Angolan coffee is a brew long coveted by aficionados around the world. In the 1970s, around…
Category: AgriNews
Cotton: the ideal crop for reducing carbon emissions and poverty
Hennie Bruwer (HB): Ironically, we are currently seeing, and will continue to see, an increase in…
Water rights litigation creates uncertainty for SA farmers
The recent Constitutional Court decision on the transferability and trading of water rights will create uncertainty…
Congo, Rwanda sign agricultural land concession agreement
The Republic of Congo and Rwanda have signed two memorandums of understanding and a concession agreement…
Lack of rail transport squeezes fertilizer prices
According to industry experts, South Africa’s fertiliser prices are the third-highest in the world, with one…
Indonesia hikes palm oil export levy to maximum $375 per tonne
Indonesia has significantly raised its maximum palm oil export levy, a new government regulation showed on…
SA exported a record R10.2bn in wine last year
The SA wine industry saw R10.2 billion in exports in 2021 – the highest rand value…
Sin tax hike will negatively affect job creation – agri leaders
Stakeholders in the South African agriculture sector have voiced their disappointment about the above-inflation increases in…
World Wetlands Day
SA farmers praised for wetland conservation, commemorating World Wetlands Day this month, the World Wide Fund…
Botswana Offers Start-Up Wildlife Stock to Farmers to Boost Agro-Tourism
In a bid to boost agro-tourism, the Botswana government is offering wildlife start-up stock to farmers…