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3.6KFeaturedSouth Africa’s ranking in the global food security status: Where are we?
The corona virus (COVID-19) pandemic has compounded the challenges faced by the South African economy. Amongst other, rising unemployment, poverty and food...
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3.2K1FeaturedNAFU-SA welcomes appointment of Ramasodi as new DALRRD DG
The Department of Agriculture Rural Development and Land Reform has been without a Leader for some time, to be specific, since the departure...
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4.5KFeaturedMeat prices are currently rising across the country: what are the key drivers?
In general, the demand and supply forces are key price determinants of almost all agricultural products. For meat and its products, the...
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7.6KAgricultureAgricultural Research Council in alleged turmoil
South Africa’s premier agriculture science institute, the Agricultural Research Council (ARC), is purportedly on the brink of corporate collapse, according to disgruntled...
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3.7KAgricultureAgri Market Synopsis Week 33/35
Q2 labour force survey released by Stats SA indicated that showed unemployed to have reached 34%. But according to the BFAP, for...
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2.2KBusinessLatest ban: Alcohol industry up in arms
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s recent announcement to ease lockdown restrictions was met with mixed reactions. The South African Liquor Brand Owners Association (SALBA)...
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3.1KAgricultureThe potential of community-based breeding programs for rural production in South Africa
Indigenous Animal Genetic Resources (AnGR), constitute the largest reservoir of genetic diversity, and their improvement and conservation have great social, economic, and...
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2.0KAgricultureCompetition Commission: Smallholder farmers survival threatened
In a carpeted report titled Essential Food Price Monitoring, the Competition Commission of South Africa unmasks the wretched course smallholder farmers find themselves...
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1.7KAgricultureAgricultural resilience boosts jobs
Statistics SA’s earlier released its latest economic growth numbers for the second quarter underpinned by robust gains in transport sector (6.9%) followed...
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15.5KAgricultureAll you need to know about selling to Fresh Produce Markets
For any new farmer without an offtake contract, access to market can be a headache. As much as one is passionate about...