The benefits of hunting on communal land
A study by two Swedish researchers has found that hunting tourism in Namibia benefits rural households and urban wage earners more than the owners of private game farms and that...
Learners make a difference in Mooi River
The Grade 12 Geography class of Weston Agricultural College near Mooi River in the KZN Midlands won a Merit Award for Environmental Best Practice in Community-based Organisations in the Mail...
‘We made a mistake’ – Parmalat CEO
“With hindsight it is clear that the 2005 decision was an unfortunate one.” This was said by Parmalat CEO Theo Hendrickse, with regard to the dramatic decrease in the farmgate...
‘Get into gear’ says former DG
It is time to stop regurgitating the same issues and start doing something about them.
Another disappointing G8 summit
Those in the agriculture sphere echoed local press sentiments as the recent G8 summit disappointed once again.
‘Emerging farmers need farmers’ help’
New black farmers in SA NEED THE support of organised agriculture and agricultural commodity organisations to become valued and successful contributors to the country's economy, said president of the Farmer...
Constitutional court turns Popela case on its head
In a landmark victory for the Limpopo Land Claims Commission, the Constitutional Court has overturned the Supreme Court of Appeal ruling in the case between the Popela community and Goedgelegen...
ANC land policy laid bare
The ANC has distributed a series of discussion documents to its branches in the run-up to the ruling party's national policy conference in June, covering a broad range of topics...
Communal farmers boost local wool production
Sipiwo Makinana, national executive member of the NWGA, said that the genetic improvement of flocks within communal areas played a significant role in the dramatic increase of wool production in...
‘Farmers will have to fund global wool promotion’
Andre Jooste, Senior Manager of the National Agricultural Marketing Council's Market and Economic Research Centre (MERC) delivered a report to the NWGA congress on research done into the promotion of...
‘Wool would gain from collaboration’
The International Wool Textile Organisation (IWTO) Test Marketing Programme (TMP) - funded by the wool industry globally, including SA - is geared to investigate how international promotion can increase the...
Green wool focus praised
The NWGA code of conduct for the production of SA wool, which is in the process of formulation, drew praise from key role players in the wool industry at the...
