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?
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.
Corona Virus, CoVid-19 and its Impact on Agriculture and Farming in South Africa

If it had been a WhatsApp message it would have been followed by the laughing face with tears.
Investment in technology vital to boost agricultural output and exports

South African agriculture needs more investment and the implementation of the latest technology to boost output, not only for local consumption, but also for vitally needed exports to boost foreign exchange earnings.
Chancellor Angela Merkel: a NEET visit

A young man came to us for help yesterday. His old, worn out ID book was missing the top corner (and the last digit of his identity number).
A question on starting animal production

“I would like to do animal production where should I go or do pls help”. As mentioned in previous blogs, we receive numerous questions from visitors to the website every day. What follows is the reply to the above question.