Agri Sa

/ 19 January 2023

North West farmer to sue Eskom for R2m after 40 000 broiler chickens die

An extraordinary low-voltage power supply in the Coligny area caused the deaths of Herman du Preez’ broiler chickens from suffocation

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By Simon Bloch

Business

/ 27 October 2022

Medium-term budget elicits mixed feelings

The medium-term budget policy statement has received criticism and praise from civil society

By Anathi Madubela

Business

/ 1 February 2021

Agriculture eyes rival to Land Bank

The state-owned institution’s financial woes have led farmers and agribusiness to consider making an offer on the bank, starting a cooperative bank or partner with global commodities futures traders

By Siqalane Taho

Article

/ 9 January 2018

Agri SA lambasts police for inaccurate reporting on farm worker murder

Agri SA lashed out at the police for reporting inaccurate details to the media around the brutal shooting of a farm worker in Krugersdorp.

By Nation Nyoka

Article

/ 29 July 2015

Agri SA wants market value for expropriated land

The agricultural association has serious concerns about how farmers’ compensation would be calculated under the Expropriation Bill.

By Emsie Ferreira

Article

/ 6 April 2014

New farm expropriation proposal could ‘threaten food security’

A proposal for the state to expropriate and pay for 50% of farms into a trust for farm development has been welcomed by Cosatu but opposed by AgriSA.

By Sapa

Analysis

/ 3 May 2013

AgriSA case vindicates Constitution’s subtlety on transformation

The brouhaha over the appointment of judges by the JSC has meant that a judgment of considerable importance has passed almost unnoticed.

By Serjeant At The and Bar Author

Article

/ 16 November 2012

Leaderless farm strike is ‘organic’

Fed-up farm workers have bypassed unions and political parties and have taken matters into their own hands, writes Sean Christie.

By Sean Christie

Article

/ 28 June 2012

Exhibitors pay to press flesh with the main man

One minute and 52 seconds. That is how much Agri SA bought with Jacob Zuma by having a stand at the business exhibition of the ANC policy conference.

By Phillip De Wet

Article

/ 20 June 2011

Anger at Malema’s ‘insane’ land-grab comments

Agricultural organisations across the racial spectrum spoke out on Monday against ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema’s land-grab talk.

By Fienie Grobler

Article

/ 21 January 2011

A torrent runs through Upington

The Orange River has broken its banks in the Cape, leaving farmers’ income under water.

By Jazmin Acuna

Article

/ 7 January 2011

Farmers slam tougher land law

New Bill would make it more difficult to evict farm workers, but critics say it is unfair.

By Yolandi Groenewald

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Article

/ 10 September 2010

Agri SA welcomes rural crime-fighting units

Agri SA on Friday welcomed an announcement by Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa that crime-fighting units would be reinstated in rural areas.

By Staff Reporter

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Article

/ 22 July 2010

SA ‘may lose investors’ over land reforms

A farmers’ group on Wednesday warned of an exodus of foreign investors from the country’s agriculture sector over land-reform policies.

By Olivia Kumwenda

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Africa

/ 8 September 2009

SA farmers in new scramble for Africa

The Republic of the Congo has offered Agri SA 10-million hectares for South African farmers to produce maize and soya beans.

By Lynley Donnelly

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Article

/ 8 April 2009

Ostrich farm a symbol of SA’s failed land reforms

Deserted and without running water, an ostrich farm near Pretoria is an example of SA’s wobbly efforts to bring black South Africans on to farmland.

By Charlotte Plantive

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Article

/ 9 March 2009

Agri SA applauds mineral rights verdict

Agri SA has welcomed a Pretoria High Court ruling that the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act is effectively expropriating unused, old order mineral rights.

By Staff Reporter

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Article

/ 2 December 2008

Zim ruling ‘puts new spin on SA land reform’

The SADC ruling that fair compensation be paid to evicted Zimbabwean farmers holds implications for SA, organised agriculture said on Tuesday.

By Nicky Rehbock

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Article

/ 3 September 2008

AgriSA: Legislation partly to blame for agricultural woes

Legislation is partly to blame for the agricultural sector’s under-par contribution to South Africa, agricultural body AgriSA said on Wednesday.

By Carol Hills

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Article

/ 27 February 2008

South Africa produced 30% more genetically modified (GM) crops in 2007, with 1,8-million hectares of GM maize, soya and cotton being planted, Agri SA said on Wednesday. This makes the country the eighth-largest producer of GM crops in the world, behind larger countries such as the United States, Brazil, India and China.

By Staff Reporter

North West farmer to sue Eskom for R2m after 40 000 broiler chickens die

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Medium-term budget elicits mixed feelings

Agriculture eyes rival to Land Bank

Agri SA lambasts police for inaccurate reporting on farm worker murder

Agri SA wants market value for expropriated land

New farm expropriation proposal could ‘threaten food security’

AgriSA case vindicates Constitution’s subtlety on transformation

Leaderless farm strike is ‘organic’

Exhibitors pay to press flesh with the main man

Anger at Malema’s ‘insane’ land-grab comments

A torrent runs through Upington

Farmers slam tougher land law

Agri SA welcomes rural crime-fighting units

SA ‘may lose investors’ over land reforms

SA farmers in new scramble for Africa

Ostrich farm a symbol of SA’s failed land reforms

Agri SA applauds mineral rights verdict

Zim ruling ‘puts new spin on SA land reform’

AgriSA: Legislation partly to blame for agricultural woes

GM crops take root in SA

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