Western Cape farmers will take years to recover from drought

It would take up to five years before farmers in the Western Cape recovered completely from the current drought.

Producer prices likely to remain flat

The latest Statistics South Africa producer price index (PPI) data indicates that in May 2016 producer inflation for food products remained flat at 10,9%.

Tongaat Hulett suffers losses due to sugar production decline in Zimbabwe

The Zimbabwe unit of SA-headquartered agro-processing firm Tongaat Hulett has seen a progressive decline in sugar production over the past three years because of inclement weather and high fixed costs.

Positive annual results for Omnia despite drought

Chemical products company Omnia Holdings has released its annual results for the year ending 31 March 2016.

Nestlé aims to train 300 000 African youth

Multinational, nutrition, health and wellness company, Nestlé Global (Nestlé), recently announced that it intended to offer training and apprenticeships to over 300 000 African youth.

Mauritian fruit fly war

At the island’s new irradiator facility, Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) is used to suppress reproduction in this pest. SIT involves rearing and irradiating large...

Stellar year for Dutch agricultural exporters

Dutch agricultural exports reached record levels in 2015, according to the Netherlands national statistics office, CBS.

Latest SA dam levels

As the Western Cape weathers the rainy season, dam levels in the province are on the rise, with current water in storage totalling 65 5106m³, which is only 35% of the province’s complete water storage capacity of 187 0106m³.

Good year for SA mohair industry

Good demand and increased domestic consumption in China, coupled with a weaker South African currency, drove mohair prices upwards consistently during the financial year ended May this year.

Ban on live cattle exports to Namibia lifted

South Africa has resumed live cattle exports to Namibia, following the issuing of revised import documentation by that country’s authorities.

AGOA threatens SA poultry sector jobs

Jobs in the poultry sector will reduce if chicken imports into South Africa increase.

UK votes to withdraw from the EU

UK citizens have voted in favour of leaving the European Union (EU) in a referendum held on Thursday.

Agriculture students call for job creation

The availability of jobs for graduates in the agricultural sector was one of the main concerns raised during a recent dialogue between government and agricultural students held at Elsenburg.

African horse sickness movement controls lifted

Movement restriction that were imposed in the African horse sickness (AHS) surveillance zone to contain the recent outbreak of AHS in the Boland region has been lifted, according to a statement issued by the Western Cape MEC for Economic Opportunities, Alan Winde.

Brexit decision could affect SA’s trade relationship with the UK

On Thursday the British public will decide in a referendum whether the UK should remain a member of the European Union (EU).

Mike Mlengana to take over as director-general of DAFF

It was recently announced that Mike Mlengana, former president of the African Farmers’ Association of South Africa (AFASA), will take over the reins as director-general of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) from Dr Edith Vries.

Moratorium on rhino horn trade reinstated

According to a statement recently released by the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA), the moratorium on domestic trade in rhino horn has been reinstated after Edna Molewa, minister of the DEA, filed for leave to appeal the SCA’s decision in May to lift the ban.

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