Biosecurity
latest news & developments
Steenhuisen confirms 274 foot-and-mouth disease cases in five provinces
Officials said South Africa’s phytosanitary and biosecurity requirements are world class and the department is awaiting bilateral trade agreements to be resolved to begin exports…
What underpinned SA’s agricultural underperformance in the third quarter?
There are weaknesses in the country’s biosecurity system, including the measures in place to reduce the risk of transmission of infectious diseases
Biosecurity risk due to rising antimicrobial resistance to disinfectant
UFS team undertakes research to test the presence of ammonium compounds used in sanitisers in the ecosystem, which lead to resistant micro-organisms in water systems
Tiny invasive beetle threatens millions of trees in South Africa
Polyphagous shot hole borer looks set to become most damaging biological invasion in South Africa