Tag: farmers
Minimum wage increase a threat to food security
Agri SA is alarmed by the announcement of a 9,6% increase in the national minimum wage. Any increase in costs will further strain already...
MTBPS: Minister delivers a tough statement dampened by lack of interventions for agriculture
While Minister Enoch Godongwana’s Medium Term Budget Policy Statement included some positive pronouncements, Agri SA is disappointed that the statement failed to provide for...
R1,9 million disbursed to combat agricultural crime
ON 5 September 2022, the board of trustees of the Agri Securitas Trust Fund met to consider requests for financial support for rural safety...
Parliament must reject the Expropriation Bill in its current form to prevent catastrophic consequences...
The Portfolio Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure has adopted a report (including minority and majority views) on the Expropriation Bill which will now...
Con Court to consider government appeal of vital Supreme Court water rights judgment
Agri SA will be in the Constitutional Court Thursday, 25 August 2022, as the Court hears an application for leave to appeal on a...
To ensure sustainable success, farmers need to also be effective cash managers
To most people, farming and business probably seem like two completely different activities with very little in common. The truth, however, is that farming...
RTF’s make inroads on farms
DEMAND for robust yet cost-effective equipment remains high. This is especially so in the agricultural sector where elevated input costs have placed pressure on...
SA dairy farmers eye carbon credits while curbing emissions
On South Africa's Lancewood dairy farm, a GPS-guided tractor spreads cow manure across defined areas where tilling is banned and fertilizer used at a...
The future of food security: Challenges that farmers are facing
According to the regional food security body, the IPC, 11.8 million South Africans faced crisis levels of food insecurity last year. The main drivers...
One stop shop for farmers
“THROUGH its Boer Slim/Smart Farming initiative, which was launched approximately eight years ago, BMG offers farming sustainability solutions that focus on effective food production,...
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