# Die landbou-organisasie TLU SA het steun uitgespreek vir Sakeliga se voorstel oor die toekoms van die Wet op Groei en Geleenthede in Afrika. Die organisasie doen ‘n beroep op ‘n nuwe benadering wat kwalifiserende ondernemings en produsente in staat sal stel om toegang tot die Amerikaanse mark te behou, selfs al verander verhoudings op […]
# The agricultural organisation TLU SA has expressed support for Sakeliga’s proposal on the future of the African Growth and Opportunity Act. The organisation calls for a new approach that would allow compliant businesses and producers to maintain access to the US market even if national-level relations change. TLU SA’s Bennie van Zyl says agriculture […]
# Die klimaatkenner Trevor Abrahams waarsku Suid-Afrika kan nie bekostig om gerus te wees oor die bedreiging van El Niño en die uitwerking daarvan op weerpatrone nie. Hy het aan News24 gesê toenemende klimaatsveranderings hou steeds ernstige gevare in vir landbou, watersekerheid en kwesbare gemeenskappe. Abrahams beklemtoon die belangrikheid van die versterking van vroeë waarskuwingstelsels, […]
# Climate expert Trevor Abrahams has warned South Africa cannot afford to become complacent about the threat of El Niño and its impact on weather patterns. He told News24 the rising climate variability continues to pose serious risks to agriculture, water security and vulnerable communities. Abrahams stresses the importance of strengthening early-warning systems, disaster preparedness […]
# Die minister van Landbou, John Steenhuisen, sê die landbousektor moet die leiding neem om vennootskappe tussen die openbare en private sektore om doeltreffendheid te herstel en die uitvoermark te vergroot. Steenhuisen sê die regering, finansiële instellings en landboubesighede moet opkomende boere beter ondersteun en in kommersiële waardekettings integreer. Hy sê dit sluit in die […]
# Agriculture minister John Steenhuisen says the agriculture sector should play a leading role in shaping public private partnerships aimed at restoring efficiency and supporting export growth. He says government, financial institutions and agribusinesses needed to work more closely to expand support for emerging farmers and integrate them into commercial value chains. The minister says this includes […]
# Die Sitruskwekersvereniging van Suider-Afrika waarsku ernstige oorstromings sal uitvoervolumes in belangrike sitrusgebiede met minstens vyf-persent verminder. Die gebiede wat die ergste geraak word sluit in Patensie in die Oos-Kaap en Citrusdal en die Boland in die Wes-Kaap. Die vereniging sê skadebepalings word gedoen, met van die produsente wat steeds nie toegang tot hul boorde […]
# The Citrus Growers’ Association of Southern Africa has warned that severe flooding in key citrus-producing regions will reduce export volumes by at least five-percent. The worst-affected areas include Patensie in the Eastern Cape, and Citrusdal and Boland in the Western Cape. The association says damage assessments are ongoing, with some growers still unable to […]
# AfriForum sê die regering swyg steeds oor landelike geweld, al is daar tien plaasaanvalle in Mei aangemeld. Die organisasie sê ook die aanvalle was uiters gewelddadig, met slagoffers wat aangerand, vasgebind en in sekere gevalle geskiet is, insluitend plaaswerkers in Limpopo. Ander voorvalle is in Delmas in Mpumalanga, Stellenbosch in die Wes-Kaap, en De […]
