E340 000 MNCWEBA DIP TANK OPENS DOOR TO LIVESTOCK AUCTIONS
…Modern Zandondo facility brings animal health and a potential livestock marketplace closer to farmers, but water shortages remain a threat to the investment. BY: PHESHEYA
AGRIBUSINESS MEDIA ESWATINI | WEEKLY EVENTS CALENDAR
Week Coverage: 17–23 August 2026 GRAIN PLANTING SEASON OPENS: FARMERS URGED TO REGISTER FOR INPUT SUPPORT The 2026/27 grain planting season leads Eswatini’s agricultural agenda
LIVESTOCK IMPORTS REOPEN TO REBUILD GENETICS IN DAIRY AND BEEF SECTORS
BY: PHESHEYA KUNENE | EDITOR MBABANE — Eswatini has reopened livestock imports for genetic improvement, potentially giving cattle, dairy, goat and sheep farmers access to
E65 MILLION SUBSIDY OPENS PLANTING SEASON AS EL NIÑO THREATENS GRAIN FARMERS
BY: PHESHEYA KUNENE | EDITOR MBABANE — Eswatini has opened the 2026/27 grain planting season with E65 million committed to farm input support, putting Government’s
OPEC FUND EYES MORE AGRICULTURE INVESTMENT AS E3.45BN PROJECT TAKES SHAPE
BY: PHESHEYA KUNENE | EDITOR MBABANE – The OPEC Fund for International Development is seeking to expand its investment in the country’s agriculture sector, building
ECGA FEEDBACK MEETINGS END ON A HIGH NOTE AS ALL ROADS LEAD TO The 60TH ECGA AGM
BY: SIKHONA SIBANDZE MBABANE – The Eswatini Cane Growers Association (ECGA) has concluded its Planters Group Feedback Meetings, with growers from Mhlume, Simunye and Big
32-YEAR-OLD FARMER GROWS FOUR-HECTARE VEGETABLE BUSINESS WITH CARROTS AT THE CENTRE
BY: PHESHEYA KUNENE | EDITOR LUYENGO — At 32, Jerome Hlatshwako has already learnt one of commercial farming’s toughest lessons: a good harvest does not
FOOD SOVEREIGNTY SCORES 55% AS HAMBA UBUYE DELIVERS 12,309 TONNES OF MAIZE
BY: PHESHEYA KUNENE | EDITOR MBABANE — Eswatini’s Food Sovereignty and Sustainable Development programme scored 55% in Government’s 2025/26 performance assessment, as the Hamba Ubuye
NUTRI-PLANT ORGANIC PLUS TARGETS HEALTHIER SOILS, STRONGER CROPS AND BETTER HARVESTS
An example of Green World products: Nutriplant Plus Fertilizer By: Flavian MachinguraGreen World Health Consultant & NOPF Distributor Farmers are under growing pressure to produce
FROM DONOR GRANTS TO A MEGA FUND: ESWATINI STUDIES NAMIBIA’S CLIMATE-FINANCE BLUEPRINT
BY: SIBUSISO MNGADI | EDITOR-IN-CHIEF MBABANE — Eswatini is moving to stop financing its green economy one donor grant at a time. The Government has
EWADE HANDS OVER E300 000 DIGITAL EQUIPMENT TO TRACK 3000 SAPEMP FARMERS
BY: PHESHEYA KUNENE | EDITOR MBABANE — The Eswatini Water and Agricultural Development Enterprise (EWADE) has handed over digital equipment worth more than E300 000
PM COURTS TAIWAN ENERGY INVESTORS TO POWER ESWATINI’S INDUSTRIAL GROWTH
(L-R) Shalun Green Energy Science City, Tex-Ray Industrial Co.Ltd. Founder and Chairman, Mr. Ray Lin with Prime Minister Russell Mmiso Dlamini in Taiwan. BY: SIBUSISIWE
83 TONNES FROM 14 HECTARES: MHLAMBANYATSI FARMERS SHOW HOW TO GET MORE MAIZE FROM LESS LAND
BY: PHESHEYA KUNENE | EDITOR MHLAMBANYATSI — At 63, retired civil servant Robert Nhlengetfwa has turned 14 hectares at Lundzi into a lesson in what
PM: FOOD SECURITY IS NATIONAL SECURITY AS ESWATINI EYES DEEPER TAIWAN AGRICULTURE TIES
Prime Minister Russell Mmiso Dlamini delivering a keynote address at the Ketagelan Forum in Taipei, Republic of China (Taiwan), on behalf of His Majesty King
PM lands in Taiwan with agriculture high on the agenda
TAIPEI – Prime Minister Russell Mmiso Dlamini arrived in the Republic of China (Taiwan) on Monday evening, representing His Majesty King Mswati III on a
FILLING THE GAPS IN FARMER TRAINING FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVESTOCK ENTERPRISES
Shifting the Paradigm BY: MNCEDISI SIMELANE | FEEDMASTER TECHNICAL ADVISER Over the past few years, our capacity-building trainings have heavily emphasized the core mechanics of
