Department Of Agriculture

The Pretoria High Court has granted a landmark interim order that Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccines may be procured and administered privately, without State veterinary involvement. The court... 

In the Government Gazette of April 30, the South African Revenue Service (Sars) gave notice of the retrospective increase, effective from April 1, of the annual quota for frozen bone-in cuts of the... 

Government’s Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) eradication approach is most likely to fail owing to the vaccination rollout being fundamentally inadequate and slow at farm-level, farmer-led initiative... 

The Department of Agriculture (DoA) and the Citrus Growers’ Association of Southern Africa (CGA) have welcomed the successful amendment of the plant health protocol governing the export of South... 

Although it is regrettable that there is contention about government’s approach to dealing with foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in the country amid one of the worst outbreaks and animal crises ever... 

The Free State has officially overtaken KwaZulu-Natal as the epicentre of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreaks in the country with 277 active outbreaks, compared with 202 in KwaZulu-Natal. The... 

Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen has confirmed that the one-million doses of foot and mouth disease (FMD) vaccine received in the country last Saturday have been distributed to outbreak... 

The Department of Agriculture (DoA) presented an update on the status of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) in the country to the Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, noting that the number of outbreaks... 

Government has recorded progress under the prevailing Medium-Term Development Plan (MTDP) 2024-2029, with improvements in energy stability, tourism recovery, industrial growth and social... 

Industry body Agri SA has welcomed Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen’s announcement of a stronger, long-term national Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) strategy and the Department of Agriculture’s... 

For the first time, South Africa has a long-term Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) strategy to take it to FMD-free status, eventually without vaccination. Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen on...