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Farming sector needs to apply for water use license
The issuing of water licenses to businesses, and especially the farming sector, is something that many South Africans are still struggling to grasp... read more>>



Agriculture
Domestic, farm workers must benefit from labour programmes
PRETORIA: The Department of Labour and all its entities need to ensure that domestic and farm workers benefit from their delivery programmes, says Portfolio Committee on Labour Chairperson Lumka Yengeni... read more>>
Ramaphosa to meet stakeholders over Eskom crisis
Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa will continue engaging key stakeholders to address and find solutions to the challenges faced by the state power utility Eskom... read more>>
Don't be afraid - engage with government

Denene Erasmus

Agriculture minister Senzeni Zokwana tells Denene Erasmus that farmers need not fear radical land reform policy changes because the government will never force them to abandon their farms... read more>>
Commodities & Fairtrade
Poultry producers' recovery

Jaco Visser

South Africa's poultry companies have had a rally in their share prices over the past year as a slump in the maize price boosted confidence in higher profits. Jaco Visser spoke to company officials on the outlook for the poultry industry in South Africa... read more>>
Grains benefit as rand slips
Maize and wheat prices rose slightly on Monday‚ buoyed by a weaker rand‚ which makes domestic agricultural products more enticing to foreign buyers... read more>>
Maize crop for 2015 expected to drop by 32%
The size of the expected commercial maize harvest is expected to be 32% smaller than the 2014 crop‚ which was the biggest in 33 years‚ the Crop Estimates Committee (CEC) reported on Wednesday... read more>>
Food Security
Land ceilings could endanger food security

Koos Coetzee

It hasn't worked elsewhere, and if government goes ahead with land ceilings here, our food security will be seriously endangered... read more>>
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