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DA leader John Steenhuisen. (Delwyn Verasamy/ M&G)
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL

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…

  • Nkateko Joseph Mabasa
4 min read
AGRICULTURAL PERFORMANCE

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

  • Wandile Sihlobo
3 min read
AGRICULTURE

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

  • Robert Bragg
  • Wanja Swart
  • Samantha Mc Carlie
6 min read
Scolytus rugulosus the shothole borer under the bark of a plum tree. It is a species of bark beetles.
AFRICAN CONTINENTAL FREE TRADE AREA

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

  • Sheree Bega
4 min read