Mzansi Agriculture Talk
Covid-19 Watch
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4.2KFeaturedState makes available 700 000 ha of agricultural land
The Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, Ms Thoko Didiza, today announced the process to be followed by members of...
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Opinion Piece
South Africa’s Agricultural fortunes from the 2nd Quarter of 2020 are confusing: Why?
Let me start with a note that I do not have an answer to the question and it is my intention to...
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4.7KFeaturedAbsolute basics of BLUP Breeding Values
Introduction:Farmers are sometimes hesitant to ask questions to researchers on farmer’s days and researchers sometimes assume farmers understand certain principles, such as...
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2.9KBusinessAgri-Market Synopsis
Fresh Produce “Fruit prices retained the recent uptrend on the back of tightening supplies across markets. Grape prices posted the biggest weekly gains,...
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1.7KAgricultureDam levels stabilize due to rains
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) weekly dam levels report showed that during winter dam levels had plummeted by “15% since...
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2.7KAfrica TalkCARE & FANRPAN firm up collaboration
In his address at the 2018 FANRPAN Annual Dialogue in Durban, South Africa, the former Chairperson of the Board of Governors, Hon...
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2.2KPoliticsForeign food aid policy?
The release of South Africa Statistics (Stats SA) Q2 GDP performance showed agriculture stellar performance avoiding contraction. Yet, for its neighbours Lesotho,...
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3.1KOpinion PieceSouth Africa’s cotton industry should look beyond the Sub-Saharan market
The South African cotton industry is one of the subsectors that were hard hit by lockdown because all agricultural products exports, except...
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2.1KOpinion PiecePart 3: Funding for Black Farmer – is the state listening?
It is not that I “think” that a democratic “government is not listening.” I certainly do not think that way. As I...
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3.0KOpinion PieceStatutory measures in the context of registration, records and returns, tools to enhance collation of information in the agricultural sector
Market information is essential for effective business decisions, more so on agricultural value-chains. It is also critical ingredient in the development of...