Agribook Agriculture Weekly: First rains in 8 years for Northern Cape, info from Agricultural Minister Thokosa Didiza plus more local and international agri-news you may have missed. (Issue 5.04)
Photo by Federico Respini on Unsplash Some notables from the past week … NATIONAL Parts of the Northern Cape received their first good rains since December 2012 (that’s eight years!) Read “Eerste goeie reën sedert Desember 2012” from the Landbouweekblad. The Blueberry sector continues to impress. Read “South Africa’s blueberry production soars, strong future growth predicted“. […]
Agribook Agriculture Weekly: Crime wave hits Agriculture in SA and the Land Bank is on the rocks plus more important news you might have missed. (Issue 4.27)
Agribook Agriculture Weekly is a weekly blog post that covers all the important news in the farming and agriculture industry. Each week we put together a list of important news articles, blog posts and industry developments both nationally and internationally. This week we continue our focus on the impact of Covid-19 and also provide updates on global produce markets.
Unhelpful Government Threatens Food Security, say Farmers
The lockdown measures to combat the Covid-19 pandemic make excessive demands on security forces and yet the government has not availed itself of the support offered by organised agriculture in terms of the Rural Safety Strategy.
Agribook Agriculture Weekly: Important Farming News You Might Have Missed (Issue 4.20)
Agribook Agriculture Weekly is a weekly blog post that covers all the important news in the farming and agriculture industry. Each week we put together a list of important news articles, blog posts and industry developments both nationally and internationally. This week we continue our focus on the impact of Covid-19 and also provide updates on global produce markets.
Online application platform for CADS Fund now available
Saai establishes an online platform to help financially distressed small-scale farmers to apply for funds.
Agribook Agriculture Weekly: Important Farming News You Might Have Missed (Issue 4.11)
A look at some items of interest to the agricultural value chain for the week ending 11 April.
Support Programmes for Businesses during Covid-19 Lockdown
What financial support is on offer to assist businesses during Covid-19? In addition to the Solidarity Fund there are others.
The Case for Small-scale Producers and the Informal Food Value Chain during the Covid-19 Lockdown.
Spaza shops will be opening again. What is the case for spaza shops and informal food vendors to be allowed to operate during the Covid-19 lockdown?
Cigarettes are Non-Essential, but Tobacco can Still Help the Fight against Covid-19
Banning the sale of tobacco during the lockdown against coronavirus is controversial. But what does tobacco have to offer us in this time of Covid-19?
Agriculture, a strategic sector, must be safe during Coronavirus, Covid-19 lockdown
Lockdown Covid-19: Both Agri SA and TLU SA call on their members to be more alert, and on the police to maintain visibility in rural areas during this time.