Mzansi Agriculture Talk
Agriculture
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1.1KCPI for fruit and vegetable softens in March 2022
The latest update on South Africa’s consumer price inflation (CPI) shows a mixed trend for fresh produce commodities with fruits remaining in...
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1.3KThe Russian-Ukraine conflict on South African agri-food sector: A double-edged sword
The plot thickens for the global agriculture and food sectors as the Black Sea continues to be treacherous territory because of the...
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1.2KMinister Didiza launches the country’s farmer register
“This is a very important tool which will not only be giving government information of who is farming where but will also...
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1.1KWater Summit: Minister concerned that black farmers use only 5% of the over 60% of SA’s agriculture water
The national water and sanitation summit on water resource management and climate change is currently taking place in Durban. Delivering her speech...
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765Policy discussions are always characterised by difficult choices
The economic concept known as opportunity cost is what needs to preoccupy the minds of those who are involved in policy development...
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689January 2022 vegetable CPI jumps 8.6% while fruits remain in negative territory
In the latest consumer price index (CPI) released by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) on February 16, headline inflation decelerated to 5.7%...
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12.0K1DALRRD reinstates implementation of PESI Vouchers
Following the suspension of the Presidential Employment Stimulus (PES) Programme on 13 January 2022, the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural...
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4.8KSA raisin industry suffers production losses due to above average rainfall
The South African raisin industry has been exposed to adverse climate conditions over the past month, with heavy rainfalls since the start...
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2.9KSONA22: Kwanalu welcomes agri-focus issues but demands commitment from government
Kwazulu-Natal Agricultural Union (Kwanalu) has welcomed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s remarks, during yesterday evening’s SONA, which addressed a number of key issues pertaining...
