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Land Bank: Blended finance gives SA farmers a fighting chance
13 May 2025 18:52 GMT
… South Africa grapples with the challenge of supporting new-era farmers and advancing agricultural … desire to re-engineer agricultural finance in the country. … sparks hopes of cheaper fertiliser
Sign up for Mzansi … happenings from the agriculture value chain.
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South Africa: How soil health unlocks greater yields for small-scale farmers?
13 May 2025 12:10 GMT
… fertilisers and biostimulants.
We also support small-scale farmers across South Africa … agricultural expo, Nampo 2025, will shine a spotlight on innovations adapted to South African … , and agricultural innovation.
As the local farming landscape evolves …
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Job losses loom as Saftu and Cosatu highlight South Africa's manufacturing crisis
13 May 2025 11:45 GMT
… (Saftu) and the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) have raised … largest negative contributors were petroleum, chemical, rubber and plastic products and … transport our mining, manufacturing and agricultural goods, and Metrorail workers to …
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Empty market welcomes South Africa’s early citrus
12 May 2025 13:34 GMT
… , Limpopo, has citrus farms and packhouses in Limpopo. … agreed that the South African Department of Agriculture can be entrusted … prices erode grapefruit acreage
South Africa's grapefruit volumes … loses permission to use chemicals deemed hazardous, such as …
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Women on Farms Project calls for urgent ban on cyanamide pesticide
12 May 2025 07:59 GMT
… agricultural purposes, amid serious health risks to farmworkers.
Cyanamide, a Highly Hazardous Pesticide … South Africa, the majority of whom are women, are exposed to pesticides … widespread non-compliance with the South African occupational health and safety …
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How South Africa's water crisis threatens human rights and demands urgent reform
10 May 2025 09:12 GMT
… Nations.
The South African Institution of Civil … agriculture suffers, communities struggle, and investors reconsider investment in South Africa … , oceans being polluted, agriculture, pesticides, mining, all of … large parts of South Africans not getting access …
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"Latin American organic oranges join South African supply"
09 May 2025 12:21 GMT
… strong season.
The organic farms that Eosta works with … .
In recent years, South African organic citrus cultivation has … high prices expected
Nevertheless, South Africa remains the primary source … growing consumer demand for pesticide-free products, we expect …
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A skills revolution is needed to drive a cleaner, greener mining industry in South Africa
09 May 2025 08:55 GMT
By: Jacques Farmer - Managing Director of PRISMA Training Solutions
Historically, mining has always had a big impact on the environment. But now, with new technology and a global push for sustainability, the industry is changing significantly. However, …
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Over 100 vultures dead after eating poisoned elephant in South Africa
09 May 2025 07:36 GMT
… least 124 vultures died in South Africa’s famous Kruger National Park … elephant that was poisoned with agricultural pesticides by poachers.
Park authorities said … says poachers are increasingly placing agricultural toxins on elephant carcasses to …
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More than 100 vultures die in a mass poisoning in South Africa
09 May 2025 05:01 GMT
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — At least 123 vultures died in South Africa’s flagship … was poisoned by poachers with agricultural pesticides, park authorities and an animal … use agricultural toxins to target high-value species.”
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — At …