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Warnings of food shortages
South Africa faces a five-million-ton maize shortage as the drought tightens its grip and experts are warning that the country is at risk of becoming a grain importer... read


Agribusiness
Banks keep close eye on effects of drought
Head of Absa's agribusiness centre said the drought was likely to have an effect on its books only around August, as there was still time for recovery if it rained... read
Agri Tech
Worms do the dirty work for composting entrepreneur

Eugene Yiga

Every year, two million tonnes of food waste is dumped at landfill sites in Cape Town. Each tonne generates two tonnes of carbon dioxide... read
Commercial Fishing
Sea Harvest extends Australian footprint
Sea Harvest announced that it has acquired a 19.9% investment in Perth-based company Mareterram Limited, which recently listed on the Australian Stock Exchange... read
Commodities & Fairtrade
More to Agoa dispute than meets the eye

Siseko Njobeni

There's more to the conflict over the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) than just the US poultry imports, according to Tutwa Consulting managing director Peter Draper... read
Davies: We have cracked the Agoa deal

Dane Mcdonald

The salmonella issue has been concluded and the South African market is now open for 65,00 tonnes of US poultry imports Rob Davies, Minister of Trade and Industry, told media... read
Agoa - SA Poultry slammed for 'protectionism'

Dane McDonald

The Association of Meat Importers and Exporters of SA (AMIE) criticised the SA Poultry Association (Sapa) for its stubborn protectionism... read
Davies prepares SA for Agoa trade suspension

Karabo Ngoepe

The possible suspension of South Africa from the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) will hugely affect the agricultural sector first... read
Sustainability
How your lawn could save the life of a farm animal

Penwell Dlamini

Dozens of animals have died and scores are critical. Now South African homeowners have been asked to donate any cut grass. AgriSA launched the cut-grass campaign to get struggling farmers feed... read
Declare drought a national disaster - AgriSA

Jenni Evans

AgriSA has called for the drought to be declared a national disaster, as commercial and emerging farmers watch the devastation unfold around them... read
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