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Despite China's decision to suspend wool imports from South Africa in February following the outbreak of foot-and-mouth-disease in January, the South African wool market remains resilient, underpinned by good demand from Europe. read
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Britain's tortuous progress towards leaving the European Union presents an opportunity for South African poultry producers as post-Brexit trade deals are negotiated... Read
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In his latest newsletter on weather and agricultural conditions, Johan van den Berg of Santam Agriculture says summer rainfall is nearing its end with only light rainfall expected in the last week of March and first week of April... Read
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Agro-processing
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A delegation from the Ethiopian Embassy in Beijing participated in the 2nd China International Specialty Coffee Expo from 12 to 17 March in Pu'er City, which is considered the 'coffee capital' of China... Read
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GILBERTO BIACUANA
The South African sugar industry has come under increased pressure from import competition and the effects of the Health Promotion Levy implemented in April 2018... Read
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CARIN VENTER
At the recent Citrus Growers Association's conference in Port Elizabeth, the Citrus Academy's general manager, Jacomien De Klerk said the rapid advancement of technology and its potential to efficiently connect the planet and people is both thrilling and daunting... Read
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Aquaculture
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RUTH WARUHIU
By efficient management, the sustainable exploitation of resources in oceans, seas, lakes and rivers - also known as the blue economy - could contribute up to $1.5tn to the global economy... Read
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Commercial Fishing
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DNA barcoding of more than 1,400 Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) labelled products has shown that less than 1% were mislabelled, compared with a reported average global seafood mislabelling rate of 30%. Read
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Food Security
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FUNDISIWE MASEKO
Nigeria's digital agriculture platform, Farmcrowdy announced that it has closed on additional seed funding of $1... Read
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LAUREN HARTZENBERG
When you design for mobile, consider who you're building for. For the small percentage with beautiful, high-end phones, or for 61% of the market? Read
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 From 1 to 5 April 2019, Seil-Safari will bring together world-class speakers, agricultural experts and South Africa's farming community to share knowledge and know-how on the latest innovations and solutions in the sector. Read more >>
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