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Time to circle the wagons to defend 'our biltong': prof
[Helley Seid] Rooibos has made it, as have honeybush tea and Karoo lamb. And according to Professor Melville Saayman, biltong should be the next South African product to be granted trademark protection... read more>>



Agriculture
12,000ha land ceiling can work - Zokwana

Denene Erasmus

Agriculture Minister Senzeni Zokwana spoke to Farmer's Weekly after President Jacob Zuma delivered his State of the Nation Address in Parliament... read more>>
Business invited to enter annual awards
The Department of Trade and Industry (dti) is inviting South African businesses to submit their entries for the 3rd Annual South African Premier Business Awards... read more>>
Tractor sales fell 12.2% y/y in Jan '15 to 555 units: Saama

Helmo Preuss

Tractor sales fell by 12.2% year on year (y/y) to 555 units in January 2015 after easing by 2.5% in 2014 to 6‚464 units‚ according to the South African Agricultural Machinery Association (Saama)... read more>>
Aquaculture
Man bust for abalone worth R1m
PRETORIA: A man was arrested for possession of perlemoen (abalone) worth about R1m in Somerset West, on Monday, 16 February... read more>>
Commodities & Fairtrade
Maize futures mostly lower following good weekend rains
South African maize futures eased on Monday after rising to their highest levels since March last year on Friday amid concern about rainfall... read more>>
SA 2014 maize crop finalised at 14.25-million tons

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Food Security
Multiplying southern Africa's future breadbasket
"Agriculture in the southern Africa region is faced with major constraints affecting the region's ability to provide sufficient and nutritious food to both urban and rural populations in the near future." - Richard Sikora read more>>
Mthente releases CSI impact study for Hout Bay partnerships
An independent impact study by research consultancy Mthente has assessed the effect of the Oceana Foundation's corporate social investment (CSI) contribution to Hout Bay and the Sentinel Primary School in particular... read more>>
New events to diarise
Understanding wetlands
Highveld Bulb Society - 28 Feb 2015, Muldersdrift

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