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Local industry disappointed with 13.9% increase in duty for EU poultry
Local industry disappointed with 13.9% increase in duty for EU poultry
The South African commercial poultry sector is extremely disappointed with ITAC's "shocking" 13.9% increase in duty for poultry... read
Agriculture
Better rain expected until autumn
Better rain expected until autumn

Charlotte Mathews

Rain in the eastern part of South Africa has been above average in the past two months, but the west of the country is still getting below-average rainfall, according to a climate change and disaster management report posted on the AgriSA website... read
Important wins were notched up for African agriculture in 2016
Important wins were notched up for African agriculture in 2016

Calestous Juma

2016 was a big year for agriculture in Africa with some notable "wins" across the continent... read
Our farmers: champions at the dinner table
Our farmers: champions at the dinner table

Hamlet Hlomendlini

Generally, South Africa is known for its highly diversified agricultural sector... read
Agribusiness
Recent good rain lifts wheat crop expectations
Recent good rain lifts wheat crop expectations

Charlotte Mathews

The expected commercial production of SA's wheat crop was likely to be 6.2% greater, at 1.876-million tons, than the Crop Estimates Committee forecast a month ago... read
Agro-processing
Bird flu: learning lessons from traditional human-animal relations
Bird flu: learning lessons from traditional human-animal relations

Fréderic Keck

Bird flu is back... read
Food Security
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Post-harvest losses still major challenge in East Africa
Smallholder farmers can reduce post-harvest losses and improve income by adopting better storage management practices and technologies... read
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Gender equality in agriculture holds key to food security, poverty alleviation
FAO director-general says that female empowerment and gender equality in the agricultural sector is pivotal in ensuring food security and poverty alleviation... read
Sustainability
High-tech agriculture can prevent oncoming global water wars
High-tech agriculture can prevent oncoming global water wars

Rupesh Paudyal

If we're going to cut back on our water usage, we have to focus on making our farms more sustainable and efficient... read
Private sector has vital role to play in land reform
Private sector has vital role to play in land reform
While in the past government alone has been expected to deal with the challenges surrounding land reform, there is now, however, acceptance by all stakeholders that the private sector has an important role to play... read
Kreef stocks plummet - now on red list
Kreef stocks plummet - now on red list

Charlotte Mathews

The World Wide Fund for Nature in SA (WWF-SA) is urging South Africans to avoid eating West Coast rock lobster, commonly known as "kreef" as stocks have fallen to 2% of their previous levels... read
Growing Healthy Farms trains emerging farmers, feeds orphans
Growing Healthy Farms trains emerging farmers, feeds orphans
For those looking to "give back" or make a positive difference in people's lives as 2016 draws to a close, Growing Healthy Farms presents a deserving opportunity... read
Business
Deep analytics bump up sales and marketing for banks
Deep analytics bump up sales and marketing for banks
The new hype is the ability to analyse various types of information that are not based at the same location - termed deep analytics... read
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