Agriculture

Loadshedding a ‘devestating blow’ to EC farmers – DA

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has levelled heavy criticism at Eskom following the bout of loadshedding at the weekend. SA shadow MEC for rural development and agrarian reform Retief Odendaal said the power outages were “another devestating…

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A goatherd and his group of grazers. Small-scale farmers stand to benefit from R1bn set aside to assist more than 75,000 farmers disrupted by Covid-19. File image.Image: Alaister Russell

AGRICULTURE

8 DEC 2020

Government relief for small-scale farmers on land of one hectare or less

Agriculture minister Thoko Didiza has announced a support package for small-scale farmers via the presidential stimulus package. Didiza said R1bn had been set aside to assist more than 75,000 subsistence farmers whose production was…

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AGRICULTURE

10 MAY 2020

Eastern Cape outbreak of African Swine Fever

Agriculture, land reform and rural development (DRDLR) minister Thoko Didiza has announced an outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) in the Amathole district on Saturday, where 50 pigs have died. The World Health Organisation for Animal…

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