farming Archives - News@Media https://news.media.co.za/tag/farming/ Latest News & Press Releases Fri, 22 Apr 2016 06:11:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://news.media.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/cropped-SA-shines-as-a-prime-conference-destination-32x32.png farming Archives - News@Media https://news.media.co.za/tag/farming/ 32 32 Budget vote debate on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries https://news.media.co.za/budget-vote-debate-on-agriculture-forestry-and-fisheries/ Fri, 22 Apr 2016 06:11:17 +0000 http://news.media.co.za/?p=4294 Parliament 21 April 2016 Dr. Pieter Mulder: FF Plus leader The current drought is being described as the worst drought in 100 years. Thousands of small farmers and subsistence farmer’s livelihoods have been wiped out. Only in the next six months will we truly be experiencing the true impact of the drought. Experience it in […]

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]]> Milk price to increase due to supply shortages https://news.media.co.za/milk-price-to-increase-due-to-supply-shortages/ Tue, 05 Apr 2016 08:02:36 +0000 http://news.media.co.za/?p=4193 05 April 2016: As consumers continue to grapple with high food prices triggered by the recent drought and the ailing economy, milk will soon be added to their list of costly staple foods. Dairy farmers are currently facing production shortages and will likely run into supply issues in the coming months. Consequently, some dairy processors […]

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]]> IFP Discourages Food Dumping Except During Periods of Shortage https://news.media.co.za/ifp-discourages-food-dumping-except-during-periods-of-shortage/ Fri, 15 Jan 2016 06:09:29 +0000 http://news.media.co.za/?p=3562 The IFP has placed an emphasis on the dumping of foreign food in South Africa, and that it should be discouraged except during periods of shortage. Should dumped US meat be allowed to enter South Africa, it will become a burden on our farmers, effectively shutting out emerging farmers, threatening the small farmers and posing […]

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]]> By Their Fruits https://news.media.co.za/by-their-fruits/ Fri, 23 Oct 2015 10:37:22 +0000 http://news.media.co.za/?p=3134 FEW ISSUES in contemporary South Africa arouse as much emotion as “the land question”. Given SA’s history, it is hardly surprising that land reform should generate so much political heat. Black South Africans were devastated by land dispossession and disparities in ownership. Today, land still remains a symbol of inequality and social exclusion. It is […]

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