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2.6KFeaturedSA’s own seed pioneer takes over AFSTA
Mzansi Agriculture Talk · SA’s Own Seed Pioneer Takes Over AFSTA News reaching Mzansi Agriculture Talk is that renowned seed technologist, Dr...
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3.7KCovid-19 WatchGeo-political tensions and world economy: implications of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on South African agriculture and food security
Mzansi Agriculture Talk · Geo – Political Tensions And World Economy The world economy and geo-politics are dynamic and tumultuous modern day...
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2.7KAgricultureMinister Didiza launches the country’s farmer register
“This is a very important tool which will not only be giving government information of who is farming where but will also...
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2.5KFeaturedA slight breather for consumers as meat price inflation decelerates
Statistics South Africa’s (SA) January 2022 consumer price inflation print slowed to 5.7% year-on-year (y/y) from 5.9% in December 2021. Gains in...
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3.7KAgricultureWater 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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2.2KAgriculturePolicy 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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1.9KAgricultureJanuary 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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20.8K1AgricultureDALRRD 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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8.1KAgricultureSA 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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4.7KAgricultureSONA22: 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...