Challenges and opportunities for citrus
A challenging year lies ahead for the citrus industry with stronger competition from other countries and increasingly strict phytosanitary requirements from Europe.
US playing catch up in Africa
The US admitted that it was lagging behind the international business community competing for a footing in Africa, Reuters reported.
Agri SA views Mangaung as a watershed event
With the ruling ANC’s Mangaung elective conference starting on Sunday 16 December 2012, the president of Agri SA, Johannes Möller said exceptional leadership was required if the structural problems of the country, were to be addressed.
Retired army general enlisted against poachers
The South African National Parks (SANParks) has acquired the services of a retired decorated army Major General to oversee the overall anti-poaching operations in the Kruger National Park (KNP).
DTI getting involved in aquaculture
Engineeringnews.co.za reported that the minister of Trade and Industry, Rob Davies, along with the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF), recently approved the Aquaculture Development and Enhancement Programme (ADEP).
Human resources can make or break land reform projects
Sustainability continued to elude those involved in land reform and agriculture, delegates heard at an indaba on Farmer Settlement and Agricultural Sustainability last month at the Durban waterfront.
Bekker High School and Mutual & Federal boosts community project
The Tswelopele community farming project, launched in April 2012 by the Bekker Agricultural High School, Mutual & Federal and Kops Communications & Projects recently had its first commercial harvest and sale.
SAPS unwilling to bow to pressure over farm attacks
Farmers’ union TAU SA has long called for farm attacks to be declared priority crimes, a call which seems to have been ignored by the Ministry of Police and the South African Police Service.
GM labelling may scare consumers and up prices
The labelling of GM foods could increase food prices by as much as 10%, according to Dr Nompumelelo Obokoh, CEO of AfricaBio. She recently appeared before parliament’s Portfolio Committee for Trade and Industry, to comment on draft amendments to regulations governing the labelling of GM food.
Difficulty in proving ownership in stock theft cases
Stock theft has stripped the South African agricultural economy of R430 million during the 2011/2012 period, said the chairman of the National Red Meat Industry Forum (RMIF), Dave Ford.
Market access a stumbling block for emerging farmers
Helping emerging farmers to reach commercial status was one of the goals of the land reform process
Dispute between coal miner and conservation coalition
A war of words has erupted between Coal of Africa Limited (CoAL) and the Save Mapungubwe Coalition (SMC) that had previously jointly signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU)...
