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The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has banned livestock imports and their products from Lesotho into South Africa, following a report of a susceptible anthrax outbreak. read
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Agriculture
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While control measures remain in place in the high surveillance area of foot-and-mouth disease, the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has declared the end of the outbreak... Read
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"Free State Agriculture (FSA) expresses serious concerns about the outbreak of anthrax in Lesotho. This could have catastrophic consequences for the meat industry in the province." Read
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Agri Tech
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Thinking of a future with no farmers in the farms? Read
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Agribusiness
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Astral is actively seeking alternative water supply solutions in an attempt to mitigate any further cost impacts under the ongoing water supply interruptions. All possible avenues are being explored... Read
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Agro-processing
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The country's best butcheries were recognised at the 14th annual Cleaver Awards... Read
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Commercial Fishing
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STEPHANIE ACHIENG'
The foraging behaviour of African penguins could provide useful information to aid fisheries management, a study conducted in South Africa suggests. Read
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Food Security
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"The intention of the project is that at least 20 small-scale farmers undergo extensive training in Climate Wise Agriculture (CWA). They will test out climate wise approaches to farming in trial plots on local farms that will be set up for evaluating and monitoring alternative practices... Read
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Horticulture
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A new approach that could transform agriculture in the region is gaining traction. Jorisna Bonthuys takes a look at regenerative agriculture and how it relates to the horticultural sector in the article: Rooting for a sustainable future - Unlocking regenerative farming... Read
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Sustainability
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When Cape Town-based dairy farm Fair Cape Dairies decided to package its Single Origin EcoFresh milk in white plastic bottles it seemed like a good idea - white PET bottles are technically acceptable for recycling... Read
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Viticulture & Oenology
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Currently, in its fourth year, the annual Business of Wine & Food Tourism Conference will now be known as the Wine & Food Tourism Conference. This year's event, which will take place 18 September 2019 at Spier near Stellenbosch, will introduce the inaugural... Read
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The 2012 Vintage Cuvée from Franschhoek-based wine farm Le Lude received a platinum award at the 16th Decanter World Wine Awards - making it the first SA MCC to receive such a high accolade... Read
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Economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is estimated to rebound to 2.8%1 for 2019... Read
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TIAAN DE JAGER & TANESHKA KRUGER
Malaria is a serious, complex and often fatal vector-borne disease caused by the parasite Plasmodium and transmitted when people are bitten by infected female Anopheles mosquitoes... Read
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NOELLE GARCIN
The African Climate Reality Project (ACRP) welcomes the implementation of a carbon tax in South Africa as of 1 June 2019... Read
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The African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement, entered into force yesterday, brings with it the possibility of boosting intra-Africa trade and investment. The agreement, provides a framework to ease the doing of business in Africa... Read
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