Poor performance of former land department under scrutiny
The poor performance of the former Department of Land Reform and Rural Development came under scrutiny during a recent Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development meeting.
Australian farmers reeling from natural disasters
The La Niña weather phenomenon that brought six months of heavier than usual rainfall and lower than average temperatures to the east coast of Australia has come to an end.
Room for further increases in SA’s record maize estimate
Although the Crop Estimates Committee's (CEC), second production estimate for the 2020/2021 summer grain and oilseed production area was only adjusted upwards by 1%, there is room for further upward...
New Western Cape rural safety desk to combat crime
The Western Cape Department of Agriculture has established a rural safety desk as part of the province’s economic recovery plan.
Land Bank debt negotiations nears deadline
If the Land and Agricultural Development Bank of South Africa (Land Bank) and National Treasury cannot reach a mutually acceptable plan with the bank’s creditors on how its approximately R40...
Drought, COVID-19 take heavy toll on Namibian sheep farmers
The Namibian Swakara industry has experienced major production losses for the past three consecutive years.
Global edible oil price rally nearing its peak
A combination of production challenges has resulted in vegetable oil prices, such as palm and soya bean oil, reaching multi-year highs since 2020.
Expropriation won’t speed up land reform – Agri SA
Farmers cannot be held solely responsible for historical events that resulted in the dispossession of land, Annelize Crosby, head of land affairs at Agri SA, told a parliamentary committee on...
Fuel price increase to drive up grain production costs
South Africa’s summer and winter grain farmers will be particularly hard hit by the expected fuel price increases in April.
Calls for urgent investigation after cows ‘starve to death’
Political and agricultural entities are calling for an urgent investigation into how 350 cows at an Eastern Cape dairy farming project were allegedly allowed to starve to death last year.
Botched land reform costing agri department R2 billion
Legal action running to more than R2 billion that had been instituted against the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (agriculture department) as a result of poor land...
Current tomato shortage expected to be short-lived
The heavy rainfall experienced across some of South Africa’s tomato production regions in recent weeks has resulted in a shortage of this produce on the country’s fresh produce markets, and...
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