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Relief funds dry up as Namibian drought continues unabated
...basis. Cash flows in the drought-stricken areas have been depleted. The Namibia Drought Relief Fund [hinges] on three [pillars], namely food provision, school fund support and drought aid,” she said....
Big fall in SA mango harvest due to drought
Ongoing drought conditions in the main production regions resulted in a more than 20% decline in South Africa’s 2019/2020 mango harvest. This was according to South African Mango Growers’ Association’s...
Feeding your sheep sorghum
...cattle. And one of sorghum’s great advantages is that it is drought-hardy. When the sorghum plant matures and dries, the stalk can be used as hay for the roughage portion...
Cashing in on the expanding plant extracts market
...the drought. “The price we attain ranges from R500/kg to R10 000/ kg, with yields ranging from 10kg/ ha to 200kg/ha, depending on the crop. The bottom line is that...
Poor winter rainfall forecast amid ongoing drought
Severe drought conditions still dominated large parts of the Northern Cape, and was prevalent in “smaller patches” of the Eastern Cape, according to agricultural meteorologist, Johan van Den Berg. “Some...
Fears about labour shortages for 2020 guava harvest
...regions were still suffering the effects of a lingering drought, volumes were still below the roughly 28 000t harvested in 2017. “Last year was closer to a normal winter in...
Donations provide lifeline for drought weary sheep farmers
...in the Northern Cape in the Farmer’s Weekly, who wanted to find out more about possible ways to support the drought-stricken areas. READ Northern Cape drought aid grinds to a...
Wool auction delays and shortage of shearers due to COVID-19
...which was especially difficult for those farmers in drought-stricken areas. Meanwhile, the South African Mohair Growers’ Association (SAMGA), reported that the closure of South Africa’s border with Lesotho due to...
Game farmers ‘losing out on billions’ due to lockdown
...because many game farms were still slowly recovering from crippling drought conditions. “WRSA is aware that proposed directives have been submitted to the National Coronavirus Command Council, and hopefully the...
What livestock farmers should know about climate change
...results in droughts of higher intensity, not necessarily more or longer droughts. Higher-intensity rainstorms can lead to greater rainwater run-off and soil erosion. The best countermeasure is veld with a...
An animal health plan for the year from Dr Faffa Malan
...rainfall region should be on the lookout for brown stomach worm infestation when good rain has fallen after drought. Wireworm, too, can be a problem. Infestations of this parasite were...
Lessons learnt from land reform
...couple of tough years due to the drought and difficult market conditions. Currently, our biggest objective, both for ourselves and the initiatives in which we’re involved, is to get back...
