The decision allowing America to lift or impose export bans during outbreaks ‘will be devastating’
Despite this drop, trade figures remain encouraging, but various departments need to address policy and other issues to boost exports
Conditions were ‘atrocious’ and ‘appalling’
The DA leader’s assumption of the post comes soon after the release of a survey showing a slump in agricultural business confidence but the sector is on a generally favourable footing
South Africa must remain vigilant to prevent outbreaks which are costly to farmers and harm the export market
A KwaZulu-Natal businesswoman has discovered a winning formula, making amadumbe crisps as well as cassava flour and porridge
The production of cannabis and hemp for medicinal and industrial purposes finally gets a boost from the government
The listing of wild animals in the Animal Improvement Act would have had ‘catastrophic results’
Although the ban has been temporarily interdicted, businesses dealing in meat analogue products have received no information from government on labelling specs
The Local food pioneer has been drawn into a dispute with the department of agriculture, which has an issue with how meat alternatives are labelled
While the government fails to adhere to its own deadlines, the clock is ticking for a group of Black people who were evicted from their land in the decade before apartheid ended
Two government departments are working separately and animal rights groups are not being consulted, concerned groups say
The departments of environment and agriculture legislation are at odds over modifying the genes of wild animals
The department does not even have a list of registered pesticides, a damning report finds
The South African Revenue Services didn’t gazette the EU quota rates for about month, with no reasons given – and then suddenly published them
Two state departments have done nothing about the sale of people’s land in Umnini by an inkosi –and R2.5-million has still not been accounted for
The politically connected Nelani family is suspected of thwarting a couple’s decade-long attempt to formalise the lease for the state-owned land they have farmed productively for 31 years
Labour disputes and withheld funding for noncompliance have rocked the board, which is supposed to administer about three million hectares on behalf of King Goodwill Zwelithini
Confusion about who should check a vessel meant to pick up 60 000 sheep has exposed fissures in the Covid-19 regulations
Humanity has long recognised the essential role of pollinating bees and insects in sustaining life and health, so much so that generations of parents have used the phrase “the birds and the bees” as a metaphor and euphemism to help explain the mechanics of human reproduction to children. Much like the phrase “there are plenty […]
It should be addressed under the Prevention of Organised Crime Act, with severe penalties of 25 years to life
More than 300 forensic audits have been handed over to the SIU with a view to recover hundreds of millions of rands lost to the government
The health department will tell you what you should be binning and how to do it safely without causing another public health nightmare.
The land debate has to be approached calmly and responsibly says Barclays Africa Group chief executive Maria Ramos.
New methods of valuing agricultural land may inadvertently harm reform
The new app – known as Abalobi – signals a lifeline for fisherfolk who were marginalised and never had legal rights to fish marine resources.
The fisheries department’s director of stakeholder relations, Desmond Stevens, is an elusive man.
Industry players question why senior fisheries official Desmond Stevens remains in his post after an allocation disaster.
The Ocean View fishers say they’re being forced into poverty by the government’s “flawed and corrupt” fishing permit processes.
Talks between the South African and Chinese governments have concluded and the plan awaits political signing before first exports to China can begin.
The department of agriculture has issued notice of its intention to suspend Desmond Stevens, who his lawyer says is being used "as a scapegoat".
The department of agriculture has brushed off claims that the EU proposed dropping a ban on importing SA citrus fruit – saying that there isn’t a ban.