Food prices lowest since 2010
The Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO’s) food price index is at its lowest level since September 2010.
Land department misses another deadline
Under the leadership of Minister Gugile Nkwinti the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) missed several self-imposed deadlines before finally publishing the green paper on land reform in...
Management, not policies, hamper land reform – Agri SA
Execution of the land reform process, rather than the willing-buyer, willing-seller clause, is at the core of its failure and any attempts to fix the problem will be futile if...
Striking foresters burn down plantations
A wage dispute between Komatiland Forests (KLF) and their employees has led to the decimation of over 600ha of trees after strikers allegedly set fire to plantations.
Small fruit sizes hamper citrus exports
Farmers in Limpopo are likely to export a much smaller volume of citrus this year due to the persistent drought in the area which has resulted in reduced fruit sizes.
Pest mutations towards GM cotton discovered
Genetic mutations of cotton bollworm have been discovered in China following years of exposure to biotechnology.
Western Cape farmers fed up with farm inspections
Gerrit van Rensburg, the Western Cape MEC of agriculture, has lashed out at politicians for targeting farmers in the Western Cape with frequent farm visits to inspect working conditions on...
Fuel efficiency still a problem
Fuel prices decreased by about 89c/l for 93-octane petrol and 62,5c/l for 0,05% sulphur diesel at the start of July‚ as announced by the Department of Energy.
Closing in on land reform target numbers
Land expropriation without compensation is officially off the cards. But massive discrepancies exist between government rhetoric and actual land redistribution transfer figures, prompting a reassessment of land reform going forward....
DairyBelle defends price cuts
Milk buyer DairyBelle announced a milk price reduction of between 50c/l and 75c/l to between R2,55/l and R3,10/l from 26 June. Jacques Fourie, DairyBelle’s acting CEO said the cuts were...
Inputs put the squeeze on wheat farmers
The latest input cost trend monitor by the National Agricultural Marketing Council (NAMC) paints a grim picture of the cost-price squeeze faced by wheat farmers, which has brought the industry...
Findings of Zita investigation must be made public
Two of South Africa’s largest farmers’ unions are calling for a capable director-general (DG) of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) to replace the recently suspended Langa Zita.
Access to food key to solving hunger problems
Emphasis on access instead of production may be the right way to solve food insecurity.
Farmer accuses Environmental Affairs of unfair treatment
A farmer from the George district believes that the Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning in the Western Cape has too much power and that farmers should be warned...
Clearer picture emerges of latest summer grains harvest
As South Africa’s 2011/12 summer grains harvesting season continues in full swing it appears that the Crop Estimates Committee is gaining a clearer picture of estimated final maize yields.
Organised agriculture unsurprised by agricultural D-G’s suspension
Organised agricultural organisations have said that they were not surprised to learn of the sudden suspension of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries’s Director-General, Langa Zita.
“ANC is close to reaching their land reform target” – Prof Kirsten
Although land expropriation is officially off the cards, the scrapping of the willing-buyer, willing-seller principle is widely supported, reducing any sense of hope farmers had for holding onto their land.
KZN aims to impound unvaccinated pets
KwaZulu-Natal health authorities are pushing for legal permission to search houses for pets that haven’t been vaccinated against rabies.
SA agribusiness exports to Africa increasing
Purchasing power and demand in Africa for agricultural products is growing fast and a clear indication of this is the growth in trade between African countries.
KZN’s dizzying water losses
Municipalities in KwaZulu-Natal lost over 22,1 million kilolitres of water in the 2011/2012 financial year, Edna Molewa, minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, stated in a written response to parliamentary...
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