10 Apr 2012

Agriculture, Horticulture & Forestry

 

Stating the obvious

Your government cares about you, you'll be pleased to know, and has taken note of your concerns (but not reduced its tax take etc, mind) regarding the latest fuel price increase, which has seen the liquid gold you pour into your precious metal going to highest price ever. But here's some excellent advice for you, just in case you hadn't thought of it already... our Energy Minister Dipuo Peters suggests it might be a good idea for you to be a bit more economical in terms of your fuel use, given the rocketing price of fuel.

That's all very well, but given the magnificence of our public transport systems, and the fact that commuting to and from work makes up by far the highest portion of your time behind the wheel, there's not a huge amount we can do to mitigate the effects of the fuel price, other than forming lift clubs and such-like.

On the rhino horn front, Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa has cracked the whip on unregistered rhino horn stockpiles and says that if you have any rhino horns in your possession, you need to register them. She says doing so will "help us fight against poaching".

The only problem with that, of course, is that poachers are not really that concerned about the Biodiversity Act of 2004 that requires that everyone who is in possession of a stockpile of horns should have a permit.

On the movie front, it's coming up for exactly 100 years ago that Captain Smith decided a few lumps of ice were not much to worry about, ordered "full ahead" - and ploughed the Titanic into one - sinking the ship and killing hundreds of passengers and crew. So, it's a fitting time, writes Daniel Dercksen, for the Titanic to sail off again, this time in 3D.

Henrie Geyser, Bizcommunity.com's very own motoring editor and the sexiest member of the media motoring fraternity, says the new Mini roadster - which has lost its roof and back seats and been transformed into a fully-fledged little sports car - is the sexiest Mini ever made.

Rod Baker, content director

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Milk production up 5.4% in February
Milk production was up 5.4% in February compared with the same period a year ago, the Milk Producers' Organisation (MPO) said on Wednesday (4 April 2012). Read more >>

FAO says world food prices stable in March
ROME: World food prices, after rising for two months, levelled out in March but stayed high, the UN's food agency said on Friday (6 April 2012). Read more >>

Horn of Africa: Greater food insecurity forecast
NAIROBI: Food insecurity in the eastern Horn of Africa is expected to worsen as a result of less rain than previously forecast falling in the key March-to-May season. Read more >>

Aquaculture


Young Ivorians fishing big profits out of small ponds
[Fulgence Zamblé] ABIDJAN: Mathieu Djessan looks over the four-hectare expanse of fish ponds with satisfaction. The aquaculture enterprise the 29-year-old runs here near the town of Tiassalé in southern Côte d'Ivoire is quickly proving profitable. Read more >>

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Put food crisis on G8's plate, group urges
[Charundi Panagoda] WASHINGTON: Days before the annual White House Easter Egg Roll, anti-poverty advocates staged their own egg hunt in Lafayette Park to urge President Obama to "find political will to end global hunger" during the upcoming G8 Summit at Camp David. Read more >>

Agri Northern Cape supports SKA bid
Winning the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) bid could hold enormous advantages for South Africa. Besides stimulating technological development, it also holds economic advantages for the Northern Cape and for South Africa in general. Read more >>


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Industrial policy attracts investment
The latest version of the Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP) will see the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) investing R102bn in IPAP sectors in the next five years, Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies said on Monday. Read more >>

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