Beekeeping now a strategic national priority – Minister Steenhuisen
In his speech last week at the South African Bee Industry, Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen outlined the critical role ...
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KwaMathonsi community get title deeds for their 2000ha of land
The Minister of Land Reform and Rural Development, Mzwanele Nyhontso, along with KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Agriculture and Rural Development, Thembeni ...
North West farmers called to register on department’s database
Madoda Sambatha, the MEC for Agriculture and Rural Development in the North West province, is calling on all farmers in ...
You need to know: Compliance essentials for smallholder farmers
For South Africa’s up-and-coming and smallholder farmers, understanding and implementing compliance requirements is not just about following rules but about ...
Major water infrastructure upgrades boost communal farming in North West
In a decisive move to strengthen rural livestock farming and deliver on its service commitments, the North West Department of ...
MEC urges farmers to avoid conflicts in cooperatives
Farming cooperatives are socio-economic vehicles to achieve sustainable development goals. However, most end up becoming a statistic of failure.
Plans to stop small grower sugar slide
Government is committed to ensuring the growth and success of the sugar industry’s black small-scale growers (SSGs), Agriculture Minister John ...
Zanyokwe gets boost to food basket aspirations
The Zanyokwe farming community received a welcome boost to their agribusiness aspirations, with the official opening of refurbished fresh produce ...
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