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All posts tagged "Policies"
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239BusinessLatest Botswana import ban of live poultry places SA’s pest control in doubt
Mzansi Agriculture Talk · Latest Botswana Import Ban Of Live Poultry Places SA’s Post Control In Doubt The FNB Agriculture division has...
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493EconomicsEC Cape Feedlot Association: ‘We need political intervention’
Mzansi Agriculture Talk · EC Cape Feedlot Association – We Need Political Intervention On 26 May, the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Land...
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419PoliciesEFF proposals on EWC ruffles organised agriculture
Mzansi Agriculture Talk · EFF Proposals On EWC Ruffles Organised Agriculture! Two of South Africa’s powerful organised agriculture bodies, Agriculture Business Chamber...
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359AgricultureCity of Ekurhuleni officially hands over farms to winning bidders
In 2019, the City of Ekurhuleni announced it was releasing 56 farms valued at R120 million to local smallholder and subsistence farmers...
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432PoliciesCommission on land rights sets ambitious targets
On May 4, Parliament Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development gave the Commission on Restitution of Land Rights (CRLR)...
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372BusinessTalking the future of local cotton production – Series 2
Government’s efforts to reindustrialize the textile sector is pivotal to the sustenance of the cotton industry. Chief Executive Officer of Cotton SA,...
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412EconomicsFreedom Day: Problems of rural household still persist
In our recent trip into the hinterlands of the Northern Cape and North West, myself and one of our in-house policy gurus...
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634Agriculture
Talking the future of local cotton production – Series 1
Hennie Bruwer, Cotton SA’s Chief Executive Officer, said the Cotton industry celebrated 800% growth in cotton production over a period of 5...
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24Implementing Climate-Smart Agriculture: Innovation, Inclusivity and Capacity-Building
There is significant focus on achieving and upscaling climate-smart agriculture (CSA), with particular emphasis on delivering benefits to smallholder farmers. Despite the...
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406Africa TalkClimate Smart Agriculture Talks: DEFF CSA guidelines missing the target
The actionable guidelines on climate-smart agriculture (CSA) practices, released in 2020 by the Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries (DEFF) clearly ignore...
