# The Western Cape government has welcomed Minister of Agriculture Willie Aucamp’s proposal to allow qualifying private sector companies access to the Agricultural Research Council’s intellectual property relating to foot-and-mouth disease vaccines. The ARC vaccine is a very effective defence against the domestic FMD strains; however, due to manufacturing constraints, the research council is currently […]
# Die minister van Landbou, Willie Aucamp, sê kwalifiserende privaat ondernemings sal toegelaat word om die Landbounavorsingsraad se intellektuele eiendom te gebruik om sy entstof teen bek-en-klouseer in grootmaat te vervaardig. Die raad het die toegewing eenparig goedgekeur. Hy sê dis doeltreffend teen plaaslike stamme met een jaarlikse dosis, maar hy kan dit nie in […]
# Agriculture minister Willie Aucamp says qualifying private companies will be allowed to use the Agricultural Research Council’s intellectual property to manufacture its foot-and-mouth disease vaccine at scale. The council’s board unanimously agreed to the permission. It says its vaccine is effective against local strains with one annual dose, but cannot manufacture at scale. Aucamp […]
# The Southern African Agri Initiative calls for a thorough investigation into Onderstepoort Biological Products over alleged manipulation of foot-and-mouth vaccine pricing and its production capacity. The organisation also wants answers on the 500-million-rand that reportedly disappeared at the company. This follows the precautionary suspension of the state vaccine maker’s acting chief executive, Jacob Modumo. […]
# SA Canegrowers says retailers and food manufacturers are failing to honour a commitment to buy South African-produced sugar. According to the organisation, local sugar sales have fallen by 20-percent over the past three seasons, despite enough locally produced sugar to meet demand. SA Canegrowers’ spokesperson Higgins Mdluli says some retailers are selling sugar from […]
# Die Suider-Afrikaanse Agri Inisiatief vra ‘n deeglike ondersoek na Onderstepoort Biological Products weens beweerde manipulasie van die pryse van bek-en-klouseer-entstof en die maatskappy se produksievermoë. Die organisasie eis ook antwoorde oor die vyf-honderd-miljoen-rand wat volgens berigte by die maatskappy verdwyn het. Dit volg na die voorsorgskorsing van die waarnemende uitvoerende hoof van die staatsvervaardiger, […]
# Die SA Suikerrietkwekersvereniging sê kleinhandelaars en voedselvervaardigers versuim om ‘n verbintenis na te kom om Suid-Afrikaans-vervaardigde suiker te koop. Volgens die vereniging het plaaslike suikerverkope oor die afgelope drie seisoene met 20-persent gedaal, ten spyte van genoeg plaaslik vervaardigde suiker om aan die vraag te voldoen. Die woordvoerder van die vereniging, Higgins Mdluli, sê […]
# Zimbabwean communities have been urged to prepare for the El Niño drought threat before the impacts are felt. In drought-prone Chiredzi, solar-powered irrigation, climate information and climate-smart farming are helping strengthen food security. The UN World Food Programme says three solar-powered boreholes are supporting a three-hectare community garden. Meanwhile African Union Commissioner for Agriculture, […]
# African Union Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Environment, Moses Vilakati, says El Niño is more than a weather event affecting agriculture, water, food security, and economies. Vilakati has urged member states to turn early warnings into early action by promoting drought-tolerant crops, water conservation, secure food reserves and preparing livestock […]
