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Govt to transfer 8.9 million hectares of land by 2030
PRETORIA: Government needs to transfer 8.9 million hectares of agricultural land by 2030 in order to meet the National Development Plan (NDP) target, says Rural Development and Land Reform Deputy Minister Mncebisi Skwatsha... read more>>

Renewed focus on improving farm workers' rights

PRETORIA: Rural Development and Land Reform Minister Gugile Nkwinti says his department will in the 2015/16 year focus on providing support that will improve the rights of farm workers...

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Journey of Water aims to highlight threat to water security

A group of influential young South Africans will be participating in a four-day Journey of Water in KwaZulu-Natal to highlight the threats to South Africa's water security...

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Local lady farmer to supply fresh produce to The Maslow

As part of its promise to help build sustainable communities through supporting small enterprise development, Sun International's The Maslow has partnered with Gugu Mlipha, founder of Gugu & Daughters Farming near Walkerville in Gauteng to provide vegetables and other fresh produce for use in the hotel's kitchens...

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Agriculture
Western Cape government showcases SA's latest agricultural innovations
Alan Winde, Minister of Economic Opportunities, delivered the keynote address at a technology exhibition hosted by the Western Cape Department of Agriculture earlier this week. The 11 projects were presented to stakeholders at the Percheron Hall in Elsenburg... read more>>
Managing feed and breeding in replacement females

Lloyd Phillips

Heifers, first-calvers, maiden ewes and first-lambers need to be managed properly to reduce risk in terms of productivity versus production costs. Dr Francois van de Vyver, livestock nutritionist with Voermol Feeds, offers advice on this situation... read more>>
North West ready to launch agri-parks

Edwin Tshivhidzo

PRETORIA: It's all systems go for the implementation of agri-parks in the North West province... read more>>
Milking KZN's dairy potential

Edsel Hohls

KwaZulu-Natal has the ability to become South Africa's major dairy supplier, but challenges to the industry, such as cheap imports and departmental incompetency, must first be addressed... read more>>
Aquaculture
Durban indaba to restore city's 'dented image'
Commodities & Fairtrade
Wheat surges as rand weakens
South African wheat prices surged on Tuesday buoyed by concern about supply and the weaker rand... read more>>
Maize futures sharply higher as harvest concerns weigh

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Grain futures mostly higher in low-volume trade

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Rhodes Food Group sees rise in interim earnings

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Grain futures mixed pending US crop report

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Food Security
Zimbabwe to import 700,000 tons of corn to avert hunger
HARARE: Zimbabwe will import 700,000 tons of the staple corn to avert hunger after annual crop yields shrunk by nearly half due to poor rains, the national television network reported on Tuesday... read more>>
Sustainability
SAB and the University of the Free State develop ground-breaking irrigation method
South African Breweries, in partnership with the University of the Free State, has developed a world-first scientific alternative method of barley irrigation used to lower the crop's total water footprint and increase its sustainability. read more>>
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