UNESWA STUDENT REPRESENTS ESWATINI AT AFRICA’S YOUTH AGRIFOOD INDEX LAUNCH
Young Eswatini agripreneur Mbukiso Thubelihle Fakudze BY: NOSIPHO MKHIZE | JOURNALIST ABUJA — Young Eswatini agripreneur Mbukiso Thubelihle Fakudze has represented the Kingdom in the
E48 000 INVESTMENT GROWS INTO E300 000-A-SEASON AVOCADO BUSINESS
…A chance encounter with an avocado tree changed Fezile Hlophe-Vilakati’s life. Today, the former hairdresser earns more than E300 000 a season from commercial fruit
NO BREED, NO CHAIN, NO PRICE: The Three Things Eswatini Skipped Before Pushing Farmers Into Indigenous Chickens
OPINION | BY SBU MNGADI The founder of the now-closed Kalulu Hatcheries argues that Eswatini pushed farmers into an industry that had no breed, no
FMD-HIT FARMERS FEAR EL NIÑO AS FEED COSTS SOAR
BY: PHESHEYA KUNENE | EDITOR MANZINI — Livestock farmers fear they will not have enough grass, feed or money to keep their cattle alive as
OPINION: AFRICA’S FOOD INSECURITY HAS EASED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A DECADE. KEEPING IT THAT WAY IS THE HARDER BATTLE.
…The latest United Nations food security report shows that Africa has recorded its first improvement in food insecurity in nearly a decade. But with hunger
AGRIBUSINESS MEDIA ESWATINI | WEEKLY EVENTS CALENDAR
Week Coverage: 27 July – 2 August 2026 This is one of the busiest weeks on the country’s agricultural calendar. The inaugural National Farmers’ Day
Who Owns the Milk? Rebuilding Eswatini’s Dairy Value Chain
Eswatini Dairy Board CEO Dr Tony Dlamini BY: MANDLENKHOSI SITHOLE Eswatini’s dairy sector sits at a glaring paradox. Despite strong domestic demand, local production satisfies
MELANE LEATHER PUTS ESWATINI’S LEATHER INDUSTRY IN THE SPOTLIGHT
BY PHESHEYA KUNENE | EDITOR Eswatini’s leather industry is emerging as one of the country’s most promising value-addition sectors, and the rise of Melane Leather
MAHLANGATSHA GRAIN FARMERS SHOW HOW HIGHER YIELDS CAN CUT MAIZE IMPORTS
BY: PHESHEYA KUNENE | EDITOR MAHLANGATSHA — Commercial grain farmers in Mahlangatsha are demonstrating that higher yields, improved farming practices and stronger extension support can
BORAN FEVER HITS ESWATINI: E130,000 TOP PRICE, E46,000 FOR SEMEN AT IMPOFU AUCTION
BY: SBU MNGADI | EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Sixty-one lots, a E46,000 semen sale and a top price of E130,000 — Impofu Ranching’s auction at Ingwavuma showed that
STARKE AYRES LAVUMISA TRIAL SHOWS HOW BETTER SEEDS AND SMARTER FARMING CAN LIFT VEGETABLE PRODUCTION
…As Eswatini works to strengthen commercial horticulture and reduce reliance on imported vegetables, the Starke Ayres Lavumisa Trial demonstrated how improved seed genetics, practical agronomy
INAUGURAL NATIONAL FARMERS’ DAY TO FOCUS ON PRODUCTION, MARKETS AND FARM GROWTH
Government, farmers and agribusinesses to converge in Siteki as Ministry pushes for higher production, stronger markets and greater adoption of modern farming technologies. BY: PHESHEYA
NAMBOARD REOPENS TOMATO IMPORTS AS LOCAL FARMERS SUFFER FROST DAMAGES
BY: SIBUSISO MNGADI | EDITOR-IN-CHIEF In May, NAMBoard’s data was telling tomato farmers to hold back. The Eswatini Horticulture Information System (EHIS) showed plantings running
ESWATINI ENDS ACTIVE FMD OUTBREAK AS FOCUS SHIFTS TO BEEF EXPORT RECOVERY
BY: PHESHEYA KUNENE | EDITOR MBABANE — Eswatini has recorded zero active Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) cases, bringing an end to months of outbreak control and
WFF CLIMATE-SMART GRADUATE TURNS UNEMPLOYMENT INTO 4-HECTARE VEGETABLE ENTERPRISE
BY: PHESHEYA KUNENE | EDITOR HLANE—When Notsile Dlamini graduated with a qualification in Agricultural Extension from the University of Eswatini’s Luyengo Campus, she faced the
E8 BILLION SUGAR REVENUE MASKS A DEEPER CASH-FLOW SQUEEZE
