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Haweprobleme lei tot verliese -Hawebottelnekke het tot probleme in die gehalte van uitgevoerde tafeldruiwe gelei en het die sektor vanaf 2018 tot 2023 altesaam sowat R4,7 miljard gekos, het prof. Ferdi Meyer van BFAP gesê. Die beraamde verliese was: 2018-’19: R683 miljoen 2019-’20: R547 miljoen 2020-’21: R1 167 miljoen 2021-’22: R1 330 miljoen 2022-’23: R979 miljoen. “Landbou het oor die afgelope 20 jaar met gemiddeld 3% per jaar gegroei teenoor die algemene ekonomie wat net met 2,1% per jaar gegroei het. Dit is ’n groot verskil in groei maar die landbousektor het die afgelope tyd weens faktore soos dieresiektes en laer internasionale graanpryse toenemend druk ervaar.” Tot 2023 het graan en oliesade die grootste bydrae tot landbou se groei gelewer, maar dit is nou ook die aanleidende oorsaak vir die insinking, met laer internasionale pryse en die vraag wat wêreldwyd afneem. Sonder verhoogde produktiwiteit kan probleme produsente in die gesig staar. “Produktiwiteit hou die sleutel tot sukses en die groei in plaaslike opbrengste oor die afgelope jare – teen 4,5% en 5% jaarliks – was in baie gevalle merkwaardig.
The Commission for Gender Equality has found women in rural areas in some provinces still face discriminatory and patriarchal challenges that pose huge barriers in gaining access to land. This is revealed in a report titled, “Exploring Barriers to Women’s Access to Communal Land in Selected Provinces of SA”, released on Thursday. It attributes the barriers to procedural and cost disparities, gender identity and sexual orientation and expression, and age and marital status, among other aspects. The report said that in cases where married women can apply for communal land, the permission to occupy or lease is issued in the husband’s name, reflecting the cultural belief that the land belongs to the family, as the family name is based on the husband’s name.
‘n Reuse, ondergrondse, vloeibare oseaan wat die ganse Mars twee kilometer onder water sou laat as dit op die oppervlak was, is deur navorsers by drie Kaliforniese universiteitskampusse ontdek. Die data wat ontleed is, is van die InSight-landingstuig op Mars ontvang. Die tuig het reeds in 2022 onklaar geraak na dit in 2018 gelanseer is. ‘n Groot verskeidenheid data wat veral op die seismiese aktiwiteite op die Rooi Planeet gerig was, is egter ontvang en sedertdien ontleed. Die vonds van die oseaan, dui moontlik daarop dat Mars se water, wat eens indrukwekkende rotsformasies op die oppervlak gekerf het, nie noodwendig alles saam met die atmosfeer verdwyn het, toe dit deur die sonwinde weggewaai is nie.
Red meat industries have been particularly affected, as foot-and-mouth outbreaks forced farmers to limit the movement of their animals and various countries cut off SA beef imports. In 2022, beef exports fell below the prior five-year average, dropping 16% year on year. They recovered slightly in 2023, up 3%. Concern about foot-and-mouth also led some countries to cut off SA wool exports, most notably China, which accounts for more than two-thirds of SA’s wool exports. China banned SA wool imports intermittently between 2022 and 2023. As a result, these exports fell 19% year on year in 2022.
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Agricultural drought affects plant growth, reduces crop yields due to low soil moisture levels and water scarcity, and threatens livestock. We are concerned about hydrological drought, which leads to a significant decrease in groundwater levels. After these many years without rain, many wells have dried up. READ MORE
The South African government’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme accepts bids from independent power producers and decides which can go ahead. The bids are assessed based on the tariffs the company will charge (worth 70% of the points) and on economic development (worth 30%). READ MORE
Regen ag is a holistic, ecological approach to farming. It aims to halt and reverse negative impacts on the environment from agriculture. The goal is to keep soils, water, animals, native biodiversity and people healthy for future generations to come. For some, it’s not just an alternative farming system – it’s a philosophy, or a “continuous improvement” mindset that’s constantly questioning the status quo. READ MORE
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Corn production in Brazil is forecast to rise to 127 million tonnes in marketing year 2024-25, up 4% from the previous marketing year in which yields were hurt by the El Niño weather phenomenon in the country’s main producing regions, ...,,,
Suid Afrika -Haweprobleme lei tot verliese -Hawebottelnekke het tot probleme in die gehalte van uitgevoerde tafeldruiwe gelei en het die sektor vanaf 2018 tot 2023 altesaam sowat R4,7 miljard gekos, het prof. Ferdi Meyer van BFAP gesê.
In much of the Southern African region, maize could be considered a "political crop" because of its importance as a staple food and the vast extent of farmers' involvement in its production. When there are droughts, we see the pain through reduced supplies, increased consumer prices, and distressed farming villages.
’n Terugkeer na normale produksievlakke vir gewasse, kommer oor biosekerheid en ’n skerp toename in uitvoervrugte en -neute is van die belangrike punte in die vooruitskouingsverslag van die buro vir voedsel- en landboubeleid (BFAP).
Die Suid-Afrikaanse regering is ingelig oor ‘n groot Maersk-vragskip, die Maersk Campton, wat ongeveer 327 ton gevaarlike afval aan boord het en probeer het om by Kaapstad-hawe te dok. Die skip het egter volgens berigte verdwyn nadat ‘n internasionale waakgroep, die Basel Action Network (BAN), die waarskuwing uitgereik het.
“Die afname word toegeskryf aan die gebrek aan reënval in die meeste dele van die provinsie gedurende die winterseisoen.” Die Departement van Water en Sanitasie (DWS) doen ’n beroep op watergebruikers in die Vrystaat om water spaarsamig te gebruik en bewus te wees van hul waterverbruik.
Looking at U.S. supplies of wheat, the Aug. 12 USDA report increased the all-wheat U.S. yield by a modest 0.4 bushels per acre, raising it to 52.2 bushels per acre. This increase in yield was offset by lower harvested acres for all wheat. The USDA lowered harvested acres by 900,000 acres. The July report had harvested acres at 38.8 million, and the August report instead showed the lower value of 37.9 million acres.
South Africa has the potential to become a world leader in the red meat industry. The country boasts outstanding producers and world-class genetics within its herds. The role players in the local industry – the Red Meat Producers’ Organisation, the National Emergent Red Meat Producers’ Organisation, the South African Feedlot Association, and the Red Meat Abattoir Association – are well aware of this potential.
South Africa’s water infrastructure is rapidly deteriorating, with experts estimating that around R1 trillion is needed to avert a complete collapse. Nowhere is this more prevalent than in the rapid decline in safe drinking water in South Africa, where wastewater treatment plants fail to perform to their required level.
Leopards are a so-called “umbrella species” for wider biodiversity conservation. Conserving the habitats and prey species of leopards benefits a multitude of other species at the same time. For example, the leopard’s mountainous habitat in the Western Cape is also a crucial water catchment area for urban settlements and agriculture. Leopards require very large areas of natural habitat, so by protecting the leopards, the whole landscape benefits – and so do we!
Prof. Ferdi Meyer, besturende direkteur van BFAP, het gesê die landbou is ’n baie onbestendige sektor. As ’n mens oor ’n tydperk kyk, is daar egter meer goeie as swak jare, en die sektor groei vinniger as die res van die ekonomie. Onbestendigheid laat risiko’s toeneem en risiko’s lei tot minder beleggings. Die vraag is hoe die risiko’s in die landbou-omgewing verminder kan word sodat beleggings kan groei.
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