Offering loans to farmers who do not own land remains big risk
SA is one of 10 countries in Africa that is food secured, and one of the few countries that is a net exporter of food
09 June 2019 - 09:21
Some years ago, renowned investor and commodities guru Jim Rogers told Americans to learn how to drive a tractor if they wanted to become rich.
He predicted that stock brokers were going to be driving taxis. The smart ones will learn to drive tractors so they can work for the smart farmers. The farmers are going to be driving Lamborghinis...
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