Landbou Radio – 17 March 2021
The use of reproductive technologies such as synchronisation and laparoscopic insemination, have long-term advantages for both stud and commercial small stock producers. In our program of 17 March 2021, Hennie…
Changes to water-use licence issuing powers to help agricultural industry, says AgriSA
Agricultural industry organisation AgriSA has welcomed the decision by the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) acting director-general Deborah Mochotlhi to give regional DWS offices and catchment management agencies the power to issue water-use…
Agriculture will make its mark in parliament
Parliament will be hearing oral submissions from today from various organisations and individuals regarding the Expropriation Bill. Free State Agriculture will be preparing itself in defence of property rights, the…
South African government should focus on expansion of agricultural export markets
In our interactions with various agribusinesses since the start of the year, one issue that consistently comes up, in addition to the usual concerns around land reform policy, is trade.…
Agri worker transport to receive serious attention
Western Cape Provincial Minister of Agriculture, Ivan Meyer has welcomed the news that the Western Cape Provincial Parliament’s Standing Committee on Agriculture, Environmental Affairs and Planning is giving serious attention…
DA welcomes the launch of the blended finance
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Southern African citrus to reach new heights as 2021 export estimate is released
The Citrus Growers Association of Southern Africa (CGA) is excited to announce that the South African citrus industry will likely break all previous export season records with an estimated 158.7…
African countries’ agricultural reforms will ensure free trade deal benefits SA too
Over the past two decades, South Africa’s agricultural output growth and rise in trade surpluses have been inspiring, and these successes give me much enthusiasm and optimism. In 2020 alone,…
MINISTER DIDIZA DEEPLY SADDENED BY THE PASSING OF HIS MAJESTY, KING ZWELITHINI KA BHEKUZULU, KING OF THE ZULU NATION
The Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, Ms Thoko Didiza (MP), has learnt with sadness the news of the passing of His Majesty, King Goodwill Zwelithini Ka Bhekuzulu,…
Agricultural sector can reap rewards from alternative energy
The South African agricultural sector has shown much resilience over the years, surviving droughts, diseases and sanitation issues. Despite the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic and the lockdown in SA,…