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3.1KAgricultureWater Summit: Minister concerned that black farmers use only 5% of the over 60% of SA’s agriculture water
The national water and sanitation summit on water resource management and climate change is currently taking place in Durban. Delivering her speech...
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1.9KAgriculturePolicy discussions are always characterised by difficult choices
The economic concept known as opportunity cost is what needs to preoccupy the minds of those who are involved in policy development...
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1.6KAgricultureJanuary 2022 vegetable CPI jumps 8.6% while fruits remain in negative territory
In the latest consumer price index (CPI) released by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) on February 16, headline inflation decelerated to 5.7%...
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20.3K1AgricultureDALRRD reinstates implementation of PESI Vouchers
Following the suspension of the Presidential Employment Stimulus (PES) Programme on 13 January 2022, the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural...
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7.7KAgricultureSA raisin industry suffers production losses due to above average rainfall
The South African raisin industry has been exposed to adverse climate conditions over the past month, with heavy rainfalls since the start...
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4.5KAgricultureSONA22: Kwanalu welcomes agri-focus issues but demands commitment from government
Kwazulu-Natal Agricultural Union (Kwanalu) has welcomed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s remarks, during yesterday evening’s SONA, which addressed a number of key issues pertaining...
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4.3KAgriculture
Vegetable prices retain gains early in February 2022 while fruits ease
February opened on a mixed note for prices on fresh produce markets with decreases across most fruit commodities while vegetables retained the...
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3.3KAfrica Talk
President Ramaphosa on Cannabis, fresh produce exports, water licence, land reform & Africa free trade
Delivering his State Of The Nation Address (SONA) on Thursday night in Cape Town, president Cyril Ramaphosa mentioned agriculture as one of...
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3.1KAgricultureLand bank CEO Ayanda Kanana resigns
The Land Bank Board has announced the resignation of the Chief Executive Officer, Mr Ayanda Kanana and Dr Litha Magingxa who is...
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5.2KAfrica PrideUsing Indigenous Knowledge In Subsistence Farming
From time immemorial, communities in South Africa and the rest of Africa have always relied on indigenous farming knowledge to feed and...