On 19 August 2014 a group of 19 fruit farmers decided to launch a regional initiative for inclusive agricultural growth, job creation and improved social harmony in line with the National Development Plan. This was to become Partners in Agri…
Carel van der Merwe was a visionary when he bought the farm Disselfontein in 2014. He invested a lot to create a successful new-generation farm. Yet, he never stressed. Because he had Johnny. It all started when Johnny was appointed…
Lien Visagie is the newly elected chairperson of the board of Partners in Agri Land Solutions (PALS). Getting there was a long and a hard road, but the road ahead is the real challenge. Gerrit Rautenbach discovered how a light…
By Elise-Marie Steenkamp and Carmé Naudé Successful partnerships between commercial farmers and emerging black farmers were the focus of the recent Landbouweekblad-Witzenberg-PALS (Partners in Agri Land Solutions) land symposium that brought farmers from across South Africa together in the Koue…
Land reform, economic growth, job creation, and social cohesion in agriculture came under the spotlight recently at the PALS-Landbouweekblad Land Symposium that was held in the Koue Bokkeveld, outside Ceres. PALS is the acronym for Partners in Agri Land Solutions,…
Press release by Witzenberg PALS The Witzenberg PALS (Partners in Agri Land Solutions) is a private land reform initiative that was established in 2014 by the commercial farmers in the Witzenberg district, in partnership with local communities and all three…