Agriculture News South Africa

Can you afford to become a farmer?

Throughout the 104-year existence of Farmer's Weekly, our readers have turned to us for advice on agricultural issues. Currently, the most frequently asked questions are: "Where can I buy a farm?" and "What do I farm?"
Can you afford to become a farmer?
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The first is an indication of how property agents have neglected developing farmers when marketing farms. Few of these farmers will be able to afford multi-million rand properties and their loan applications might require some extra work, but one would think the number of transactions in aggregate would make their business attractive to a property agent.

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Source: Farmer's Weekly

Farmer’s Weekly has a long and proud history of serving South Africa’s agricultural industry. Throughout the years, Farmer’s Weekly has been a clarion for South Africa’s farming community and, the magazine remains fully committed to its original undertaking – the advancement of the interests of farmers and their industry.

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