Landbou Radio – 27 October 2021
According to SAPPO, Pork 360 is developed to assist the pork supply chain in meeting the growing demand for food safety. This farm assured system address the best practices throughout…
IDC relief funding provides vital lifeline to SA canegrowers
SA Canegrowers welcomes the announcement by Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Ebrahim Patel that R85m in relief funding will be provided to 192 canegrowers affected by the looting and violence…
Lessons from Zimbabwe’s tobacco farmers for the COP26 climate change talks
Zimbabwe is ranked in the top 20 countries in the world most affected by extreme weather between 2000 and 2019. Some regions in Zimbabwe experienced between three to six bad rainfall seasons between 2014…
Western Cape exported R78 billion worth of agriculture products in 2020
According to his latest report on jobs and exports in the Western Cape, the Western Department of Agriculture’s agricultural economist, Tshepo Morokong, notes that the Western Cape exported R78.68 billion…
Business investment competition calls on agri-entrepreneurs to enter
The Eskom 2021 Business Investment Competition (Bic), which provides an opportunity for entrepreneurs to showcase their offering, and provides a platform for them to learn from like-minded counterparts, is calling…
Landbou Radio – 25 October 2021
Don’t miss an opportunity when it comes knocking at your door. Grab it with both hands and even if you have little experience and knowledge about the business, take a…
Sustained sharp upswing in fuel prices will trim agriculture profit outlook
Early indications are that South Africa faces a massive upswing in fuel prices given the recent mid-month update from the Central Energy Fund which showed an under-recovery of 98 c/litre…
Agricultural exports a primary objective – Gordhan
Public Enterprises Minister, Pravin Gordhan has moved to assure the agricultural sector that Transnet’s primary objective is to ensure the export of agricultural goods in the face of the ongoing…
Why SA’s farmers need to invest in alternative energy sources
Many people outside of agriculture value chains have the mistaken idea that farming and renewable energy are far removed from one another. In fact, nothing could be further from the…
Western Cape commemorates World Food Day
Tomorrow, 16 October 2021, the Western Cape will join the rest of the world in commemorating World Food Day. In the lead up to World Food Day 2021, the Western…