Yesterday, I wrote to the National Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, Minister Thoko Didiza, requesting that wine tasting and wine sales at wineries and wine farms be permitted…
The Citrus Growers’ Association of Southern Africa (CGA) has welcomed the gazetting of the new statutory export citrus levy by the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Thoko Didiza. The…
TLU SA comments on suggested national minimum wage – TLU SA believes the government should completely set aside the minimum wage until the economy and employment rates pick up and…
Umthunzi Farming Community offers a heart-warming story of how technology can create economic opportunities in South Africa. Umthunzi Farming Community uses on-the-ground business tools and training to create access to appropriate…
Agriculture Minister Thoko Didiza has announced a support package for small-scale farmers via the presidential stimulus package. Didiza said R1 billion had been set aside to assist more than 75 000…
TLU SA encourages South Africans to comment on the amendment of the existing Expropriation Bill (Act 63 of 1975). The parliamentary portfolio committee for public works and infrastructure approved a…
BY WANDILE SIHLOBO This is a quick commentary on South Africa’s agricultural economy performance in the third quarter of the year following the official release of the GDP data. I won’t…
The African Agri Council hosted the inaugural Investment Food Forum (IFF) virtually on 17 and 18 November to address global agrifood challenges and opportunities. Africa has the potential to be…
Although soils are vital for agriculture, biodiversity and clean water, this below-ground world is often overlooked. The loss of life below the ground due to intensification of agriculture, climate change, erosion and…
Yesterday, 9 December 2020, the Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Dr Ivan Meyer, welcomed the placement of 120 agricultural graduate interns who will be taking up their two-year internship within…