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Moderate profit for NWK
...after-tax profit of R10,6 million. The effect of the drought on the economic situation of both of producers and agricultural businesses would not be turned around overnight, said NWK chairperson...
Agriculture must act now to curb climate change
...stocks of soil organic carbon improves crop yields and builds resilience to drought and flooding, but also sequesters carbon. Transformative change in agriculture and food systems appears to be economically...
ZZ2’s, 10 000t of avocados using nature-friendly methods
...water usage, a priority in drought conditions. “Mulch protects the roots of small trees from temperature fluctuations and weeds, thereby minimising the use of herbicides,” he adds. The operation produces...
Santa Gertrudis: top-quality beef with minimal inputs
The recent drought has depleted grazing in the southern Free State, but Desmond Robertson’s Santa Gertrudis stud, Santarific Santas, is in surprisingly good condition. Desmond, who farms on Tweedewaag near...
Drought-stricken Karoo farmers in dire need of fodder
“The West Coast and Central Karoo districts have been declared drought disaster areas and received below average rainfall again this year. Farm dams in these areas are empty and livestock...
Help! My horse is choking
...pieces before offering them to a horse. Feeding in steps Another cause of choke, common at present, is gulping down concentrate too quickly. Often, horses will graze on drought-stricken pasture,...
Volatile rand to continue putting pressure on agri prices
...the recent Absa Agribusiness Agricultural Outlook for 2017. “What hurt agriculture is that we had to import commodities during the drought, at a weaker exchange rate,” Janovksy said. The quarterly...
DA report card: minister of agriculture receives ‘F’
...and his department had not adequately managed or prepared for South Africa’s worst drought in history. “The department had no plan or policy in place to deal with this challenge,”...
Omri van Zyl wins top agriculture award
...I to work towards greater heights. Drought was one of the key aspects where we really assisted in the sector,” Van Zyl said. According to Agri SA, just under 5...
SA agriculture sector remains in recession
The results come as no surprise as the sector continues to suffer the effects of the drought, said Agbiz. “Overall, the significant shock came from summer crops, particularly grains and...
Pecan nut profits: well worth the wait!
...11%,” he recalls. To date, the countrywide drought has not had a particularly detrimental effect on production, but a 20% restriction on water consumption for irrigation was recently imposed in...
Make Africa the breadbasket of the world – Zokwana
...agro-processing initiatives.” Zokwana also made reference to the current drought in southern Africa and said that his immediate objective was to stabilise the agricultural sector and ensure that it returned...
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