Mzansi Agriculture Talk
Agriculture
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2.6KOpportunity for Agric graduates
RecruitAgri is in the process of recruiting Agriculture graduates for the year 2020. They are seeking applications from self-motivated, passionate farming graduates...
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3.7KFamily-owned farms are more successful
Internationally, about 97% of farms are family-owned which begs the question of whether the term ‘corporate farm’ exists. A simple random search...
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3.2KAvocado industry continues to grow, but exports to the UK remain a concern
The domestic avocado industry has grown significantly from the early 1970s, with plantings of around 2 000 hectares in 1970 increasing to...
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6.3KGIS technology can help you farm better
Thanks to technology, today’s farmers are able to save time and money. Sophisticated agriculture technology such as Geographic Information System (GIS) is...
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2.8KARC to host inaugural indaba
The Agricultural Research Council is set to host the Agri Indaba from 29 – 30 August 2019 at Irene ARC Campus. Accordingly,...
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2.1KWhat Agricultural Industry Trusts can do for you
Not many emerging farmers are aware of the existence of Agricultural Industry Trusts housed niggardly at the National Agricultural Marketing Council. The...
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3.7KDuzi River pollution poses danger to livestock
A chemical spillage over the weekend into Msunduzi River in Kwazulu-Natal has caused immense concern among the livestock farmers in the area....
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2.2KAlert on unauthorised farm collections
On 8 August 2019, Grain SA officially released a statement on unauthorised farms collections by “trucks loading grains on farmers.” Grain SA...
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12.9KGeneral Guideline on Soil Sampling & Testing
The general procedure involves the random collection of several individual soil cores over the designated area and combining them to form a...
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4.9KAgriculture a solution to unemployment
Do you think this intervention will create an enabling environment for smallholder farmers to proper?
