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The Health Promotion Levy (HPL), commonly known as the sugar tax, still poses the greatest threat to the continued existence of the sugar industry, says South African Sugar Association (SASA)...
The Sugarcane Value Chain Master Plan 2030 aims to prevent the sugar industry from collapsing, following its decline in recent years. The industry depends on government to create viable measures to...
Original-equipment manufacturer (OEM) Bell Equipment’s UltECO 6 sugar cane slew loader was designed to be the lowest-cost, controlled-traffic loading tool globally and incorporates a slewing cab...
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The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) has referred a criminal complaint against Deputy President David Mabuza and others to the Investigating Directorate (ID) of the National Prosecuting...
The Mvua Water Harvesting Initiative is providing advice and making it easier for Ugandans to access funding to invest in harvesting rainwater for households and agriculture. Harvesting rainwater...
A new financial services firm AgMerchant Capital was launched on November 9 and aims to be a keen participant in the agricultural financing services industry in South Africa through the provision...
Sugarcane business organisation SA Canegrowers says the immediate risk arising from sugar company Tongaat Hulett's entry into business rescue is that R401-million that was due to be paid to growers...
Industry body Agri SA says it is hopeful that the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS), to be delivered by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana on Wednesday afternoon, will outline critical...
Industry organisation the Association of Meat Importers and Exporters of South Africa (AMIE) is calling for a comprehensive review of import tariffs on poultry, saying “duties are simply another...
To be a globally competitive agricultural produce exporting nation, South Africa needs to focus on logistics, as transport infrastructure is a crippling problem for the sector, says industry...
Investment holding company the Mineworkers Investment Company (MIC) has, through its Khulisani Ventures initiative, invested R10-million in crowd farming financial technology (fintech) company...
Industry initiative the Citrus Growers Association’s (CGA’s) Grower Development Company (GDC) has allocated and spent R40-million in grant funding this year to support enterprise development of...
President Cyril Ramaphosa will deliver the keynote address at Agri SA's yearly congress to be held later this week, with a focus on the theme of Growing Local. Discussions at Agri SA's yearly...
Agricultural industry federation Agri SA calls on government to reject hydraulic fracturing (fracking) proposals, saying the proposals present risks to scarce water supply and regional food...
Citrus growers in Botswana have become members of the Citrus Growers’ Association of Southern Africa (CGA), which now represents more than 1 564 citrus growers in South Africa, eSwatini and...
With load-shedding escalating as South Africa enters the summer crop planting season, the current energy crisis may have implications for food security into the coming year unless farmers can put...
Intergovernmental organisation the International Energy Agency (IEA) in its 'Breakthrough Agenda Report 2022' says international collaboration will be critical to successfully transition to...
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Minister Thoko Didiza has decided not to extend the national ban on the movement of cattle. The ban was introduced three weeks ago to curb the spread...
According to the ‘Essential Food Pricing Monitoring Report’, released by the Competition Commission on August 24, South African consumers may be facing opportunistic price increases in sunflower...
Agricultural business chamber of commerce Agbiz, federation of agricultural organisations AgriSA and the National Wool Growers’ Association of South Africa (NWGA) have welcomed an agreement between...
Nonprofit information organisation the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) says agriculture’s contribution to gross domestic product (GDP) will decline in the coming year, mostly owing...
Agricultural technology developer Farm21 aims to assist 10 000 farmers worldwide in making better farming decisions by 2024 using its pinpoint accuracy solution, says Farm21 partnership manager...
Software company Aerobotics is pioneering solutions, such as its Aeroview infield mobile application and computer vision for the precision farming of perennial crops, as more growers look to...
The ongoing power outages have a significant impact on the agriculture sector – and the wider economy – which holds serious implications for food security and social stability. Industry body Agri...
With there being a need to increase food production by 60% by 2050 in Europe, agricultural technology developers Farm21 partnership manager Dewald de Vos says precision farming tools, such as the...
An increase in consumers ordering products for delivery to their homes instead of shopping at retail stores in the first half of this year has led to a “rapid” increase in demand for bag paper –...
The South African Poultry Association (Sapa) says it is disappointed in the suspension of anti-dumping duties on certain imported chicken products, adding that the South African industry has...
South African food and non-alcoholic beverage inflation jumped 8.6% last month, in year-on-year (y-o-y) terms, the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) has reported, in its latest ‘Food...
Development finance institution the International Finance Corporation (IFC) provided record financing of $9.4-billion in investments between July 2021 and June this year across 36 countries in...
In May, Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu, and Deputy Ministers David Mahlobo and Dikeledi Magadzi were on hand to witness the progress of the construction of the raw water bulk water...
Food inflation in South Africa rose sharply in May, in both year-on-year (y-o-y) and month-on-month (m-o-m) terms, the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) has reported in its latest Food...
Fruit producers have made urgent requests to the Western Cape provincial government, as well as national government, to intervene in food manufacturer Tiger Brands’ decision to close down its...
This year’s editions of nonprofit organisation GreenCape’s yearly green economy market intelligence reports (MIRs) have been made available. The reports were officially launched on June 7 by...
Nonprofit organisation the Motsepe Foundation has launched two large-scale agricultural and farming projects involving rural and traditional communities in Limpopo and Mpumalanga, in partnership...
The Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) has highlighted the continuing economic growth of the South African agricultural sector during the first quarter of this year (Q1 2022) but has...
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