Mzansi Agriculture Talk
Covid-19 Watch
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2.9KAgricultureNERPO calls for extension of deadline on the application of COVID-19 Agricultural Disaster Support Fund
The National Emergent Red Meat Producers’ Organization (NERPO) has written to the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development to request...
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3.2KCovid-19 WatchLivestock disease control and its reliance on human behavioural changes
The novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19) causes severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-Cov-2) emerged in late 2019 in Wuhan, China, and was...
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3.8KAgricultureBuilding a Climate Smart Agriculture now for the future: AFRICAP project
Globally climate change is emerging as one of the major threats to agricultural development and changes in climate are projected to continue...
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3.0KAgricultureKZN AGRI MEC tackles armyworm outbreaks
The invasion of the African and Fall Armyworm (FAW) in the northern parts of KZN poses a threat to farmers in the...
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1.6KAgricultureChicken industry supports traders and communities during lockdown
Across the country, chicken producers are helping informal traders to get back into business following changes to the coronavirus lockdown regulations. There...
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2.9KAfrica TalkBeyond production, protect the harvest – FANRPAN
For the longest time, food and nutrition insecurity has been a critical concern for Africa’s regional and national governments. In the southern...
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2.0KAfrica TalkClimate Smart Agriculture: What CCARDESA would be doing for SADC region
Article by Simon Mwale In part 1 of this series of articles, I discussed the critical position that CCARDESA has taken in...
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2.9KCovid-19 WatchEconomic Impact of COVID-19: What you should know before delving into numbers
COVID-19 outbreak presents multifaceted economic effects. It might be too soon to do an economic impact assessment and to forecast for the...
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2.3KAgricultureFarmers not aware of maize ear rots reducing quality of grains
“Information will be available to South African maize producers to assist with cultivar choices in order to manage charcoal rot.”
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2.6KCovid-19 WatchOvercoming the fear of the COVID-19 as a threat to smallholder business sales
The recent outbreak of the epidemic Corona virus disease ‘COVID-19” brought fear, not only to the sector of agriculture, but to the...