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 | Koos Coetzee Higher input prices are on the cards. Farmers who in many cases also face lower crop yield will have to manage costs diligently to survive a difficult year... read more>> |
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 | Luyolo Mkentane While Afasa and Nerpo agreed with Minister of Land Reform and Rural Development, Gugile Nkwinti's land ceiling of 5,000ha, stakeholders needed to be engaged further on the matter as there were still "more questions than answers", the two organisations said during a media breakfast in Pretoria yesterday... read more>> |
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 | Oceana Group Limited and Oceana US Holdings Inc. today announced that it will acquire 100% of the share capital of the processing operations of Daybrook Fisheries Inc. and 25% of Westbank LLC, its related marine operations... read more>> |
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 | Robyn Joubert Macadamia growers are in the pound seat, with prices at unprecedented highs. Nut processor, Mayo Macs, is helping farmers ensure that the good times last, says Myles Osborn, consultant to Mayo Macs... read more>> |
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 | Government will examine a recent evaluation by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) which found that glyphosate, a broad-spectrum herbicide used in about 100 products in South Africa, could possibly cause cancer... read more>> |
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 | Environmental activist and mother of three Rushka Johnson is inviting families to join in a global march "March Against Monsanto" this Saturday at Kings Beach in Port Elizabeth... read more>> |
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 | PRETORIA: South Africa and the United States have agreed to facilitate deliberations between the South Africa Poultry Association (SAPA) and the US Poultry and Egg Export Council towards the finalisation of discussions on market access for US chicken bone-in cuts into South Africa, says the Department of Trade and Industry (dti). read more>> |
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 | Lloyd Phillips In response to an enquiry from Forestry South Africa (FSA), the Department of Labour (DoL) has confirmed that the new minimum wages for workers in the country's commercial forestry sector are based on a nine-hour working day... read more>> |
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 | Stellenbosch University's Faculty of AgriSciences is the most sought after and influential institution in South Africa, and ranks among the top 100 institutions worldwide, in agriculture and forestry research, according to the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2015... read more>> |
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 | Michael Back of the Backsberg Estate is the recipient of the prestigious Drinks Business UK, Lifetime Achievement Award for 2015... read more>> |
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 | Falko Buschke The town of Bethlehem in the Free State Province, South Africa, gets its name from the Hebrew words "Beit lechem" - house of bread. It is a fitting name for a town nestled within a patchwork of privately-owned commercial farmland. Much can be learnt here about the challenges farmers face when conserving nature... read more>> |
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 | NEW YORK: US agriculture and seed giant Monsanto said Wednesday that it would sell Syngenta's seeds and traits assets to address regulatory concerns if the Swiss company accepts its takeover offer... read more>> |
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 | SAN FRANCISCO: Google on Tuesday pumped $15 million into a farming-focused technology startup, the latest in a surge of investment applying Internet innovations to growing food... read more>> |
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 | With Africa's population set to triple by 2050, modernising local economies will be vital to make the continent more competitive and to increase people's living standards, according to the African Economic Outlook 2015... read more>> |
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 | Jonas Thulin Passwords have become practically useless as the sole security measure protecting your personal information... read more>> |
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