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Call for steps against duty-free European chicken
[Linda Ensor] The South African Poultry Association has asked the International Trade Administration Commission to impose an agricultural safeguard... read



Brand Manager Month
#BrandManagerMonth: Doing wine well

Cari Van Wyk

Alison Pearce is the national marketing and sales manager at Accolade Wines South Africa, a major global wine business, with leading wine brands filling their portfolio to the brim... read
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Agribusiness
Tiger Brands' immunity queried
The long-running probe into the milling cartel yesterday encountered an obstacle that could strip Tiger Brands of the immunity it received from the Competition Commission... read
Agri Tech
Bayer to focus on expansion of animal health business
Bayer South Africa has discontinued the distribution and marketing of all OBP products as the long-standing distribution agreement between Bayer and... read
Social media opens agriculture conference to global audience
The GCARD Global Event taking place in Johannesburg will optimise its digital presence to include hundreds of thousands of agriculture minded people... read
Agro-processing
Maize third production estimate down 3% to 7.1-million tons
The National Crop Estimate Committee's (CEC) third production estimate amounted to 7.1-million tonnes, which is 3% lower than the previous estimate... read
Commercial Fishing
Small-scale fishers called to register ahead of deadline
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has called on members of coastal fishing communities to submit their expression of interest... read
Commodities & Fairtrade
Enough sugar despite drought, says minister
The sugar industry is confident it can produce enough sugar to supply the local market in 2015-16 despite the severe drought in several sugar-growing regions... read
Food Security
What are pulses and why should you care?
Despite pulses being little nutritional powerhouses that should be included in our diets, not many people know what a pulse is... read
Parched days coming

Shaun Smillie

Nineteen years from now South Africa will be facing severe water shortages as demand outstrips supply despite planned government interventions, according to a study to be released today by the Institute for Security Studies... read
Business
Suffering from busylepsy?

Naseem Javed

When was the last time you heard a senior executive say "I'm just too busy?" The claims of being too busy are primarily an admittance to suffering from 'busylepsy'... read
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