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07/01/2026

Mahlanya

07/01/2026

We are on location at Fresh Leaf Farm in Mahlanya, a unique herb farm owned by Nokwanda Masina-Nxumalo. Today, we were filming a brand-new episode of our YouTube podcast, Asilimeni Maswati.

Fresh Leaf Farm also operates a nursery in Ezulwini, making it a standout agribusiness worth watching. Discover their journey, passion, and impact in our upcoming episode, coming soon.

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06/01/2026

06/01/2026

🇸🇿🌱 BEAN PRODUCTION GUIDE (Adapted from NMC sources)
Eswatini still imports most of its dry beans—yet February is a key planting window in several regions. Our guide breaks down planting periods, variety selection, field management, pest control, storage tips, and updated profitability figures at E27,500/tonne.

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NMC Extension Officer, Mr Melusi Vilakati As February 2026 approaches, the National Maize Corporation (NMC) is encouraging farmers across Eswatini to prioritise dry bean production to strengthen food security and take advantage of a market that remains heavily dependent on imports. NMC notes that im...

04/01/2026

🚜 Beans farmers: the subsidy window is OPEN again.
NMC has reopened payments for the 2025/26 Beans Production Input Subsidy for farmers who were approved but didn’t pay in time — and new applicants may also be considered while the budget lasts.

🗓️ Opens: Monday, 5 January 2026 (until funds are exhausted)
💰 Packages: E6,000/ha | E3,000/½ ha
💳 Pay at Eswatini Bank or via MoMo Pay at your RDA office

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BY PHESHEYA KUNENE | EDITOR The National Maize Corporation (NMC) has reopened the payment window for the 2025/26 Beans Production Input Subsidy, giving farmers whose applications were approved but not paid another chance to participate. The window opens on Monday, 5 January, 2026, and will remain op...

03/01/2026

01/01/2026

🚜🥬 Produce left uncollected. Losses mounting. Farmers demand answers.

Some farmers have raised serious concerns over Namboard collection delays, saying vegetables are rotting in fields and storerooms—especially amid persistent rains.

One farmer reports losing 26 crates of green peppers, while others say they’ve waited days to weeks for pick-ups. Namboard, however, cites fleet constraints and says it is working to stabilise operations, including encouraging self-delivery to packhouses with transport compensation.

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31/12/2025

🚨 NEW ISSUE OUT NOW! Agribusiness Monthly — Issue 31 (January 2026) 🌱🇸🇿
Innovation. Sustainability. Community.

This edition is packed with big moves, real farmer stories, and practical field intelligence — starting with the E180M deal set to deliver 250 tractors and what it means for production at scale.

🔥 Inside this issue:

🚜 Mechanisation milestone: 250 tractor packages, and why “time” is the missing variable in farming

🛒 OWIT x OK Foods: local products moving from farm gate to retail shelves

🌦️ Climate action: FAO’s 36 shade net structures to climate-proof production

🌿 Farming Against the Odds: Sifiso Daladi Dlamini’s Plant Co comeback story

☕ Eswatini coffee eyes export markets as youth take the lead

🥬 Rain, pests & profit: how to protect cabbage in wet seasons

🐄 Plus: FMD crisis updates and more

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31/12/2025

We are closing the year strong with Agribusiness Monthly | Issue 31 (2026), your essential New Year’s Eve read on Eswatini’s Agrifood future.

What’s inside:

🚜 The E180M deal set to roll out 250 tractors

🛒 OWIT & OK Foods joining forces to boost local products

🌱 FAO’s climate action with 36 shade-net structures nationwide

💪🏾 Farming Against All Odds: the rise of Plant Co.

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End 2025 informed. Start 2026 ready.
We are closing the year strong with Agribusiness Monthly | Issue 31 (2026), your essential New Year’s Eve read on Eswatini’s Agrifood future.

What’s inside:

🚜 The E180M deal set to roll out 250 tractors

🛒 OWIT & OK Foods joining forces to boost local products

🌱 FAO’s climate action with 36 shade-net structures nationwide

💪🏾 Farming Against All Odds: the rise of Plant Co.

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End 2025 informed. Start 2026 ready.

29/12/2025

Goat farming is no longer “just subsistence” in Eswatini — it’s fast becoming one of the smartest, profit-driven livestock plays. 🇸🇿🐐

With rising red-meat demand and climate pressure, goats (especially Boer goats) are proving to be resilient, fast-maturing, lower-cost, and easy to sell year-round — when managed like a real business: planned breeding, proper housing, feeding, health routines, and solid records.

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28/12/2025

An intense hailstorm has struck Maphalaleni and Nkhaba, damaging an estimated 500+ hectares of crops and threatening farmer livelihoods and household food security at a critical point in the farming season.

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(COURTESY PHOTOS: NDMA) BY SIBUSISIWE NDZIMANDZE | JOURNALIST MAPHALALENI - A violent hailstorm has devastated farming communities in Maphalaleni and Nkhaba, crushing crops such as maize, and cabbages across more than 500 hectares of fields and leaving farmers facing heavy losses at the peak of the...