Mzansi Agriculture Talk
Agriculture
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5.4KSomething sobering, Thai government supporting its rice farmers
As news spread that the Vietnamese had overtaken Thailand in rice exports, the Thai government reinforced its plans to claim the No.2...
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2.3KUPDATE ON THE FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE OUTBREAK IN LIMPOPO
The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development is pleased to announce that quarantine has been lifted on 9 locations, with...
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3.5KOBP – farmers and vets boil
The Onderstepoort Biological Products (OBP) is operating in a pendulum, with no signs of management stability. Intervention by the Minister of...
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3.0KCitrus exports excel despite global trade disruptions
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) secretariat recently released a warning that global trade could be disrupted. At play was Brexit followed by...
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2.8KPotatoes, palpable signs of changing food supply chains
Across all National Fresh Produce Markets, potatoes perform far better than other agricultural produce per day. Spanning across South Africa’s townships, potatoes...
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3.6KWomen leadership in agriculture
On women month day, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that 40% of all department’s procurement should be reserved for women. “We have made...
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3.7KMPO – Erratic producer price endangers dairy industry
A strong warning by the Milk Producers Organisation (MPO) that erratic producer prices for milk farmers over the past five years will...
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16.6KEssentials of building a (kraal) feedlot
Rural farmers have been accustomed to bomas or tree branches piled up in a circle to protect their animals. A daily feature...
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4.4KInsurance company targeting precision farming
Global trends in the agricultural insurance industry indicate that insurance companies were migrating to cover electronic farming equipment. “Items such as GPS...
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3.4KRSA cherry industry needs introspection
With the global production of cherry expected to decline for 2020/2021, coupled by Chinese and Russian casual rouse in appetite for cherries,...
