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US poultry export deal will help small farmer sector
PRETORIA: The poultry export deal reached between South Africa and the United States does not only help secure South Africa's inclusion in the AGOA... read more>>



Agriculture
Transforming agriculture: where is the magic?
Concern has often been expressed over the government's perceived reluctance to give the National Development Plan its full commitment... read more>>
Premier, provincial government and FSA wants to build relationship
Deep-seated concern about the country and South Africa's status as a Constitutional democracy was one of the main issues... read more>>
Fruit-handling depot to service Robertson opened
Constitution Road Wine Growers has opened a fully operational fruit-handling depot to service the requirements of producers in the Robertson area... read more>>
Commercial Fishing
Government spends R1 trillion on infrastructure
PRETORIA: By the end of 2014, government had spent R1 trillion on developing the country's infrastructure... read more>>
Fertilisers & GMOs
Organisations condemn go-ahead given by South African GMO authorities for GM maize seed
Non-governmental and farmer organisations strongly condemn the go-ahead given by the South African GMO authorities for Monsanto to commercially sell its genetically modified... read more>>
Food Security
Drought hitting KwaZulu-Natal hard

Giordano Stolley

DURBAN: Drought conditions in KwaZulu-Natal are fast deteriorating with the provincial government on Thursday announcing more forceful measures in a bid to curtail water consumption... read more>>
Sustainability
Drought stalks KZN wildlife
Rivers in Africa's oldest proclaimed game reserve, the Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park, in northern KwaZulu-Natal, are running dry... read more>>
Waste to wealth: the hidden potential of waste from fruit

Marilize Le Roes-Hill and Pamela J Welz

South Africa produces millions of tonnes of fruit each year that are exported, consumed locally, or processed into value-added products... read more>>
Business
6 ½ considerations for securing the home office

Perry Hutton

As increasing numbers of employees work from home, organisations often overlook the security needs of remote workers... read more>>
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