Sidney Birkill’s Story
This short story began one day in May 2023. My 7-year-old son, Sidney Birkill and I visited Nampo Bothaville Landbou skou, with his grandparents. My parents are farmers and have visited Nampo many times before, but this was Sidney’s first Nampo experience.
Buffelshoek Farmworkers Training
The Wheatlands Sportsgrounds was a hive of activity on 12 July as 41 farmworkers from the surrounding area arrived for training.
Italy meets South Africa via Webinar
The public bank of Italy, Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP), launched their new business matching platform for South African companies in April. As part of the launch, they are hosting a series of themed online events highlighting different sectors.
Classing Mohair Correctly Adds Value
Farmers lose money if their mohair clip isn’t properly classed, and this is why the farmers must be present during shearing season. The industry faces a huge challenge with a shortage of properly skilled mohair sorters!
First Goat Committee Meeting Held in Pretoria
The National Agriculture Marketing Council (NAMC) hosted its first section 7 goat committee meeting in Pretoria on Friday, 21 July.
SEAL international visits SA
Phil Seal and Daniel Dyson from Seal international were recently in South Africa visiting their mohair buyer, Alice Connacher from Seal and Connacher and to learn more about the South African mohair value chain.
Press release: South African Mohair industry update – April 2023
The global mohair clip for 2022 was 4.55 million kgs of which South Africa produced 51% and Lesotho produced 16%. Jointly, Southern Africa produced two thirds of the world’s mohair.
5 days to go until the Natural Fibre Connect Conference!
Natural Fibre Connect was born out of 2 successful Wool Connect conferences…
Talking at Pitti Filati, in Italy about Animal Welfare
An international workshop was organised by Confindustria Toscana Nord dedicated to animal fibre production and collective actions to ensure animal welfare, traceability of production, and transparency towards consumers.