# Die Internasionale Handelsadministrasie-kommissie beveel hoër aksynsbelasting aan op ingevoerde grondboontjiebotter, van 99-sent per kilogram tot 25-persent van die waarde. ‘n Ondersoek het bevind stygende invoere, meestal uit Indië, benadeel plaaslike vervaardigers. Die kommissie sê binnelandse produksie, verkope en fabrieks-vermoë het afgeneem weens stygende produksiekoste. Die kommissie het ook ‘n ondersoek gelas na ‘n tydelike […]
# Zimbabwean health and agriculture authorities have renewed warnings against the illegal practice of feeding antiretroviral medicines to chickens to speed up growth. According to Daily Maverick, officials caution that the misuse of ARVs poses serious public health risks and could contribute to anti-microbial resistance. Experts have urged poultry farmers to follow approved farming practices […]
# The International Trade Administration Commission has recommended increasing customs duties on imported peanut butter from 99-cents-per-kilogram to 25-percent according to value. The move follows an investigation that found rising imports, mainly from India, were hurting local manufacturers. ITAC says domestic production, sales and factory capacity have declined amid rising production costs. The commission has […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Suikerrietkwekersvereniging het die minister van Handel, Nywerheid en Mededinging, Parks Tau, gevra om die tariefmeganisme vir suiker-invoere te finaliseer om werklikhede in die huidige plaaslike suikermark te weerspieël. Nuwe data toon 94-duisend-984 ton suiker is tussen Januarie en Mei ingevoer teenoor 55-duisend-213 ton in dieselfde tydperk verlede jaar. Die Internasionale Handelsadministrasie-kommissie bepaal […]
# The SA Canegrowers has appealed to minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Parks Tau, to finalise the sugar import tariff mechanism to reflect current local sugar market realities. New data reveals that 94-thousand-984 tons of sugar were imported between January and May, compared to 55-thousand-213 tons during the same period last year. The International […]
# Lamb Champs has announced the launch of its first international invitational competition, with South Africa set to face Namibia in Pretoria on 31 October. The new head-to-head contest will feature teams of ten sheep farmers from each country and aims to grow Lamb Champs into an international platform celebrating premium lamb and agricultural excellence. […]
# Lamb Champs het die bekendstelling van sy eerste internasionale uitnodigingskompetisie aangekondig. Suid-Afrika en Namibië sal op 31 Oktober in Pretoria kragte meet. Die nuwe kompetisie sal spanne van tien skaapboere vanuit elke land insluit en het ten doel om Lamb Champs uit te bou tot ‘n internasionale platform wat topgehalte-lamsvleis en uitnemendheid in die […]
# Die Spaanse regering het ‘n nasionale noodtoestand verklaar ná ‘n reeks veldbrande naby Madrid en die aangrensende provinsie Avila. Meer as tien-duisend mense moes ontruim terwyl brandbestryders gesukkel het om die brande te beheer. Die Ministerie van Binnelandse Sake sê die besluit is geneem omdat verskeie brande gelyktydig uitgebreek het, ongunstige weersomstandighede en die […]
# The Spanish government declared a national emergency after a series of wildfires threatened communities near Madrid and the neighbouring province of Avila. Over ten-thousand people were forced to evacuate while firefighters struggled to contain the blazes. The Interior Ministry says the decision was taken because of the simultaneous outbreak of several fires, adverse weather […]