fairlie Mabuza delivering his opening remarks. BY SIBUSISIWE NDZIMANDZE | JOURNALIST EZULWINI– Farmers considering solar energy

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Agribusiness

GOVT URGES CALM AS FUEL SURGE STRAINS DROXFORD FOODS, FARMERS

BY: PHESHEYA KUNENE | EDITOR  MBABANE – Government has moved to calm nerves over surging fuel prices, insisting the situation remains under control, even as

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Agribusiness

REGIONAL SUGAR SUMMIT TARGETS FINANCE, TRADE AND VALUE CHAIN IN SADC

BY: PHESHEYA KUNENE | EDITOR  MBABANE – Southern Africa’s sugar industry will converge in Eswatini this Friday for a high-level summit aimed at unlocking investment,

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aquaculture

LOWVELD FARMERS ‘SITTING ON GOLD’ AS ESWATINI’S FISH DEMAND OUTSTRIPS LOCAL SUPPLY

BY: SIBUSISIWE NDZIMANDZE | JOURNALIST  NGCULWINI – Eswatini’s aquaculture sector remains small, but rising demand for fish, growing awareness around healthy diets and continued reliance

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Agribusiness

RECORD FUEL PRICES SQUEEZE FARMERS AS WINTER COSTS SURGE

BY PHESHEYA KUNENE – EDITOR  MANZINI – Eswatini’s record fuel prices are driving up farming costs and threatening winter production, with further increases expected after

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Agribusiness

GOVT SEEKS AfDB LOAN AS FERTILISER CRISIS LOOMS

BY PHESHEYA KUNENE – EDITOR  MANZINI – Eswatini faces a looming fertiliser shortage, with the government now seeking urgent funding from the African Development Bank

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Crops

YOUNG MATSETSA VEGETABLE FARMER BUILDS MARKET-DRIVEN PRODUCTION FROM ONE HECTARE

BY: PHESHEYA KUNENE | EDITOR  MATSETSA – A young vegetable farmer in Matsetsa, Melissa Smith, is developing a small but structured horticultural enterprise on a

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News

LATE SUBSIDY INPUTS AND TRACTOR DELAYS COST LAMGABHI FARMERS YIELDS

Minister of Agriculture Mandla Tshawuka listening attentively to farmers addressing their challenges. BY SIBUSISIWE NDZIMANDZE | JOURNALIST  BHUNYA – Late input subsidies and delayed tractor

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Agribusiness

KA-KHOZA COMPLEX LINKS FARMERS, FEEDLOTS AND RETAIL IN E4M VALUE CHAIN

BY: PHESHEYA KUNENE | EDITOR MANZINI – The E4 million KaKhoza Complex in Sicelweni has officially opened, creating more than 50 jobs and strengthening linkages

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MPAKENI DAM REACHES 47% AS FARMERS EYE WATER SECURITY BOOST

BY PHESHEYA KUNENE – EDITOR  SHISELWENI – Construction of the E2.6 billion Mpakeni Dam has reached 47% completion, with the Eswatini Water and Agricultural Development

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Beef

FMD CONTROLS EASED FOR FEEDLOTS AS 300 000 CATTLE VACCINATED

BY: PHESHEYA KUNENE | EDITOR  MBABANE – Government has begun a cautious reopening of parts of the livestock economy by easing Foot and Mouth Disease

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News

SMART CLIMATE FARMING HELPS LESIBOVU AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISE BUILD A RESILIENT AGRIBUSINESS 

A field where Lesibovu Agricultural Enterprise plant tomatoes, green peppers, carrots, beetroot and beans. BY SIBUSISIWE NDZIMANDZE | JOURNALIST  GUNDVWINI — As climate change continues

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Climate Action

ESWATINI FARMERS SET TO BENEFIT AS NEW DISASTER AUTHORITY REFORMS RESPONSE SYSTEM

BY: PHESHEYA KUNENE | EDITOR  MBABANE – Eswatini has launched a new National Disaster Risk Management Authority (NDRMA) under the 2025 Disaster Risk Management Act,

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Agribusiness

SADC BIOFUEL OPPORTUNITY COULD TURN ESWATINI FARMERS INTO ENERGY PRODUCERS

BY: PHESHEYA KUNENE – EDITOR  MANZINI — Eswatini’s farmers could soon be doing more than feeding the nation, they could be fuelling Southern Africa’s green

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10,000 CABBAGES LATER: HOW SIBONGILE DLUDLU TURNED PATIENCE INTO A THRIVING FARM

Sibongile Dludlu, a farmer of 10,000 cabbages BY NOSIPHO MKHIZE | JOURNALIST MANZINI– At Sigangeni in the Hhohho Region, 57-year-old Sibongile Dludlu stands as proof

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Business

HIS MAJESTY OPENS EZULWINI PALAZZO, POSITIONING ESWATINI AS A GLOBAL BUSINESS DESTINATION

BY SIBUSISIWE NDZIMANDZE | JOURNALIST Eswatini’s new world-class International Convention Centre signals a bold new chapter for the Kingdom’s economy — attracting international investment, trade

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News

KING MSWATI III MARKS 40 YEARS ON THRONE WITH CALL FOR UNITY, DEVELOPMENT AND RENEWED NATIONAL PURPOSE

BY SIBUSISO MNGADI LOBAMBA – His Majesty King Mswati III used his historic Ruby Jubilee address at Somhlolo National Stadium today to reflect on four

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Horticulture

22-YEAR-OLD FARMER SUPPLIES SUPERMARKETS WITH CLIMATE-SMART VEGETABLES FROM HAWANE

Siyabonga Dlamini in the field, nurturing cabbages. BY PHESHEYA KUNENE – EDITOR  HAWANE – At just 22, Siyabonga Dlamini has built a structured agribusiness supplying

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Crops

HAILSTORM DAMAGES OVER 400 HECTARES OF CROPS, HITS ESWATINI SUGARCANE SECTOR AMID E200M REVENUE DECLINE

BY: PHESHEYA KUNENE – EDITOR  HHOHHO – A hailstorm that struck Eswatini on Monday damaged more than 400 hectares of crops, including sugarcane, compounding pressure

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News

CREATE CALL OPENS RENEWABLE ENERGY OPPORTUNITY FOR AGRICULTURAL MSMEs IN ESWATINI

BY: NOSIPHO MKHIZE | JOURNALIST MANZINI – Agricultural MSMEs (Micro Small and Medium Enterprises)  in Eswatini have been invited to submit proposals for renewable energy

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