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Treasury’s vision to boost agricultural growth

By Tebogo Mashabela (Agricultural Economis). On Tuesday, 27 August 2019 the National Treasury released a discussion document titled” Economic transformation, inclusive growth, and competitiveness:...

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Didiza visits Mathulini in KZN to defuse tensions

The minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Thoko Didiza, and her counterpart in KwaZulu-Natal, MEC for Agriculture and Rural Development...

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INVITATION TO MARKET AND SHOWCASE YOUR PRODUCTS AT THE SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL PAVILION AT GULFOOD 2020 IN DUBAI, UAE FROM 16 TO 20 FEBRUARY 2020

Mzansi farmers are you ready for this exciting opportunity to showcase your products?

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R3.9b to support black commercial farmers

“To promote greater certainty in the use of land for productive activities, more than 1 400 30-year leases have been finalized,” he...

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Slowing food prices help headline inflation decelerates in July 2019

The decline in headline inflation in July 2019 is largely attributed to prices of transport (fuel) and food slowing down. There was...

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Emerging farmers hit hard by African swine fever

The recent outbreaks of African Swine Fever (ASF) in Gauteng will negatively affect smallholder farmers.

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Family-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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GIS 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...