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…
What the much-anticipated AfCFTA will mean for SA’s beef industry
Designed to boost intra-African trade through reduced or zeroed tariffs, the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) will, in regard to, be presenting the local agricultural and agro-processing sectors with…
Slow and steady wins the race for SA wine industry’s 2020/21 grape season
According to the annual South African Wine Harvest Report 2021, wine lovers across the globe can enjoy outstanding wines from a much cooler and later 2021 wine grape season in…
Why land reform requires partnerships, affordable finance, stakeholder buy-in
According to Peter Setou, chief executive of the Vumelana Advisory Fund (Vumelana), strategic partnerships and alternative funding models are necessary for a successful land reform programme. Vumelana is a non-profit…
SA’s 2020/2021 maize output seen up 7% on last season
South African maize farmers are expected to harvest 7% more of the staple crop during the 2020/2021 season compared with the previous season, as yields are boosted by favourable weather,…
AGRI WESTERN CAPE SANTAM AGRICULTURAL YOUNG FARMER OF THE YEAR FOR 2021 ANNOUNCED
The 32-year-old Alexander Gibson from Ceres in the Witzenberg Valley was named the Agri Western Cape Santam Agriculture Young Farmer of the Year during a glamorous event in Paarl on…