Mervyn Davies of Durbanville Hills and regional winner of the Farm Worker of the Year 2014 award is now competing against the winners of the other 14 regions for the Western Cape title. read more>>
A six-kilometre floating fish farm anchored off Port Elizabeth's popular Hobie Beach is set to go ahead despite an outcry that it will be a magnet for sharks and pose a massive threat to eco-tourism, marine life and investment in Nelson Mandela Bay. read more>>
Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing has announced its Closer-to-Market strategy to further maximise returns for its growers in an effort to capture more of the value chain. read more>>
Hard work, perseverance and a little luck have seen Petrus Lepota of the People First Piggery co-op in Rustenburg turn a tiny enterprise with 15 indigenous pigs into a flourishing commercial operation. read more>>
The devastating effects of climate change are already being felt across the planet, including in Africa. The 2011 drought-induced famine in the Horn of Africa affected more than 10 million people and claimed 257,000 lives. read more>>
An external evaluation has shown that the Western Cape saw 38% of its 246 agricultural land reform projects in the province failing and another 24% experiencing "challenges". read more>>
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