South African Breweries recently celebrated its 130-year anniversary by thanking farmers for their continued hard work in producing high-quality barley for its beer. - Advertisement -To mark its 130th anniversary, South African Breweries (SAB) hosted a ‘Cheers to Farmers’ event on 17 September in Taung, North West, recognising the role of local farmers in powering the country’s beer value chain. He added that 95% of the raw materials the company purchased, particularly barley, came from South African farmers. Cheers to our farmers!”Top farmers awardedDuring the event, SAB also named the winners of its annual awards in partnership with FarmSol. Frank Smous, a Tshidiso Farmer Co-op producer, told Farmer’s Weekly that working with SAB and FarmSol had been invaluable for the co-op.