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Ceres farmer achieves best-ever harvest, despite drought
Despite extremely dry conditions, Ceres Valley farmer, Retief du Toit, recently succeeded in producing his two best harvests ever. He spoke to Glenneis Kriel about how he achieved this.
Stable outlook for table grape harvest, despite drought
Despite the drought and more stringent water restriction in the Western Cape, the South African Table Grape Industry (SATI) expects a good season.
Drought in perspective
The unbridled misuse of natural resources guarantees a future of environmental and socio-economic crises.
Drought in the Northern Cape spreads
The drought in the Northern Cape was spreading, said Henk van Wyk, Agri Northern Cape President.
Clanwilliam wild flower show cancelled due to drought
The extreme drought in the Western Cape has resulted in the Clanwilliam Wild Flower Show being cancelled this year.
Drought depletes farmers’ cash flow in Northern Cape
Willem Symington, Agri Northern Cape’s Disaster Management committee chairman, said Namaqualand, Boesmanland and the Hantam District Municipality are being particularly hard hit by the now two-year-long drought in the area.
Western Cape drought’s knock-on effect on SA economy
The drought in the Western Cape can affect the long-term growth of the province and South Africa as a whole, if it is not broken soon.
Western Cape drought persists despite increased dam levels
The Western Cape’s drought crisis continued as dam levels were still critically lower than usual at the start of winter.
A message for the drought fund thieves
A survey by Agri SA and its provincial affiliates has started to lift the lid on the extent of corruption that occurred during the allocation and spending of money intended to support drought relief efforts.
High prices at Considerata SA Droughtmaster’s inaugural sale
Considerata SA’s first-ever Droughtmaster beef breed production sale, held late last month, achieved impressive prices. A total of 47 animals went under the hammer at AfriDome in Parys, Free State.
DAFF report indicates farmers received drought aid too late
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) recently supplied Farmer’s Weekly with its report, Draft 2016/17 Drought Scheme, which showed that a large portion of the R212 million allocated for drought assistance did reach farmers, but often too late.
Western Cape drought not broken despite massive storm
The violent storm that hit Cape Town and other parts of the Western Cape, brought some relief to the drought-ravaged province.
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