Urban Farmer is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Heinrich Lemmer as Formulating Nutritionist at Urban Farmer South Africa.   Heinrich brings with him a wealth of experience in feed formulation, along with in-depth knowledge of the feed milling environment. His expertise will play a vital role in strengthening […]

Urban Farmer Zambia proudly took part in the 97th Agriculture and Commercial Show, held from 30 July to 4 August 2025 under the theme “Adapting to Climate Change.”   This prestigious event brought together industry leaders, farmers, and stakeholders to showcase innovations that strengthen resilience in agriculture. For Urban Farmer, […]

The World’s Poultry Science Association and the African Poultry Network (WPSA-APN) hosted the 3rd Pan-African Poultry Conference on the 22nd and the 23rd of September 2025 at the Future Africa Campus, University of Pretoria, South Africa.    The theme of the conference was “Resilience and Sustainability of Poultry Value Chains […]

Over the past few months, the Urban Farmer technical team has actively participated in leading industry events, gaining new knowledge, exchanging ideas, and strengthening connections to better serve farmers across Africa. From ruminants to poultry and swine, our team continues to engage with the latest innovations shaping the future of […]

On 10 July 2025 Steven Payne, founder and managing director of Urban Farmer, was invited to particpate in the Trouw Mid-Year Sales Congress at Kaya Ibubesi in Pary, South Africa.   Steven had the opportunity to introduce Urban Farmer to the Trouw sales and technical teams and to take them […]

The Urban Farmer technical team thoroughly enjoyed attending the 41st WPSA Scientific Symposium (WPSA) South Africa conference on the 4th and 5th of March 2025    The Programme featured a diverse range of high-quality presentations from leading local and international experts, making it a significant event on the poultry industry calendar and […]

Urban Farmer welcomed Suné Pretorius, Marne Visagie and Richard Bownes to the team.    Suné joins Urban Farmer as a Commercial Nutritionist. Previously Suné worked for a multi-national premix company for 10 years where she served Urban Farmer as its account manager for the last 6 years. Suné joins Urban […]

In March 2025, Urban Farmer hosted its country managers from Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe in Johannesburg, South Africa. Urban Farmer relies on its partners and their local teams to offer transactional and technical support to its customers in these key territories. The Subsidiary Week affords Urban Farmer the […]

As of February 2025, Proudly Poultry II has been launched in all three target countries namely Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Our full team of14 trainers are actively hosting weekly training sessions with their farmers. Proudly Poultry II aims for 1350 farmers to complete a 6-week poultry production course.   U-MIX have […]

Urban Farmer Zambia hosted a Dairy Farmers Day on 20th March 2025 at the Protea Hotel (Arcades) in Lusaka, Zambia. The event brought together industry partners and local dairy farmers and highlighted the importance of sustainable farming practices, animal health and animal nutrition on a dairy farm.    Representatives from Trouw Nutrition, ABS Genus and Adisseo joined the […]