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March 15, 2018
The Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries sectors created an additional 39 000 jobs in the fourth quarter of 2017, says Stats SA. According to the Statistics South Africa Quarter Four Labour Force Survey released this week, agriculture […]
March 13, 2018
Africa’s agricultural sector is of immense importance to the world. With one-quarter of the world’s arable land, Africa is expected to play a leading role in ensuring the global population – expected to grow to nine […]
March 12, 2018
Many SA farmers are unaware of the profitability and other benefits of pulses such as cowpea, groundnut and soya bean. As a result, these plants are neglected as crop alternatives, says Phonnie du Toit, chief research […]
March 9, 2018
In general, rainfall conditions improved over large parts of the country since the end of January, while ongoing rain across some regions has “allowed grains to recover,” according to the report.