South African pome fruit sector set for record exports in 2021
South Africa’s apple and pear production is set for a record export crop this season. Apple exports are expected to rise by five percent year-on-year to 38,4 million 12.5kg equivalent…
200-YEAR-OLD BOTTLE OF GRAND CONSTANCE BREAKS ALL EXPECTATIONS ON RARE WINE AUCTION
An extremely rare bottle of 1821 Grand Constance fetched nearly half a million rand at the Cape Fine and Rare Wine Auction in Stellenbosch on 22 May. The label has peeled in…
Fruit industry strengthened by new SU Research Chair for Dr Elke Crouch
Leaders in the South African fruit industry believe that the creation of the new Post-Harvest Physiology Research Chair in Deciduous Fruit at Stellenbosch University will substantially improve know-how about the…
Developing a business plan to assist in the development of Livestock Identification and Traceability System
South Africa has a long history of managing animal diseases efficiently and has maintained disease-free zones for several high impact animal diseases over an extended period. Recent outbreaks of animal…
Botswana suspends some SA animal, meat imports
Botswana said on Monday it had banned imports of cloven-hoofed animals and their fresh products from South Africa after an outbreak of foot and mouth disease was detected in the…
FMD outbreak detected in KwaZulu-Natal
According to a media release by the Minister of Agriculture (DALRRD), another outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), has, this time, appeared near Mtubatuba in KwaZulu-Natal. The release also announced the…
Food inflation fuelling rising inflation figures
Statistics South Africa recently announced that inflation was 4.4% for April, a 1.2% increase from March. Inflation on food and non-alcoholic beverages came in at 5.2% according to Statistics South…
Report: Gender-responsive research key to farm productivity, tackling Africa’s agricultural threats
The African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (Award) has released a report highlighting how gender-responsive agricultural research and development coupled with an intentional focus on addressing inequalities in access…
A New Chance for Genetically Engineered Crops
German Agriculture Minister Julia Kloeckner has welcomed the possibility of looser restrictions on genetically engineered crops as an “overdue modernization” of EU policy. She is right – and it is…
AGCO Africa skills programme to tackle youth unemployment
AGCO Africa has announced that it will be providing a fully funded year-long programme called African Agribusiness Qualification (AAQ) that will equip and empower the future of participants to enter…