The Mbali Nwoko Podcast

In conversation with Priaash, Co-Founder of The Awareness Company, who worked together with his business partners for over 10 years in research, development and innovation in the public sector, building, amongst other things, pioneering technology that is still being used today in the fight against wildlife poaching. That’s when they realised the value of creating technology that solves real-world...

In conversation with Liza Bohlmann - Chairperson and North Regional  Representative for Agri Writers SA.  Agricultural Writers SA is a voluntary, non-profit association promoting the image and standards of agricultural journalism in South Africa. Visit: https://www.agriculturalwriterssa.co.za/ Please rate and review this episode, and subscribe to the podcast. Please rate and review this podcast ep...

SmartVest Capital trading as SV Capital is South Africa’s first crowd-investing fund manager offering innovative investment products geared for digitization with the ability to efficiently scale. SV Capital's flagship product  - "Build a Herd" offers fractional ownership of cattle during the high growth phase of the animal’s life cycle, maximizing monetary value growth and investmen...

Speaking to Andries Wiese - former Head of Agri and currently the National Business Development Manager at Hollard.  In this episode we get to touch on the following topics: How insurance works in the agri sector. Why farmers should have insurance. What to insure on your farm and why? The relationship between the farmer and the broker.  Please rate and review this episode and subscribe to the podc...

Stephan has a background in employee benefits and more than 20 years of experience, knowledge, and skills in the administration and consulting of work accidents. His company - Work Accident Support assists clients (farmers and agribusinesses) to be compliant in terms of the Compensation for Occupational and Diseases Act and utilise all benefits prescribed in this act. Please contact Stephan using...

If you are interested in commodity pricing, analysis and forecasting around Agri industry trends then this episode will deliver just that.  I have the honour of speaking to Dr Johnny van der Merwe who completed his PHD at the NW University and has now become a lecturer in the faculty of Natural Sciences.  His involvement in the industry spans across a number of development projects that are focuse...

Speaking to Tafara Shuro, Director of the South African Essential Oils Producers’ Association. Tafara is part of the executive team overseeing the Siyakholwa Group and is also the Project Manager for Qobo Qobo Essential Oils. He joined Siyakholwa in June 2010 and since has been involved in projects aimed at alleviating poverty and empowering youth and adults alike to become entrepreneurs and gener...

Today's conversation is an animal farming masterclass. Dr Kgasi , President of the South African Veterinary Council helps us understand how to look after our livestock /herd by identifying diseases in animals, we talk about the type of veterinary services you could get in South Africa as a livestock farmer, as well as biosecurity measures farmers can implement within their farms to protect th...

Grant Jacobs co-founded HelloChoice which is an online agricultural marketplace established in 2018.  He directs HelloChoice's business model and platform development, working hands-on in the field to recruit and coach initial buyers and packhouses with early adopting farmers. He currently leads strategic projects, platform design, and business and financial management. In this episode, we di...

Speaking to Alina Truhina, Chief Strategy Officer and Philani Mzila, Investment Manager at Founders Factory Africa (FFA). We explore the journeys that early-stage businesses face within the agri-tech sector, how entrepreneurs can connect with investors and how organisations such as the FFA support entrepreneurs to build and scale agri-tech startups across the continent.  Please visit their website...

Nile's vision is to see a future where Africa’s producers can access the markets with the biggest need for their products. By integrating regional food systems, Nile aims to make nutritious food more accessible to consumers across the continent and beyond. In conversation with Louis de Kock, Founder of Nile.ag , a tech company that aims to solve issues inherent to food trading including price...

In conversation with  Cilliers Geldenhuys, a qualified Industrial Engineer with a mining background who co-founded Agrigistics which is an agritech startup that helps increase labour efficiency, crop yields and assists decision making on farms, using labour tracking technology. Topics discussed on this episode: Agrigistics background and improvements from clients Agrigistics current and future pla...

Karidas is a young entrepreneur from South Africa with over 7 years of experience in building startups from ideas to fully-fledged businesses. He is passionate about finding inclusive sustainable solutions for emerging markets. Karidas is the founder and CEO of one of Africa's top tech startups which is now his full-time focus. The company has grown fast, impacting farmers, agri input supplie...

