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Another recession looming for South Africa
...going into 2020, the GDP was dependent on the weather patterns. “If the drought continues and fewer commodities are being produced, the GDP will contract even more. This will have...
Corteva Agriscience: Relentless innovation, bold leadership
...including maize, sunflower, grain sorghum, forage sorghum, wheat, dry beans and soya beans. Local capability includes: State-of-the-art testing infrastructure and labs; Controlled environments and automated greenhouses, including the drought research...
Heatwave warning for much of South Africa
...Drought now a R1,3 billion disaster A heatwave is defined as maximum day temperatures that are 5˚C above the average maximum temperatures for a specific period during the year, and...
‘Opportunity for SA to increase grain exports to Zimbabwe’
...Zimbabwe by the Southern African Development Community’s Regional Vulnerability Assessment and Analysis Programme, said that the country was struggling with significantly depressed agricultural production, largely due to ongoing drought conditions...
Severe onion shortages lead to protest action in India
...the first by the drought, which resulted in production falling an estimated 50% year-on-year, according to Rutika Ghodekar, analyst at commodities data firm, Mintec. The second crop, which was currently...
Lower consumer price inflation bodes well for consumers
...outlook is much better than during the 2015/2016 drought. Also, the global agricultural environment is likely to have minimal impact on South Africa’s food price inflation in the medium term.”...
Labour-intensive coffee farm prospers in Hazyview climate
...haphazard, with no irrigation, but we had little choice. Then the drought came and the trees didn’t get the water they needed. With the intense heat, the trees became infested...
Lucerne shortage and high prices weigh on farmers
...the lucerne shortage in Gauteng was the extremely high demand from other provinces due to the drought, as well as increased drought assistance provided to drought-stricken regions. In addition, the...
Drought now a R1,3 billion disaster
...to contain the effects of the ongoing drought crisis and its impact on the agriculture sector. READ Poor governance worsens drought The lion’s share of this is needed in the...
Foot-and-mouth disease spreads to four feedlots in Limpopo
...the implication of a ban had had a seriously negative impact on auctioneering businesses in North West, and his business was virtually at a standstill. READ Drought claims more than...
Consumers must prepare for higher red meat prices
...brought to their knees by the disastrous drought,” said Henk van de Graaf, regional chairperson of TAU SA North. Graaf said the ban on auctions held serious consequences for consumers,...
Harnessing the traits of the resilient Nguni
...weight. In the mid-1980s, when I was in high school, we experienced a very long drought in our area. While my father spent a large sum on feeding his main...
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