Despite falling commodity prices and challenges surrounding farm profitability, the growing use of cover crops is maintaining, if not gaining, momentum.

New varieties created through genetic editing and engineering promise to beat disease, and offer enticing new flavours.

One is the most expensive nut in the world, the other is commonly dubbed “green gold”.But the popularity of macadamias and avocados is a “double-edged sword” in the farming industry in southern Africa as black markets boom for the premium crops.

Brazil is expected to produce more than 6.000 tons of macadamia nuts this year, and these volumes have been experiencing growth due to high demand throughout the world.

South Africa's expectations for a good apple and pear season have been thrown into uncertainty due to the spread of COVID-19 around the world and the tumbling oil prices.

Time will tell the full extent of the impact of seaports and land ports closures on South Africa's wine industry, but its already not looking good, according to Wines of South Africa.