Eswatini’s sugar industry sold more sugar and improved cane yields during 2025/26, but falling prices, costly debt, import competition and climate disruptions exposed the financial
MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE ENDORSES INDUSTRIAL HEMP ADAPTABILITY TRIALS IN ESWATINI
Example of a hemp plant. BY: NOSIPHO MKHIZE | JOURNALIST MANZINI — The Ministry of Agriculture has endorsed industrial hemp adaptability trials covering at least
ESWATINI PREPARES FOR GMO ADOPTION, CALLS FOR LOCAL SEED PRODUCTION
BY: PHESHEYA KUNENE| EDITOR MANZINI — Eswatini is preparing for the possible adoption of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) while stepping up calls for local seed
AGRIBUSINESS MEDIA ESWATINI | WEEKLY EVENTS CALENDAR
Week Coverage: 13 – 19 July 2026 From livestock disease control and commercial crop production to youth empowerment, food processing and farmer capacity building, another
BANK LENDING TO FARMING SECTOR JUMPS 12.9 PER CENT IN MAY 2026
BY: SIBUSISO MNGADI | EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Agriculture and forestry recorded the fastest credit growth of any sector in the Eswatini economy in May 2026, with bank
BEYOND DAMS AND CANALS: EWADE HAS BUILT 128 COMMUNITY-OWNED FARMING COMPANIES
Eswatini Water and Agricultural Development Enterprise (EWADE) Agriculture Development Manager and Acting Project Manager Zwelethu Dlamini. BY SIBUSISIWE NDZIMANDZE | JOURNALIST NDZEVANE — The Eswatini
TAIWAN FUNDS E2.4M CLIMATE-SMART FARMING TRAINING FOR 200 YOUTH
BY: PHESHEYA KUNENE | EDITOR SIDVOKODVO — Eswatini has launched a new E2.4 million climate-smart agriculture training programme that will equip 200 young people with
ENIDC RESCUED LOMVESHE AND NOW OWNS 30% OF THE BANANA ENTERPRISE IN GUNDVWINI
Eswatini National Industrial Development Corporation (ENIDC) Portfolio Investment Executive Mbongeni Gwebu. BY: SIBUSISIWE NDZIMANDZE | JOURNALIST MBABANE — When hailstorms and cold seasons pushed Lomveshe
INNOVATE OR FALL BEHIND: PRINCESS SAKHIZWE TELLS MSME GROWTH FORUM
BY: SIBUSISO MNGADI | EDITOR-IN-CHIEF EZULWNINI – Businesses that will prosper tomorrow are those that have already embraced innovation and evolving consumer needs, Her Royal
ACCOUNTANT-TURNED-POULTRY ENTREPRENEUR BUILDS E190 000 MONTHLY BROILER BUSINESS AS ESWATINI BATTLES CHICKEN SUPPLY DEFICIT
…Former corporate accountant Nokuthula Precious Simelane has transformed a small-scale poultry venture into a commercial broiler operation in Malkerns, generating up to E190 000 in
FROM RISKY TO READY: RIJKENBERG SAYS REFORMS HAVE MADE ESWATINI INVESTABLE
Minister of Finance Neal Rijkenberg BY: NOSIPHO MKHIZE | JOURNALIST MBABANE – Government’s fiscal reforms have significantly strengthened Eswatini’s economic standing, cutting the fiscal deficit,
ESWATINI REAFFIRMS GLOBAL FUND PARTNERSHIP
GENEVA — Eswatini has reaffirmed its commitment to its longstanding partnership with The Global Fund, with Prime Minister Rt. Hon. Russell Mmiso Dlamini conveying the
Standard Bank Africa Unlocked 2026: Business Leaders Convene to Accelerate Investment, Innovation and Growth
Bill Blackie CEO of Business and Commercial Banking, Standard Bank Group. MANZINI – More than 140 business leaders, policymakers, investors and entrepreneurs from across Africa
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
This Week in Eswatini Agribusiness: Your Events Guide | 8 – 17 July 2026
This Week in Eswatini Agribusiness: Your Events Guide | 8 – 17 July 2026 Listen up, Eswatini! Whether you are a smallholder digging the soil
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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,
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
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
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
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,
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
