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Reduce losses with this drought strategy
Fruit farmers in the Ceres Valley will have to manage their water strategically this season, as parts of the region received less than half the annual rainfall. Louis Reynolds of Fruitful Crop Advice provides some tips on reducing water losses.
SA can’t afford to declare drought a national disaster – Steyn
To avoid an economic and humanitarian disaster government needs to take urgent action and declare a national disaster.
Agri SA takes over management of Drought Disaster Fund
Agri SA will be taking over management of the Drought Disaster Fund which was originally initiated by Senwes in association with Agri SA.
Drought management: surviving a difficult year
With good planning and careful management, farmers will be able to survive the difficult times created by the current drought.
Input suppliers feel the strain of drought
It is not only primary producers who are struggling to survive the drought.
Drought puts strain on grain and oilseed crops
The prolonged drought will continue to have a severe impact on the yield, availability and prices of grain and oilseed crops.
Can we invent our way out of this drought?
Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos once said one of the only ways to get out of a tight box is to invent a way out, and when I think of tight boxes in this context, I can’t help but think of the drought we’re experiencing at the moment.
Appeal for drought relief donations
Agribusiness company Senwes and Agri SA have established a drought disaster fund to provide assistance to farmers in distress.
Land Bank to cushion farmers hard hit by drought
Land Bank is currently reviewing the production loans of farmers affected by the drought with a view to carrying over debt to the next season.
Coping with drought and planning ahead
Manfred Venter, agricultural economist at Syngenta, shares some insights with Luyolo Mkentane on the current drought situation and suggestions on how to mitigate losses.
Seeing the drought in context
Viewing the current drought in the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal within its historical context allows us to understand it better – and forecast more accurately what is to come. This is according to Dr Johan Malherbe from the Agricultural Research Council’s Institute for Soil, Climate and Water.
Agri Eastern Cape president clarifies drought disaster aid comments
Agri Eastern Cape (Agri EC) president Douglas Stern has clarified his previous statements about government drought disaster aid for the province, which resulted in him coming in for criticism from the agriculture sector (‘We did not ask for drought relief – Eastern Cape farmers’; FW, 4 December 2015).
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