Agriculture

Farmers should dismiss any new non-costed agricultural plan

The OECD Producer Support Estimate (PSE) shows that South African farmers receive less than 2% of support as a share of total...

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World Food Day: Magwa Tea company saved

Earlier this year, there were serious threats that Magwa and Majola tea estate could shut down. Magwa tea is a black-owned company...

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Farmers, are we approaching Day-Zero?

The Northern Cape was not showing any positive signs of recovery with the continued drought affecting livestock farmers. The province’s livestock reduced...

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Cannabis licence – A tricky slope

The ‘green gold’ economy may soon disappear from the eyes of those who have been farming with this product for years. In...

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Agri SA Congress: Farmer’s lunch box

“It has managed to cement a seat in the body politics of organised business and government. As a black commercial farmer, they...

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Mosupyoe replaces Ramokgopa

Just 4 months into his new position, Gauteng Department of Economic Development, Agriculture and Environment MEC Dr. Kgosientso Ramokgopa had to vacate...

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CLIMATE ADVISORY FOR THE 2019/20 SUMMER SEASON

The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) is a set of standardised tools that aims at providing a "common currency" for classifying...

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Transformation in the spotlight at AFASA conference

The African Farmers Association of South Africa (AFASA) Agribusiness Transformation is currently underway in Bloemfontein, Free State. Under the theme ‘farmers growing...

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Government intervenes to relieve N Cape drought

Deputy President David Mabuza has announced urgent intervention measures to address the challenge of drought in the Northern Cape province. Mabuza visited...