Agribusiness Illegal mining, smuggling threaten Ghana’s cocoa industry Accra – Ghana, the world’s second biggest cocoa producer, faces a growing risk to its harvest – and blow... Read more 20 Dec, 2023
Botswana Botswana’s extended import restrictions spark worries in SA Cape Town – The Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform, and Rural Development, Thoko Didiza, has expressed concern over the... Read more 6 Dec, 2023
Countries Small farmers celebrate victory outside Cape High Court Small farmers from Malmesbury celebrated on the steps of the Cape High Court on Monday after the Housing Development... Read more 22 Nov, 2023
Countries Farm worker family evicted, belongings dumped on the side of the road Farm worker Jan Marthinus standing with the cupboard which was dumped next to the road between Malmesbury and Paarl.... Read more 20 Nov, 2023
Agriculture 70 small-scale Musina farmers face eviction Sammy Raphunga (left), chairperson of Musina Farmers Association, and association president Jeffrey Magwira at one of the plots where... Read more 10 Nov, 2023
Agriculture Women farm workers demand meeting with minister of agriculture Women on Farms Project led a march to Parliament on Wednesday, calling on the Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform... Read more 9 Nov, 2023
World WHO concerned at rise in Poland bird flu cases in cats Geneva — Poland is the first country to report “high numbers” of cats infected with bird flu across a... Read more 17 Jul, 2023
Business SA’s Land Bank can be fixed: change the funding model and narrow the focus Johann Kirsten, Stellenbosch University and Wandile Sihlobo, Stellenbosch University It is disheartening to see how many South Africans, including... Read more 12 Jul, 2023
Agriculture SA presses for recognition of its high-end olive oil Stellenbosch – South Africa is famous for its wines but not necessarily for olive oil, where Greece, Italy and... Read more 24 May, 2023
Agriculture Bitter battle: SA slams ‘unfair’ EU citrus trade rule Pretoria – President Cyril Ramaphosa condemned the EU on Tuesday for restrictions on citrus exports from South Africa to... Read more 27 Apr, 2023