Erna - CEO of Bosman van Zaal South Africa has an Industrial Engineering degree and Masters in Agricultural Engineering degree. She has been in the greenhouse industry for 10 years. She started Bosman van Zaal South Africa with the Dutch mother company in 2018 and has a team of 30 people currently building greenhouses and turnkey solutions across the country. In this episode, we discuss the basics...

Hamlet is a Farmer's Weekly regular columnist and a multi-skilled Agricultural Economist with over eight years of experience in the agribusiness and financial services sectors.  He specializes in advocacy, trade, project management, banking, people management, opportunities identification, and strategy planning including socialization and facilitating the execution thereof.  Hamlet currently...

In conversation with Dr Vijay Nalla, Content Facilitator at the Institute of Food and Agribusiness Leadership (IFAL). Visit https://www.ifal.ac/ and https://dsofa.org/ The Agribusiness Academy powers content and curriculums over several digital learning programs specifically at Digital School of Food and Agriculture and Institute of Food and Agribusiness Leadership (IFAL).  Please rate and review...

Julian has 28 years of experience in the agricultural sector and has held numerous senior positions ranging from National Consultant, Country Manager, Managing Director, Chairman and a number of international consulting roles to name a few, where his responsibilities involved managing diverse teams and projects within varying business sectors.  He also partook in various key studies and presented...

In conversation with Angie Khumalo, a dynamic woman who is currently a Metro FM Sports Presenter and former presenter of African Farming, an agricultural show showcasing successful black commercial farmers in South Africa.  Angie is a motorcycle enthusiast, a lover of agriculture and she goes by the name of Mother of the Cows. Listen to her story and how she transitioned to being a cattle farmer w...

Wandile Sihlobo is the Chief Economist of the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa (Agbiz) and the author of “Finding Common Ground: Land, Equity, and Agriculture.” He is also a Visiting Research Fellow at the Wits School of Governance, University of the Witwatersrand. Visit his website www.wandilesihlobo.com Please subscribe to the podcast, rate and review each episode.  Please rate and...

Rahmat is the Operations Lead at Nourishing Africa , where she manages the company’s membership engagement and business operations. Nourishing Africa is a digital knowledge and membership platform supporting African agriculture and food entrepreneurs to scale their businesses by providing critical resources, tools and opportunities including funding, capacity building, data, networking events, e-l...

In conversation with  Jolene Dawson who is a skilled strategist, advisory professional and CEO. Her business, Thrive Agriculture and Nutrition Consulting , is focused on agricultural development, working with iNGO’s, donors, foundations and companies to plan, design and implement system-level programmes to address food security and farmer development and access to quality balanced nutrition.  We u...

Denene Erasmus is the editor of Farmer's Weekly South Africa, the largest English-language agricultural publication in Southern Africa. She has been an agricultural journalist since 2009 and has won numerous international and national awards for her reporting on farming, conservation and the agribusiness sector in Africa; In our conversation, we talk about the launch of the Farmer's Week...

In conversation with Dr Sifiso Ntombela, Chief Economist of the NAMC, Coordinator of AAMP, Columnist for Fin24, and Farmers' Weekly Magazine. In this podcast we discuss the following: The role of the National Agricultural Marketing Council (NAMC). The Department of Agriculture, policymaking and implementation. Farmers and the agricultural landscape  Transformation and inclusive agriculture. L...

Speaking to Watson Matsa who is the Co-Founder & CEO for eSusFarm® Africa, where he leads Operations, Technology Implementation and Market Development. eSusFarm is an agri-fintech that specializes in tracking and providing advanced agricultural statistical data to smallholder farmers and the entire agri-value chain for the purpose of increasing agricultural productivity, smallholder market and...

In conversation with Ivor and Kobus, who are the Founders of  Food For Mzansi, which is a digital agri news platform that has taken the South African media space by storm. They both have long-standing careers in journalism and have won numerous awards for their contribution/ work in broadcasting, print and digital media, this includes Food For Mzansi's global award as Africa's best digit...