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In the lead up to the inaugural W12 Congress in Cape Town this May, economic development organisation Kuzisa has committed an R11m financial injection intended for job creation in the Bloekombos community of the Western Cape... read
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Dawie Maree, Head of Information and Marketing for FNB Agriculture, says agricultural technology innovation is evolving at an unprecedented pace, leaving farmers with no choice but to adapt and reinvent themselves... read
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Agriculture
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PAUL MAKUBE
The rebound in production conditions from the beginning of January 2019 spurred farmers to catch up with plantings of summer crops, particularly maize whose planting window was almost closed... Read
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The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries invites stakeholders in the sector to nominate young top producers in agriculture, forestry or fisheries for the 2019 Youth in Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Awards... Read
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AFGRI has launched a not-for-profit company, the AFGRI Support Fund to assist those in the South Africa agricultural sector with their financial needs... Read
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Agri Tech
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South Africa startup Aerobotics has announced the expansion of its Series A funding round to $4m, through a signed deal with Paper Plane Ventures. The announcement came during Aerobotics new office launch event on Wednesday, 27 February 2019 in De Waterkant, Cape Town... Read
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Agribusiness
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John Deere has welcomed the R3.7bn to assist emerging black farmers in acquiring land and title deeds, which it believes will complement the proposed blended finance model and assist in building a more inclusive agricultural sector... Read
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Sovereign Foods, the third largest poultry producer in South Africa, announced its merger with the Cold Storage Group (CSG), an Eastern Cape wholesaler of poultry and value-added poultry products... Read
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DAWIE MAREE
The increase in the price of petrol at 74 cents a litre and diesel around 91 cents a litre, will have a severe impact on the cash flow of farmers... Read
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Food Security
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FEDERICO DAVILA, ALICE MWEETWA, DANA CORDELL, FRANK MNTHAMBALA, GUDINA TUCHO, RUBEN SAKRABANI
One solution to help Africa's agriculture can come from an unlikely sector: sanitation... Read
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