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Citrus export season yields unexpected results

SOUTHERN African citrus growers packed 600,000 fewer cartons for global markets in the 2024 export season than they did last year. This year’s 164.5...

Supporting crop productivity for SA’s large- and small-scale farmers

OPINION | AGRICULTURE is synonymous with food production and, in South Africa especially, employment creation. But the sector’s importance extends into the socio-economic realm...

Finance and support offered to farmers pursuing solar power

THE Land Bank launched a R1,2 billion Agro Energy Fund (AEF) in 2023 in partnership with the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural...

Cropping programme tackles poverty and malnutrition

TO address poverty and malnutrition and promote sustainable agricultural development, the Eastern Cape Provincial Government's Department of Rural Development and Agrarian Reform (DRDAR) launched...

SA’s chicken prices fuelled by ‘flawed’ regionalisation and heat treatment policies

OPINION | IRRATIONAL import bans on poultry, South Africa’s favourite source of protein, are inconsistent with global best practice, leading to unnecessary price inflation,...

FMD remains a concern in the Eastern Cape

THE ongoing Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreaks in the Eastern Cape remain a significant concern for the Minister of Agriculture. In the Humansdorp...

No new greening disease in SA – Citrus Growers

THE local citrus industry is not being threatened by a new greening disease, according to Justin Chadwick, CEO of the Citrus Growers' Association of...

Foot and mouth update in the Eastern Cape

IN an update issued on 13 September, the Department of Agriculture said it had declared a Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) Disease Management Area...

An agricultural revolution in Lusikisiki

BY providing scaled access to inputs, training and support, the Grow the Growers project is developing lucrative and sustainable livelihood pathways for small farmers...

Research secures sustainable future for SA’s citrus industry

INTERNATIONALLY recognised research conducted by Citrus Research International (CRI), and its network of collaborative research associations, is helping secure southern Africa's citrus industry against...

Eastern Cape livestock agent wins Auctioneer of the Year

A PASSIONATE auctioneer at BKB in the Eastern Cape, Vincent Pike, has been awarded the prestigious South African Institute of Auctioneers (SAIA) Auctioneer of...

Abalone farming sets new sustainability benchmark

AQUNION, a leader in the global abalone farming industry and a subsidiary of the Sea Harvest Group, has embraced a sustainable future powered by...

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Donated tow tractor keeps Eastern Cape air ambulances flying

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