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New approach to water usage needed
The worst drought in decades will also motivate the government, businesses and consumers to change the way they use water... read


Agriculture
Exhibition showcases Dutch-South African partnerships
Martijn van Dam visited the Garden of the Future, marking the largest Dutch trade... read
Astral foresees mergers among large poultry firms
SA's largest poultry group, Astral Foods, expects the onset of tougher trading conditions will trigger further industry consolidation, but this time among the bigger domestic chicken producers... read
Agri Tech
Winners of 2015 Orange African Social Venture Prize
The winners of the 2015 Orange African Social Venture Prize was announced during the AfricaCom Awards ceremony held in Cape Town... read
Commercial Fishing
Woolworths now selling first private label ASC-certified fish
Coinciding with World Fisheries Day on 21 November, Woolworths has launched new ranges of responsibly farmed fish. The fish are the ASC-certified tilapia products... read
Commodities & Fairtrade
Rooibos yield devastated by drought
The worst drought in decades is set to cause a devastating decline in Rooibos output for 2016 which could result in the price of Rooibos rising by as much as 90%... read
Lower meat prices to let consumers braai more this festive season
With the anticipated fall of the meat price due to drought conditions and farmers reducing their livestock as a result of deteriorating pastures and high feed-grain prices... read
Drought behind Tongaat Hulett profit fall
Tongaat Hulett, SA's largest sugar producer by market value, saw its revenue decline 5.7% to R7.6bn and net profit fall 15% to R742m for six months ended September... read
Sustainability
Drought could milk indebted farmers dry
Banks may have to deal with an increase in bad debts from farmers should the drought continue well into next year. With crop production expected to fall due to the weather... read
Government news
ECRDA 2014/15 annual results: investments in agri developments
ECRDA announced a total spend of R51 million in the development of its flagship Mqanduli and Ncora Rural Enterprise Development Hubs (RED) in the 2014/15 financial year... read
SA signs poultry deal to stay in US trade pact
South Africa has signed a veterinary trade protocol opening the way for American poultry imports, a key step to prevent ejection from a preferential trade pact... read
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Innovation, and the art of capturing ideas on the fly... read
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