Mzansi Agriculture Talk
Agriculture
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2.7KRain gauge activities steadily declining
The unpredictability of rain during 2020 has elevated calls among water scientists for government to make effective use of remote sense technology...
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2.0KAgri-Market Synopsis, Week 40
Dairy “The FAO Food Price Index* (FFPI) averaged 97.9 points in September 2020, up 2.0 points (2.1 percent) from August and now...
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7.8KMinister Didiza: There’s wealth in farming
The Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, Thoko Didiza together with her counterpart, Gauteng MEC of Economic Development, Agriculture, Environment...
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2.6KYouth, Get Up and Farm
You hear the stories of youth unemployment but what if I told you there was a way out just like it did...
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2.7KCall for NC farmers to apply for drought relief fund
After suffering a huge financial and production loss due to drought that hit Northern Cape, farmers can now hope for a better...
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3.3KFactors affecting egg production and quality
Diseases and bad management practices in intensive layer houses can result in a decreased number of eggs and also eggs which are...
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3.0KSolving SA’s agricultural land allocation conundrum
The move by the government to lease 700 000 hectares of agricultural land to farmers is greatly welcomed. Firstly, land usage will...
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2.0KDam levels stabilize due to rains
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) weekly dam levels report showed that during winter dam levels had plummeted by “15% since...
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4.9KBotsile Ramadikela; gifted piggery farm manager
At just the age of 26, Botsile Sophy Ramadikela, is a farm manager for Matlhonyane Commercial Piggery. The piggery company is based...
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3.0KGI’s potential to open market access for rural communities
Rural communities possess indigenous agricultural products that could augment the number of South Africa geographical indications (GI’s). This was according to senior...
