SnackQuip: Start your own snack foods manufacturing business SnackQuip, our South African-based company, specialises in the supply of complete turnkey snack production plants. Business people and entrepreneurs across the continent now have the opportunity to produce their own line of snacks or upgrade their existing facilities. We supply equipment to “Frito-Lay” (Simba) and “Willards”, two […]
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Why dairy processing is a good business venture Central Milk, a South Africa-based manufacturer of stainless steel equipment for the dairy industry, is able to offer African farmers a complete solution for the establishment of a dairy processing facility. Dairy processing has the potential to be a profitable business opportunity for farmers in Africa. […]
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Central Milk: How to start a successful dairy processing business Dairy processing has the potential to be a profitable business opportunity for farmers in Africa. There is always room to grow, both for beginner farmers as well as more established players Smaller dairy production farmers have the opportunity to “add value” to their milk by […]
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Fixtrade: Small-scale food manufacturing Fixtrade, a South Africa-based producer of stainless steel equipment, is offering entrepreneurs in Africa the opportunity to start their own small-scale food manufacturing businesses. Fixtrade has developed a range of small food production “factories” that will enable entrepreneurs to get started right away. Fixtrade manufactures all the equipment needed for the […]
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Rabobank Report: Time for Africa – opportunities remain wide open for African poultry investments Capturing the African poultry investment opportunity Poultry investment and egg industries have developed fast over the last decade in Sub-Saharan Africa and this is increasingly attracting interest from local and international investors. Rabobank identified this opportunity in its 2017 report “Time […]
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How to make your own compost with Elmarie Stoltz Organic fertiliser or compost is highly rated as the fertilizer of the future. Compost forms continually in nature as plants decompose and animals die. Decomposition is the process in which organic material (plant and animal remains) is broken down into simpler components, by bacteria and micro-organisms. […]
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Groundwater reserves in Africa may be more resilient to climate change than first thought Groundwater reserves in Africa are estimated to be 20 times larger than the water stored in lakes and reservoirs above ground. These are the freshwater stores that flow in rocks and sediment beneath the Earth’s surface. They are a vital source of drinking […]
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Jatropha oil project an inspiring international success “Jatropha oil project started as a hobby,” reminisced Julia Thandeka Shungube (aged 42), the proprietor of Siphandane General Trading. It is situated in the Mbangwane area in Ehlanzeni District. BEHIND the thriving essential oils and pharmaceutical sectors in the Mpumalanga Province and neighbouring countries is an enterprise that actually […]
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Imagining the Africa of the future GTR Africa returns to Cape Town on March 11-12, 2020 for the definitive event in African trade and infrastructure finance, set to welcome over 400 delegates all keen to discuss the unrivalled business opportunities found on the continent. 2020’s instalment comes to you with a renewed tone of optimism […]
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PPE: Holistic Approach Needed To Close Mining Gender Gap The number of women working in the mining sector has increased significantly over the past 17 years, with the numbers growing from 11 400 in 2002 to over 53 100 today. This represents about 12% of the entire mining workforce of 464 667. However, an area that has lagged significantly […]
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