SA agricultural employment down 8% year-on-year in Q4
Although South Africa’s agricultural economy performed robustly in 2020, possibly grew by between 10-13%, according to our and Bureau for…
South Africa’s standing in the Global Food Security Index deteriorates
For many years, South Africa has prided itself as the most food-secure country in the Africancontinent and has also ranked…
ELSENBURG AGRICULTURAL TRAINING INSTITUTE WELCOMES FIRST YEAR STUDENTS
The campus of Elsenburg Agricultural Training Institute was abuzz this week as, amidst strict Covid-19 protocols, excited first-year students arrived…
Flying autonomous robot can spot and pick ripe fruit
There is a global shortage of seasonal fruit pickers, as a result of the enforced COVID-19 travel restrictions. As it is…
SA set to have its largest summer grain and oilseed harvest on record in 2020/21 production season
2021 promises to be another good year for South Africa’s agricultural sector, at least from a production front. The data…
AFRICAN SWINE FEVER DISEASE OUTBREAK IN PIGS IN MFULENI
Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Dr Ivan Meyer, announced today that African Swine Fever (ASF) was identified on two smallholder…
TLU SA underwhelmed by predictable budget
The National Budget 2021 did nothing to excite agriculture. Minister of Finance, Mr Tito Mboweni, delivered the budget in parliament…
80 000 says “STOP the Expropriation Bill” – Free State Agriculture
Free State Agriculture (FSA) today handed to Parliament its official submission on the Expropriation Bill. The document is supported by…
Saffron, could be SA’s hot new export crop
Saffron is used as a food seasoning, in natural cosmetics, natural medicine and as a dye in the textile industry.…
Free State Agriculture – State is going to give expropriated land to MK veterans
“This is nothing more than a repetition of Zimbabwean land policy.” This was the reaction of Free State Agriculture (FSA)…