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Fund aims for more agriculture sector jobs
The Treasury's Jobs Fund, which has a target of creating 150,000 jobs by next year, is focusing on small and medium enterprises to help... read


Agriculture
Top achievers in deciduous fruit industry awarded
At a gala event in Somerset West, the top achievers in the South African deciduous fruit industry received awards for their excellence... read
Commodities & Fairtrade
Wool market softens
Wool prices had declined at this week's sale with the Cape Wools Merino Indicator shedding -4.1% compared to the last sale to close the day... read
Quantum Foods expects improved results
Quantum Foods said on Wednesday it expected to post headline earnings per share (HEPS) of around 49.4 cents for the year ended September 2015... read
Food Security
Finding solutions to food and water risks
With the aim to investigate solutions to the risks posed by water and food security, sustainable growth and development-focused business leaders... read
Forestry
Sustainable use of natural resources in emerging markets
The perception that the natural resources of emerging markets around the world, including Africa, are being stripped and consumed wholesale... read
Sustainability
'Tree-preneurs' set to fight climate war
"Tree-preneurs" will be part of a new campaign to plant one million indigenous trees in predetermined areas of South Africa over the next three years... read
International
French winemakers hunt for climate change-resistant grape
Amid the bustle of a busy harvest in France's famed Beaujolais wine-making region, a quiet effort is underway to counter one of the industry's biggest potential threats: climate change... read
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Spring Equinox heralds Bizcommunity's new interface

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Celebrated in many cultures as the Spring Equinox, 21 September marks the turning of the seasons in the southern hemisphere. Today it also marks new beginnings for Bizcommunity's navigation interface... read
Government news
US, SA agree on agricultural issues
PRETORIA: South African and United States veterinary experts have agreed to ensure that US poultry imports to South Africa resume by the end of the year... read
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Business
POPI business myths popped

Leigh Andrews

Worried about compliance issues once the Protection of Personal Information (POPI) Act comes into effect? Don't be. Wayne Clarke, Managing Director of Metrofile Records Management shares some tips you can implement today to turn POPI into a business opportunity... read
[Relentlessly Relevant] 3. How to innovate - strip them down, tie their ankles, make them run

Douglas Kruger

Here is a curious thing about human thought and creative processes: If you apply no rules whatsoever, you will tend to get poor results. Present your people with a 'white page' and they generally won't know what to do with it... read
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