Trevor’s plan for land reform & agriculture
If government succeeds in implementing the National Development Plan, over 11 million jobs will be created by 2030. Denene Erasmus looks at the plan’s ramifications for the agriculture sector.
Europe’s anti-GM attitude weakens
The United Kingdom is showing signs of easing up on their anti-genetically modified (GM) food stance with two supermarkets allowing such food on their shelves.
Organic food doesn’t pay – Sweden
Organic farming has come under fire by one of the world’s leading organic food producing countries.
Battling those bad road blues
Poor maintenance of unpaved roads in the rural North West plays havoc with farmers and other road users. And the problem isn’t only confined to that province, writes Robyn Joubert.
We want title deeds – farmers to Nkwinti
Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform Gugile Nkwinti should reconsider the new land acquisition system under which black farmers are not given title to land.
Veterinarians support vet bill amendments
Practicing vets in South Africa have welcomed the proposals in the Veterinary and Para-Veterinary Professions Amendment Bill, which seeks to amend the Veterinary and Para-Veterinary Professions Act of 1982.
Veld fires destroy 40 000ha in Mpumalanga
Some 40 000ha of grazing has been destroyed by veld fires in Mpumalanga this August.
Stock thiefs get R6000 bail
The 38-year-old Ronnie Smith and his wife Elbie Smith (35), from the farm Zem-Zem in Bothaville were released on R6000 bail by the Bothaville magistrate's court after the being arrested for alleged livestock theft.
New way to become more environmentally friendly
A tool was recently developed to help farmers calculate the carbon footprint of their crops.
Can we see some results?
Billions are spent on agricultural support programmes, but now MPs are asking why so little seems to have been accomplished. Denene Erasmus reports.
Livestock on the loose
Livestock on the roads of the former Transkei in the Eastern Cape have always been a challenge for motorists.
Organised agriculture questions KZN job plan
Organised agriculture in KwaZulu-Natal has questioned where the money will come from to fulfil an ambitious plan by the KZN Department of Agriculture and Environmental Affairs (DAEA) to create 28 000 new jobs during the 2012/2013 financial year.
