Jacques Taylor, Managing Director for Sub-Saharan Africa at John Deere With 90% of sub-Saharan Africa’s food currently produced by smallholder farmers on plots typically under two hectares, the continent’s traditional farmers are a vital element of food security. Since the continent also has ...

Jacques Taylor, Managing Director for John Deere Sub-Saharan Africa and Belinda Louw, Director of Peritum signing an agreement that the top five achievers on the Plant Production Diploma will be offered an all-expenses-paid John Deere induction following the completion of their Diploma programme ...

“John Deere is the world’s largest manufacturer and supplier of equipment and it’s fortunate that we have a strong market presence in Africa, which we want to hold on and be an active player in running a green revolutionary so that we fulfil our higher purpose to feed, clothe and fuel the world”, ...

Jacques Taylor - John Deere MD Africa John Deere has welcomed the R3.7billion allocation announced in the 2019 Budget Speech to assist emerging black farmers in acquiring land and title deeds, which it believes will complement the proposed blended finance model and assist in building a more ...