TAU SA holds property rights dear
Farmers forced to sell their properties for land reform should record in writing they had not given up their land willingly and reserved the right to reclaim it in the...
Union has a plan to fix the farming sector
Tau SA HAS RELEASED ITS BLUEPRINT FOR sustainable agriculture in SA. Likely to ruffle some feathers, the report pulls no punches in analysing the roots of the sector's problems.
Game ranchers dubious of buffalo feedlots
Game ranchers and veterinarians are sceptical about the Department of Agriculture's plan to domesticate certain game species for meat production.
Pork butterflies with mushrooms � lost in translation
As the first Basckin in approximately 6 000 years to have anything at all to do with pork, next on this column�s menu, this recipe is full of new experiences...
Pork butterflies with mushrooms � lost in translation
As the first Basckin in approximately 6 000 years to have anything at all to do with pork, next on this column�s menu, this recipe is full of new experiences...
San finally reap rands from hoodia
The SA Hoodia Growers Association (SAHGA) recently entered into a benefit sharing agreement aimed at compensating the San people of Southern Africa for their indigenous knowledge of the hoodia species.Issue...
More support for women farmers
Thousands of female farmers in the SA sugar industry have been promised support by land and agriculture minister Lulama Xingwana to further empower them in what was once a male-dominated...
Aids a threat to the industry
The feed industry and the broader commercial agricultural sector in SA will not escape the effects of HIV/Aids and population changes.Issue Date: 13 April 2007
Meat demand pressurises feed industry
The secretary general of the International Feed Industry Federation (IFIF), Roger Gilbert, said the growing demand for animal protein products, driven by population growth in the developing world, will place...
‘A better image will attract skills’
The head of Absa's agribusiness division, Andrew Makenete (pictured), said skills development is one of the best ways to fast-track empowerment, but for the agricultural sector to attract skills and...
Pests and diseases hammer the sector
The SA forestry production sector is reeling from an ever-increasing onslaught of pests and diseases affecting its trees. Fears are that this problem is going to balloon out of control...
DWAF task team will tackle issues
A task team is set to be appointed by water affairs and forestry minister Lindiwe Hendricks to investigate the challenges facing the SA forestry production sector.Issue Date: 13 April 2007
