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The memorandum, backed by a petition signed by more than 960 Grain SA members, calls for fair, transparent, and evidence-based price discovery that reflects actual grain flows and physical market realities.

The procession, led by Grain SA CEO Tobias Doyer and Chairperson Richard Krige, gathered at Sandton Central Park and marched to the JSE offices to meet with ...


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Willie Aucamp has served as minister of agriculture for little more than a month but has already identified several areas of the sector that he believes need attention.

Speaking to Farmer’s Weekly, he said many of the problems facing agriculture can be addressed, but acknowledged that government must improve the way it operates and work more closely wit...


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There is something about Mohair Empowerment Trust manager Beauty Mokgwamme that stands out. It is not simply her knowledge of the mohair industry or her ability to speak confidently about production systems and farmer development – it is the way she speaks to people.

Whether she is visiting a first-generation Angora goat farmer in the Eastern Cape, mentoring a y...


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Recently released results from a survey conducted by Komet Irrigation at last year’s Agritechnica trade fair, held in Germany in November, show that water efficiency, energy savings, and adaptability are becoming as important to farmers as productivity when they are considering investing in irrigation.

Locally, discussions at the South African Irrigation Institu...


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This commitment follows Premier’s announcement that it will close its Fruit Products Western Cape facility in Tulbagh, with the company having already written off about R1 billion in as...


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