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12.1KAgricultureProud product of Owen Sithole Agriculture College
I was born and bred in Umlazi and growing up in the township gave us little exposure to farming. Considering this now,...
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4.9KBusinessOpinion: Communal sector’s role in the wool industry – highlighting a few blind spots
The wool industry has gained popularity in communal areas (especially in the Eastern Cape) and has increased many folds from what it...
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2.9KAgricultureBells of joy ring over new SA table grape
Meet Joybells…undoubtedly one of the most promising table grape varieties to emerge from South Africa. Joybells was developed from an open-pollinated variety,...
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4.5KBusinessOpinion: No more AGOA for South Africa – How did we use the preferential treatment?
The Trump administration updated the list of developing countries benefiting from the trade remedy laws of the United States of America (USA)....
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2.9KBusinessOpinion: Building trust in PPPs for agriculture– some food for thought
“positive expectations about another’s motives with respect to oneself in situations entailing risks”
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6.3KAgricultureARC’s Nedambale innovation advances livestock reproduction
“The CASA provides automatic sperm motility and velocity rates analyses, and captures images previously only unattainable using a microscope” he said.
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5.4KAgricultureIrrigation of table grapes under drought conditions
Over the past four decades, the Agricultural Research Council (ARC) has focused on developing irrigation strategies for table grapes. As parts of...
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3.9KAgricultureUN Women calls for government and private sector to aid women in agriculture and agri-business
Poor access to Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) Technologies and Inputs in South Africa thwarts the progress and productivity of women involved in agriculture....
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3.1KAgricultureNERPO calls for consequence management against farmers who ignore Covid-19 regulations
The National Emergent Redmeat Producers Organisation (NERPO) has reacted with shock and disbelief following the report that there are some farm owners...
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4.0KAgricultureCOVID-19: Staple food prices expected to parachute
All eyes will be on the South African Grain Information Service (SAGIS) this week. It is expected to release its weekly grain...