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1.2KBreaking NewsCitrusdal Water Users Association gets R14.98M boost to fight floods
On Saturday, Dr Ivan Meyer, the Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism, handed over R14.98 m to the Citrusdal...
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1.3KAfrica TalkFrom Loss to Liberation: Producing own animal feed led to self-sufficiency
FAO reported about the Maasai Indigenous youth in Kenya, who grow their own forage for the security of their animals and their...
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1.5KEducationFarming in Heels: Each one, teach one
Over 100 women gathered at Matambandou in North West province for an agriculture seminar themed ‘Farming In Heels’ on Saturday, to mark...
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1.1KCareersAgriculture jobs shrank in Q2’24 but way above the long-term average for the 13th consecutive quarter
By Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural Economist, FNB Commercial The latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) update from Statistics South Africa showed a...
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774BusinessRelief at the pump with no electricity supply interruptions bodes well for livestock production
South Africans have so far experienced almost five months of no loadshedding as electricity generation continues to improve. Stable electricity supply means...
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1.7KOpinion PieceHow beggar-thy-neighbour policy is a threat to SA’s citrus industry
South Africa has a globally competitive and domestically significant citrus industry ranked 10th in the world in terms of production. It is...
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955OutbreakFOOT-AND-MOUTH: Minister Steenhuisen appoints rapid response team
Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen has established a rapid response team in accordance to section 2(1) of the Animal Diseases Act, to deal...
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1.1KAfrica TalkCall for action amid steady rise in hunger levels
FAO Director-General QU Dongyu last week addressed a high-Level Roundtable on Agrifood Systems Transformation in Lesotho, where he called for immediate critical...
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686EconomicsWorld must look to South America’s success in reducing hunger – FAO Chief Economist
Each year, the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report provides an update on the global progress or setbacks in achieving...
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2.1KOpinion PieceFresh Produce Market Inquiry (FPMI) remedial actions should be driven through the Agriculture and Agro-processing Master Plan (AAMP)
The Competition Commission (“the Commission”) released the FPMI provisional report on June 18, in which they investigated any adverse effects on competition...