Caxton Magazines

Issue date : 12 September 2008

Targeting food losses along the supply chain can generate multiple gains, including water saving, says the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI).
Issue date : 12 September 2008

Sulphur is the fourth major nutrient required for optimal production after nitrogen, phosphates and potassium. However, it's often disregarded in soil applications. Glenneis Erasmus reports.
Issue date : 12 Setember 2008

SA is the world's biggest youngberry producer, but many growers prefer more robust, less labour-intensive fruit. This puts a premium on the products of liqueur producer Natalie Turck and grower Dirk Steyn, but youngberries' extra juice, high nutritional value and unique tart taste shouldn't be underestimated, writes Wouter Kriel.
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Namibia's dwindling beef supplies are approaching a crisis even as export markets offer huge opportunities to Southern Africa. More than ever, their industry needs to cross the "thin red line" into the Northern Communal Areas, and bring foot-and-mouth vulnerable beef in line with export standards. Servaas van den Bosch reports.
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Most of SA's commercial forests face land claims that have been dragging on for years, creating uncertainty and the potential for violent conflict. This year government and the industry are finally thrashing out solutions. Stephan Hofstätter reports.
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A row has broken out over the culling of elephants in Namibia's northwest. outcry started after the Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET) gave out trophy hunting permits for three problem bulls
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Following the demise of the International Mohair Association the first-ever Summit, scheduled to coincide with the international year of natural fibre, is expected to be the biggest and most important gathering of the global industry in years.
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The cold front that passed over the country over the Last few days of August and on Spring Day is not unusual for this time of year, particularly when taking into account the weather over this period in previous years, said Johan van den Berg, Santam Agri's product development manager.
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Despite the fears of Western Cape farmers that Safex is biased towards grain buyers, the National Agricultural Marketing Council (NAMC) has found that the index is a well-functioning instrument for price formation in SA's grain and oilseed markets.
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The most serious wildfires of the 2008 KwaZulu-Natal fire season has so far seen injuries, the loss of human life, livestock, buildings and agricultural infrastructure, and thousands of hectares of timber plantation, grazing and cropland razed to the ground.
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Food is still getting more expensive, with the prices of products such as peanut butter having increased by 20,5%, spaghetti by 53% and margarine by 50% since July 2007 to July 2008. Sunflower oil is up 99% up, dairy products up 18%, meat 14% and vegetables have increased by 16% over the same period.
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ANC treasurer general Matthews Phosa told delegates at a Freedom Front Plus conference on Afrikaner poverty that market forces were the best way for government to obtain land in SA.
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There must be many populations of rare orchid on isolated farms that have yet to be discovered. In this article Cameron McMaster explains why it's necessary to track them down and conserve them.
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It's officially Spring, and not just because the calendar says so. All the other signs are also there - blossoms on the fruit trees and the first sleepy puff adder emerging from its winter hibernation to bask in the sun
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Through the thin gauze window of the tent we watched the stars that were like pin-pricks in the black belly of the night.
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Talk about Italian cooking to most new cooks and the only dish that comes to mind is pasta. But gnocchi, made from potatoes, should be just as famous. Many cuisines feature potatoes - French fries, Jewish latkes, American hash browns, Swiss rösti - so it was inevitable that cooks as imaginative as the Italians would make their unique contribution as well. Ladies and gentlemen, introducing gnocchi - one of the most exciting food-related things you can do with a couple of potatoes.
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This is the season when signs of bolting start in many crops. Farmers speculate about the likelihood of this happening to various crops on the back of a warm winter and one cold snap.
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As the smallest of the "big four" banks and bucking the centralisation trend, Nedbank is perfectly positioned to provide customised service, Rico Basson, Nedbank's divisional manager for agriculture tells Sharon Götte.
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Urbanisation will increase the demand for food and decrease food supply, while the urbanised consumer will demand different products.
Issue date : 12 September 2008