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22 January 2022
Mail & Guardian
Brown locusts devour large swathes of grazing veld and crops.
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12 January 2021
Farmer’s Weekly
A shortage of veterinarians and a lack of training for small-scale and subsistence livestock farmers are crippling the potential of livestock production.
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13 January 2021
Food for Mzansi
In a shock announcement on Thursday morning (13 January 2022), the department of agriculture, land reform and rural development said
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08 January 2022
EWN
The department said that it had received numerous reports of vouchers being exchanged for cash, which defeated the initial purpose for these coupons.
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08 November 2021
GroundUp
“If there is no drastic change we won’t be able to farm with cattle and maize in a few years time”
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24 October 2021
IOL
’The costs of fertiliser, herbicides, packaging, diesel, electricity and labour, to name few, are increasing rapidly, making it nearly impossible for many farmers to produce food sustainably’, Christo van der Rheede, executive director of Agri SA said.
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24 October 2021
BusinessTech
Food prices in South Africa have continued to rise in 2021, with inflation on food and non-alcoholic beverages for September 2021 higher than expected, recorded at 6.6%.
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19 October 2021
CADTM
On the eve of an annual gathering of public development banks in Rome, groups from around the world have signed a letter slamming them for bankrolling the expansion of industrial agriculture,…
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19 October 2021
AllAfrica
Every day, the food we consume connects us to a vast global network of food manufacturers, farmers, retailers, traders, and many others involved in bringing food from the farm to the table. Yet this global food system is a core part of some of the world's biggest challenges.
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14 October 2021
Food for Mzansi
South Africa’s agricultural sector is no stranger to damaging floods, droughts, veld fires and disease outbreaks. While most relief initiatives are geared toward large-scale disasters, a newly established body is set to come to the rescue of individual agricultural producers in dire need.
Food security read moreInsights in Burundi’s complex and contested history: Excellent African History series African Biographics
Dictator Michel Micombero and Burundi's Untold Painful History https://youtu.be/9tHexWPlVHY via @YouTube
Landmark River Club case tests heritage rights http://www.groundup.org.za/article/landmark-river-club-case-tests-heritage-rights/
Too much rain means no grain: Farmers and industry watchers look skyward for a sunny reprieve https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-01-23-too-much-rain-means-no-grain-farmers-and-industry-watchers-look-skyward-for-a-sunny-reprieve/
Western Cape in a sweat during weekend of intense heat and multiple fires https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-01-23-western-cape-in-a-sweat-during-weekend-of-intense-heat-and-multiple-fires/
Ducking and diving Mantashe plays the sinister foreigner card https://mybroadband.co.za/news/energy/431128-childrens-fund-and-uct-are-behind-campaign-attacking-me-mantashe.html via @mybroadband
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