‘Lack of work ethic’ at agri department pushes DG to resign
The director general of the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (agriculture department), Mike Mlengana, has resigned suddenly from his post.
Organised crime syndicates target SA petroleum pipelines
South Africa is currently facing a serious shortage of diesel as a result of theft and vandalism along Transnet’s 3 800km fuel pipeline network.
Agricultural Research Council plans to cut 1 000 jobs
The Agricultural Research Council’s (ARC) liabilities exceeded its assets by R138 million during the past financial year.
Rise in Brazil’s sugar production may ‘topple’ global market
There is growing concern that if the Brazilian ethanol market remained weak, the global sugar market could be flooded, which would send prices plummeting.
Nampo Harvest Day to ‘go virtual’ in 2020
Grain SA has taken a very courageous decision to not continue with the Nampo Harvest Day event in 2020, according to Dr Kobus Laubscher, an independent agricultural economist in Bloemfontein.
‘Imminent price hike could exacerbate diesel shortages’
In addition to diesel shortages across parts of South Africa, producers will also have to brace themselves for a hefty diesel price increase on Wednesday.
Tomatoes, bananas worst affected by country-wide cold fronts
Tomato producers have been among those worst affected by a spate of cold fronts during May and June, which had a negative impact on certain fruit and vegetables traded on...
Farming jobs remain steady amid dismal employment figures
With South Africa’s unemployment rate now standing at more than 30%, a labour expert has warned the worst was yet to come.
Oversupply crisis a hard blow for global potato farmers
Although the lockdown measures in countries around the world during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic have resulted in strong demand for fresh potatoes in supermarkets and grocery stores, the closure...
Mboweni heeds industry calls to save the Land Bank
In a statement, which clearly outlined the perilous state of South Africa’s national finances, made worse by the economic strive that resulted from the national lockdown to contain the coronavirus...
Tshwane market COVID-19 shutdown blamed on poor management
The failure by the management of the Tshwane Fresh Produce Market to implement meaningful and effective protocols to manage the threat posed by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has been cited...
Farmer development needs new financing mechanism – Didiza
One of the major obstacles still faced by new entrants in the farming sector was the lack of structured financial and practical support offered by the public and private sectors.
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