# The Southern African Agri Initiative says the true extent of crime on farms and in rural areas is severely underestimated, as many incidents are not reported to police. Saai’s Leon Lourens says the statistics from external stakeholders and the SAPS database, revealed that only 50-percent of all livestock theft reported through organised structures, are recorded […]
# Die DA in die Vrystaat sê hy is geskok oor die wrede aanval op ‘n boer in die omgewing van Kestell. Die party sê die aanval het plaasgevind ‘n paar maande nadat twee mans skuldig bevind is aan die moord op sewe mense op die plaas Lismore in dieselfde distrik. Leona Kleynhans van die […]
# The DA in the Free State says it is shocked about a brutal attack on a farmer in the Kestell district. The party says this follows shortly after two men were found guilty of the murder of seven people on the Lismore Farm in the same district. The DA’s Leona Kleynhans says the party is calling […]
# Die Landbounavorsingsraad doen ‘n beroep op die regering om dringend kleinboere se infrastruktuuruitdagings in die Oos-Kaap, te takel. Die raad sê swak paaie, ‘n gebrek aan bergingsfasiliteite en beperkte marktoegang verhoed steeds boere om hul bedrywighede in winsgewende besighede te omskep. Mthuthuzeli Magadlela van die raad het aan die SABC gesê baie gewas- en […]
# The Agricultural Research Council is calling on government to urgently address infrastructure challenges facing smallholder farmers in the Eastern Cape. The council says poor roads, lack of storage facilities, and limited market access continue to prevent farmers from turning their operations into profitable businesses. The council’s Mthuthuzeli Magadlela told the SABC that many crop […]
# Namibië se Ministerie van Landbou het die tydelike verbod op die invoer en vervoer van mieliesaad uit Suid-Afrika opgehef. Die verbod is ingestel nadat Goss-verwelk, veroorsaak deur ‘n bakteriese patogeen, in invoere opgespoor is. Die ministerie se woordvoerder, Simon Nghipandulwa, sê die nuwe riglyne oor plantgesondheid is ingestel om plantsiektes te voorkom. Invoerders moet nou streng […]
# Namibia’s ministry of Agriculture has lifted the temporary ban on importing and transporting maize seeds from South Africa. The ban was imposed after the detection of Goss’s wilt, caused by a bacterial pathogen, in previous imports. The ministry’s spokesperson, Simon Nghipandulwa says new phytosanitary guidelines have been introduced to prevent plant diseases. Importers must now follow […]
# Die landbou-organisasie TLU SA sê bek-en-klouseer is buite beheer in Suid-Afrika en die regering moet hulpbronne ontplooi om die uitbreking te bekamp. Die organisasie sê hoewel daar in sekere provinsies met inentings begin is, word nuwe gevalle steeds op sommige plase aangemeld. Bennie van Zyl van TLU SA sê dis noodsaaklik dat streng biosekerheidsmaatreëls […]
# The agriculture organisation TLU SA says the foot-and-mouth disease in the country is out of control, and government must activate its capacity to control the outbreaks. The organisation says that although vaccination has commenced in some provinces, new cases are being reported in some farms. TLU SA’s Bennie Van Zyl says it is essential that […]