# Agricultural organisation TLU SA says its annual congress prioritised rural safety, the protection of property rights, economic sustainability and the conservation of land and water. The congress was held in Pretoria under the theme “Agriculture: Grounded. Protected. Preserved”. General manager Bennie van Zyl says it focused on the protection of producers and the resources on […]
# Die Wes-Kaapse LUR vir Landbou, Ekonomiese Ontwikkeling en Toerisme, Ivan Meyer, het boere, veeartse en bedryfsgroepe bedank vir hul samewerking in die stryd teen bek-en-klouseer. Meyer doen ‘n beroep op beeseienaars om seker te maak dat hulle diere ingeënt is en dat streng biosekuriteitsmaatreëls gevolg word. Hy sê sterk samewerking tussen die regering en […]
# Standard Bank says China’s zero-tariff policy is creating new opportunities for exporters from South Africa, Kenya, Zimbabwe and Nigeria to enter and expand in the Chinese market. The bank says lower import duties are helping businesses such as South African fruit and wine producers reduce costs and diversify their export markets. It says stronger […]
# Standard Bank sê China se nultariefbeleid skep nuwe geleenthede vir uitvoerders vanuit Suid-Afrika, Kenia, Zimbabwe en Nigerië om die Chinese mark te betree en uit te brei. Die bank sê laer invoerregte help besighede soos Suid-Afrikaanse vrugte- en wynprodusente om koste te verminder en hul uitvoermarkte te diversifiseer. Hy sê sterker betalingstelsels wat China […]
# Western Cape MEC for Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism, Ivan Meyer, has thanked farmers, veterinarians and industry groups for their cooperation in the fight against foot-and-mouth disease. Meyer urges cattle owners to make sure their animals are vaccinated and that strict biosecurity measures are followed. He says strong cooperation between the government and the […]
# FNB se senior landbou-ekonoom, Paul Makube, sê vandag se skerp brandstofprysverhoging kom op ‘n kwesbare tyd vir die landbousektor, slegs weke voor die begin van die somergewas-produksieseisoen. Petrolpryse het met een-rand-34-sent per-liter gestyg, en dieselpryse met tussen twee-rand-93- en drie-rand-15-sent per-liter. Makube sê die jongste styging in dieselpryse dui aan kostedruk kan weer begin […]
# FNB Bank senior agricultural economist, Paul Makube, says today’s sharp fuel-price increase has arrived at a sensitive time for the agricultural sector, just weeks before the start of the summer crop production season. Petrol prices have increased by one-rand-34-cents a litre, and diesel prices by between two-rand-93- and three-rand-15-cents per litre. Makube says the […]
# Die Amerikaanse Kongres het ‘n verlenging van die Wet op Groei en Geleenthede in Afrika goedgekeur tot einde 2028. Dis in 2000 ingestel en bied kwalifiserende lande in Afrika suid van die Sahara, insluitend Suid-Afrika, belastingvrye toegang vir meer as een-duisend-800 produkte tot die Amerikaanse mark. Die Demokratiese kongreslid, Terri Sewell, sê AGOA versterk […]
# The US Congress has passed an extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act until the end of 2028. This followed Senate’s approval last month. AGOA was first enacted in 2000 to provide duty-free access to the US market for eligible Sub-Saharan countries, including South Africa, covering over one-thousand-800 products. Democratic Congresswoman Terri Sewell […]
