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Operation Phakisa to transform agricultural sector
Operation Phakisa to transform agricultural sector
The Operation Phakisa segment that focuses on agriculture, land reform and rural development is meant to enhance and transform the agricultural sector... read
Agriculture
Agriculture dept targets creating 60,000 jobs
Agriculture dept targets creating 60,000 jobs
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries plans to spend over R1.7bn and create 60,000 jobs, according to Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan's Budget Speech... read
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Agriculture spend to increase to R30 billion in next three years
Government allocated R26.5bn towards agriculture, rural development, and land reform in the 2017/18 budget. Spending in this sector will increase at an average of 4.7% annually and is expected to... read
Agribusiness
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The 2017 Budget Speech from an agribusiness perspective
According to Agbiz CEO Dr John Purchase this year's budget speech, from an agribusiness perspective, comes against the backdrop of high food price inflation, a recent positive upturn in agribusiness confidence, and... read
Agri Tech
GE's Jenbacher J316
GE technology helps power Cameroon poultry hatchery
Poultry hatchery Agrocam, located in Douala, Cameroon, has purchased one of GE's Jenbacher J316 gas engines to address the fundamental challenges related to long-term power outages... read
Agro-processing
Deal provides SA maize farmers with innovative grain storage solution
Deal provides SA maize farmers with innovative grain storage solution
Come harvest time, South African maize farmers are set to have their hands full after planting almost a third more hectares this season... read
Commodities & Fairtrade
Challenging times for SA wine industry with excise hikes
Challenging times for SA wine industry with excise hikes
While the South African wine industry understands the government's economic challenges, the above-inflation hikes in wine and brandy excise will be challenging for producers and cellars to absorb... read
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Phenomenal growth in South African blueberry industry
The South African blueberry industry is in a period of robust growth, due to high demand from the UK and the EU for blueberries, in particular, as well as nascent domestic interest... read
Food Security
Oxfam East Africa via
Man-made famine declared in South Sudan, thousands face starvation
4.9 million people - more than 40 percent of South Sudan's population - are in need of urgent food, agriculture and nutrition assistance... read
Sustainability
Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility via
SADC farmers call for urgent regional action to help control Fall armyworm infestation
“The Armyworm is known to have a negative impact on agriculture, food security, and trade, making Sub-Saharan Africa more vulnerable due to its high dependence on agriculture.” read
Business
Stassen with 'Blades' - part of the Hero Exhibition that takes place at Open Design.
#DesignMonth: The importance of design education with Suné Stassen

Leigh Andrews

Suné Stassen, festival director for the Open Design Festival, is heavily involved in the country's design education movement. Here, she shares how your business can pick up the baton to take the movement forward... read
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That “double food production by 2050” assertion you see all the time? Turns out it's not the full story. https://t.co/PXvVdfILJf
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Rain and cold give fall armyworm its marching orders in SA https://t.co/Lb9FHWB9U8 https://t.co/4r8rqB2qh6
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This new @GRAIN_org report outlines the significant impact of meat & dairy industries on greenhouse gas emissions:… https://t.co/NmtMA5dpQy
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