Mzansi Agriculture Talk
All posts tagged "Agriculture"
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13Crop breeding for climate resilience in southern Africa: Opportunities and principles for integrating climate model projections
Targeting resilience to climate change within seed systems is an area of key investment in contributing to food security in southern Africa,...
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461AgricultureSmallholder farmers making inroads in National Fresh Produce Markets
According to a study by the National Agricultural Marketing Council (NAMC), the national picture of smallholder farmer participation in the national fresh...
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300AgricultureSpread of locusts: Drones are now becoming unavoidable for farmers
As a swarm of locusts gear to devastate SADC country crops, sophisticated technology debates were becoming unavoidable. Government’s recent response to the...
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506AgricultureTaking a diplomatic view of RSA fruits exports with Dr Mono Mashaba
The name Dr Mono Mashaba is synonymous with market access in the diplomatic corps circles. In the previous article on Citrus Growers...
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581AgricultureThe raisins industry; 2 years and growing stronger
South African agriculture is impeccably landing itself in global niche markets especially the fruits industry. Global Dried Fruits markets are growing in...
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587AgricultureDeciduous fruit industry launches tissue culture facility
Encouraging signs that South African agriculture is surging towards technology was evidenced at the recent launch of the state-of-the-art Tissue Culture Facility...
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557AgricultureKZN DARD MEC challenges EAS unit to produce 3500 hectares of harvest by next autumn
KZN DARD MEC, Mrs. Bongiwe Sithole-Moloi says her department’s extensions and advisory services (EAS) unit in Zululand must use all the expertise...
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396AgricultureIntercropping still as effective as ever
Intercropping has improved plant production from centuries ago and is still effective to this day. Intercropping is one of the traditional farming...
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255AgricultureAgri-Market Synopsis: Week 42
Crop Estimates Committee – Intentions to Plant Summer Crops (2021) MaizeThe commercial producers intend to plant 2,746 million. ha of maize for...
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573AgricultureWhat the Land Bank bailout means to the farming community
Less than 4 months ago, the Land Bank was facing liquidity challenges which negatively affected its loan book. Already, there were mounting...
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