The MACADAMIA

Pictured Above: Hugo Bester Macadamia farmers across South Africa are hailing the parasitoid wasp, Trissolcus basalis, as a deadly strike weapon in their war on stinkbugs. Improved nut quality is proof of the insect predator’s success, they say. While Trissolcus...

On the day The Macadamia magazine went to print, SAMAC CEO Lizel Pretorius confirmed that South Africa’s macadamia exports were no longer subject to the additional 30% reciprocal duty into the United States. No fanfare – as when the tariffs were first imposed by US...

While the authors acknowledge there are other environmental benefits from reduced tillage systems and intercropping practices, they say greenhouse gas sequestration figures are not clear-cut. As a non-profit and politically independent organisation, agri benchmark...

While macadamia farmers in the irrigated north saved money on Eskom costs, growers in the south say heavier than usual rainfall increased disease pressure in their orchards. As rainfall in the first four months of 2025 exceeded the average annual rainfall for...