WELCOME TO
The MACADAMIA
SOUTH AFRICA’S LEADING PUBLICATION FOR THE MACADAMIA NUT INDUSTRY
Latest Magazine
Latest Articles
Latest News
Macadamia Magic: Win a R3,000+ Product Hamper
To celebrate the launch of the latest Macadamia Magazine and the exciting new macadamia products featured in this edition, we’ve teamed up with Shisa Briquetts, The Nutty Kitchen, Green Farms Nut Company, Nathi Skin Care, Simply Macnificent and Giraf Macadamia to give...
The impact of the USA tariffs on South African Macadamia
Research questions regenerative agriculture sequestration benefits
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...
KwaZulu-Natal’s wet summer ups disease pressure in orchards
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...
Advances in integrated pest management of macs in southern Africa
Dr Schalk Schoeman of Sonbesie Consulting offers valuable insights into the challenges and progress within South Africa’s macadamia industry. Drawing on years of field experience and research, he unpacks current pest management trends, the impact of shifting climatic...
Mac prices buoyant amid supply squeeze
The macadamia industry has seen its fair share of turbulence in recent months, with production volumes down in both of the world’s largest production regions, namely South African and Australia. Higher-than-expected tariffs into the United States have further muddied...
Focused exclusively on one of South Africa’s fastest growing agriculture industries, The Macadamia is a prime and high quality platform for all those with an interest in this exciting agri-processing sector.
SOUTH AFRICA’S LEADING PUBLICATION FOR THE MACADAMIA NUT INDUSTRY