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SA women sacrifice healthy meals to feed men, children

A high percentage of South Africans living in poverty-stricken urban areas are food insecure and women often end up foregoing nutritious meals to feed the men and children in the household.

Gwede Mantashe encourages dialogue

ANC general secretary Gwede Mantashe said recently that he appreciated Agri SA’s approach to engage government constructively on agricultural policies, after discussions by him and Agri SA leadership this week.

Astral’s Chris Schutte hospitalised due to heart condition

Dr Chris Schutte, CEO of Astral Foods, has been admitted to hospital for a heart condition and will take a leave of absence from his official duties for a period of time to rest and recuperate.

SA agriculture grows jobs towards 1 million target

In the first quarter of 2015, South Africa’s agriculture sector made significant headway towards meeting the target of creating one million additional jobs set for it by the National Development Plan.

Research on kudu rabies in Namibia begins

Sufficient funds have been raised to start with research on the ongoing kudu rabies epidemic that has annihilated thousands of kudu in Namibia since 2001, according to Dr Reiner Hassel, Agra’s animal health technical advisor.

FAO Food Price index falls

The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) Food Price index for global food prices fell to its lowest since September 2009.

World Environment Day

If current consumption and production patterns are not changed, and the global population continues to increase as before, we shall need the equivalent of three Earths to sustain us by 2050, according to the United Nations.

‘Jackals, hyenas’ will prey on R2 billion agri-parks fund – Afasa

Government’s urgency to implement agri-parks across the country will make the process very vulnerable to corruption and abuse by contactors, said the African Farmers’ Association of South Africa (Afasa).

FMD in northern Namibia “well controlled”

The recent outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease in the Northern Communal Areas (NCA) of Namibia were well controlled and do not pose a danger to the commercial farming areas to the south, according to Mecki Schneider, Namibian Livestock Producers chairperson.

DAFF needs clear policy on freshwater fisheries resources – WRC

A study launched by the Water Research Commission (WRC) has found that a clear policy needs to be drawn up if South Africa intends to establish a successful inland fisheries industry.

Co-ordinated predation management desperately needed

Predation damage in SA’s game and livestock industries amounted to R383 142 807/year, said Prof HO de Waal from the Free State University.

News-making headlines in FW – 29 May

Farmer's Weekly news editor Jaco Visser spoke to OFM's agri-editor Sabrina Dean about the top articles in the 29 May issue of Farmer's Weekly:

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