Volunteers around the world help end hunger
October is World Hunger Action Month, when Stop Hunger Now raises public awareness around the issue of world hunger.
Poultry tariffs bring quantum of solace
After months of delays, the new poultry tariffs were gazetted on 30 September, and there seems to be consensus that the International Trade Administration Commission (Itac) has taken into account the needs of consumers, local industry and importers.
Higher import duties on poultry
Duties on imported chicken have been raised to help the ‘distressed’ local industry and halt job losses, Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies said at a press conference in Pretoria.
AfriForum to take farm killings to UN
AfriForum will ask the United Nations Forum on Minority Issues to call for the prioritisation of farm murders in November.
All fracking wells fail over time – Van Tonder
There were at least 600 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of technically-recoverable shale gas in the Karoo, but getting it out through hydraulic fracturing (fracking) could have dire consequences for the Karoo’s groundwater supply.
SA labour laws eroding job creation potential
Government has come out in support of the National Planning Commission’s estimate in the National Development Plan (NDP) that agriculture could create close to a million more jobs.
Retrenchments at KLK-Landbou
Trade union Solidarity said it managed to cushion the impact of retrenchments at KLK-Landbou, in Upington in the Northern Cape.
Low profits mean fewer new farmers
A study conducted by Rabobank International and published in Future of Farming shows that in the US the average age of a farmer in 1974 was 45.
International specialists in Cape Town to discuss air pollution research
More than 350 delegates from across the world are expected to attend the 16th International Union of Air Pollution Prevention and Environmental Protection Associations’ World Clean Air Congress at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, from 29 September to 4 October.
Ride for the rhino!
To raise funds to help combat rhino poaching, CE Projects will be holding a Rhino Ride in partnership with Harley-Davidson Pretoria and Nelspruit.
SA farmers must make market-smart decisions
South African farmers must make ‘market-smart’ decisions. Interest rates are at their lowest level in 30 years and this creates the ideal opportunity for farmers to invest in technology.
Best spud farmer named
Johan van Zyl from Warden in the Free State was named Potato Farmer of the Year during the recent PSA congress.
World Rabies Week
The Directorate Animal Health, in collaboration with various other directorates within the department of agriculture, as well as provincial veterinary services, will dedicate 23 September to 29 September to World Rabies Week.
Report on African agriculture launched
A new report containing detailed statistics and data on African agriculture has been launched, SciDev.Net has reported.
KZN police arrest farm attack suspects within 2 days
All five suspects allegedly involved in the attack and robbery of an as-yet-unnamed 63-year-old Bergville farmer and his 60-year old wife were arrested within two days of the crime thanks to a determined joint effort between SAPS structures and community-based organisations.
Early spike in KwaZulu-Natal farm attacks
The number of farm attacks and farm murders in KwaZulu-Natal so far in 2013, with two murders and 23 attacks taking place in the first five months of the year, were higher than for the same period last year, which saw one murder and 14 attacks.
African aquaculture grows 83% in 10 years
Aquaculture is the world’s fastest-growing food production sector, with a growth rate of 5,6%. Farmed fish topped beef farming globally for the first time in 2012, with 66 million tons of fish produced, compared with 63 million tons of beef.
Fouriesburg fire still raging
The veld fire between Senekal, Rosendal and Fouriesburg that started earlier was still burning by 10 o’clock this morning.
North West declared a disaster area
The North West Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (NW DARD) has processed more than 19 000 applications for financial assistance after the province was recently declared a disaster area.
SA and US discuss stronger trade relations
Deputy minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Dr Pieter Mulder recently met with the US Department of Agriculture’s deputy secretary, Krista Harden in Pretoria.
