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SA suspends imports amid Brazilian meat scandal
SA suspends imports amid Brazilian meat scandal
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) has suspended imports of meat from establishments suspected... read
Agriculture
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Africa needs its own version of the vertical farm to feed growing cities

Esther Ndumi Ngumbi

The continent has unique opportunities for vertical farms. Future innovators and entrepreneurs should be thinking of how to specialise growing vegetables to meet a rise in demand of Africa's super vegetables... read
Agribusiness
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Measures for poultry relief on the wing

Linda Ensor

Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies is expected to announce a range of measures shortly, including incentives and other forms of support, for the beleaguered poultry industry... read
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Competition body accuses fresh-produce agents of cartel behaviour

Robert Laing

The commission said it suspected the larger players of colluding to hold prices low until their smaller competitors ran out of fresh fruit and vegetables to sell, after which they sharply increased prices... read
Agri Tech
Solar technology applied in an ingenious way
Solar technology applied in an ingenious way
A solar power system was considered the logical way in which to provide electricity to power the irrigation pumps on a new macadamia farm on the outskirts of Hazyview, Mpumalanga... read
Aquaculture
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Aquaculture boost for youth development
Developments in Eastern Cape aquaculture could offer the province's youth some unique opportunities in the near future... read
Commercial Fishing
Sea Harvest casts its net back onto JSE after 17 years
Sea Harvest casts its net back onto JSE after 17 years

Marc Hasenfuss

About 17 years after delisting from the JSE, fishing group Sea Harvest - now with Australian operations complementing its core frozen hake offering - trawled quietly back onto the bourse... read
Horticulture
Exceptional 2017 brandy grape harvest set to yield a smooth spirit
Exceptional 2017 brandy grape harvest set to yield a smooth spirit
Despite the Western Cape's extreme drought, the 2017 brandy grape harvest looks set to yield future award-winning brandies... read
Sustainability
Ghazi Al Jabri via  - Use of treated wastewater for agriculture in Jordan
Maximising the potential of wastewater in agriculture
"We need to use water in agriculture in a more efficient, productive, equitable and environmentally friendly way where quality is not compromised." read
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Earth's soil carbon reservoir poses massive risk to climate change mitigation
Fijian president Jioji Konousi Konrote warned of colossal negative impacts on the environment and human societies if the massive stores of carbon trapped in Earth's soils are released... read
Business
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2017: The year of taking your business from Gen X to Gen CX

Leigh Andrews

On the day of love, Tuesday, 14 February, BrandLove fittingly held the much-loved Cape Town version of its CX trends update for 2017 at 360 Business Parks in Paarden Eiland... read
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