Year: 2021
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Agribusiness
SA EXPECTING GOOD GRAIN, OILSEED CROPS, DESPITE RISING COSTS
Some analysts have expressed their concern that rising input costs such as that of fertiliser and other agrochemicals could potentially…
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Agribusiness
BUSINESS INVESTMENT COMPETITION CALLS ON AGRI-ENTREPRENEURS TO ENTER
The Eskom 2021 Business Investment Competition (Bic), which provides an opportunity for entrepreneurs to showcase their offering, and provides a…
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Agribusiness
SOME MIDWEST LAND PRICES ARE UP 20% IN LAST YEAR
Factors affecting the availability of farm land, Peoples Company’s report: trend will continue for the next 12 to 24 months.…
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Agro Local News
FORGET NIGERIA’S SLOWING INFLATION — FOOD PRICES STILL HIGH
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the prices of some food items in Nigeria increased in September. This is coming despite…
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Organic Manure
EXPERT ADVOCATES PROMOTION OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE
The organic agriculture system brings some benefits for human health and the environment, according to the Association of Organic Agriculture…
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Maize Farming
COMMODITIES EXCHANGE AFEX SEES DEMAND PUSH GRAIN PRICES HIGHER NEXT YEAR
The group cites a widening gulf between buyers’ demand and availability of produce to meet them. Prices of core grains…
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Soybean
EARLY PLANTING: THE KEY TO SOYA BEAN SUCCESS
Soya bean farmer Gerrie Schoeman uses careful planning to time his planting perfectly. In addition, he uses the best resources…
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Agric Processing
MAINTENANCE ISSUES IMPEDING KZN SUGAR-MILLING CAPACITY
With only eight weeks of milling left until the industry’s annual shutdown period, the crops of many sugar cane farmers…
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Agribusiness
FARMERS HAVE TO MAKE THINGS WORK FOR THEMSELVES – VERCUEIL
The uncertainty about private property rights, diminishing collateral value of land, poverty, food insecure communities, a population that is growing…
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Agric Processing
MANAGING IRRIGATION OF FRUIT WHEN WATER IS SCARCE
Water availability has become one of the greatest limiting factors in agricultural production in South Africa. The Langkloof, a fertile…
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