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Poultry Sector Master Plan- The invisible Man

“We were not consulted at all by the DTI in the Eastern Cape and we have also contacted other poultry farmers so...

Progress on Foot and Mouth Disease Outbreak

On 1 November 2019, veterinary services were alerted to clinical signs suspected to be Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in a herd...

Red Meat industry not impressed on control measures of FMD

The outbreak of Food and Mouth Disease (FMD) identified in Limpopo, Molemole District has come at a worse time for the red...

SA, China strengthen cooperation

Deputy President David Mabuza has arrived in Beijing ahead of his working visit to the People’s Republic of China, where he will...

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...

Ka December boss! Brace yourselves to dig deep in your pockets for meat

“The yearly trend in livestock prices shows weakness across most categories except for the poultry market whose prices remain elevated relative to...

Agriculture is an ancient weapon of hunger.

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...

Minister to commemorate World Food Day

Since 1981, World Food Day has adopted a different theme each year in order to highlight areas needed for action and provide...

Black farmers still waiting to access blended finance

“The Blended Finance Model had not seen the light of the day. It had been suspended for a while until a policy...