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Dis warm oor Suid Afrika - Die nasionale oesskattingskomitee se voorspelling dat aanplantings van somergewasse in die 2023-’24-seisoen met 2% gaan toeneem tot 4,5 miljoen ha ’n werklikheid sal word. Daarby meen maatskappye wat insetmiddele verskaf dat verkope bemoedigend was. Dit versterk die optimistiese siening oor die aanplantings.” ’n Opname deur Graan SA begin Desember in die onderskeie produksiegebiede toon dat Noordwes net sowat 33 mm reën in November gehad het wat ver onder die gemiddeld is. Daar is toe nog nie volstoom geplant nie, met net sowat 25% wat aangeplant was. Daar was ook nog nie duidelikheid hoe groot die swaai tussen sonneblom en ander gewasse gaan wees nie. In Mpumalanga en die Oostelike Hoëveld het produsente begin Desember 85-95% klaar geplant. Die reënval tot in daardie stadium het gewissel van 103 mm tot 239 mm. Die aangeplante dele het goed gelyk, hoewel opvolgreën baie belangrik vir die gebied is. Daar was ook hael- en snywurmskade op ’n paar plekke. In die noordweste en sentrale deel van die Vrystaat was 30% van sojabone, 35-40% van mielies en sowat 15% van sonneblomme klaar geplant, hoewel die gebied net klein hoeveelhede reën gekry het. 

It seems incredible to think that, in the early 1990s, Transnet’s treasury division was so powerful that its decisions were said to have ramifications as far afield as the Bank of England. Today, Transnet — which runs South Africa’s rail and ports network — is a barely perceptible shadow of its former self. Astonishingly, it is vying with Eskom as the biggest risk to the South African economy.  Jan Havenga, whose consulting group GAIN released a report on Transnet in September, put the projected loss to the country at R353bn this year. As Havenga put it, the country’s estimated GDP growth this year of 0.5% “could have been 10 times higher at 5.4%”. For added context, you might want to reread Transnet’s most recent accounts — the full document, not the sanitised media release. There, it’s not so much the R5.7bn in losses that strike you, or the theft of more than 1,000km of cable, or that volumes lost to “security incidents” were up 550% from 2018. Though its debt of R135bn is dwarfed by Eskom’s R423bn, Transnet’s implosion is estimated to be costing South Africa R1bn a day in economic activity.

Botswana said on Monday it would extend and expand restrictions on imports of some fresh produce as it tries to become self-sufficient in food and cut its import bill. The ban on imports of tomatoes, potatoes, onions and other produce — which angered farmers in SA and was due to expire at the end of December — would now run until the end of 2025, said the agriculture ministry. The number of restricted items would also double to 32 from July next year, the ministry said. The wait until July would act as a grace period to give Botswana’s farmers “some time to plant so that local produce can be ready”. The drought-prone country’s agricultural sector is relatively small, accounting for about 5% of economic output, with local farmers squeezed by cheaper imports from SA.  SA supplied about 80% of the country’s food before a two-year ban was initially implemented from January 2022.

’n Lae bevolkingsaanwas raak ’n groter en groter probleem vir ontwikkelde lande. In die VSA, Kanada, die hele Europa, Australië en Nieu-Seeland is die bevolkingsaanwas lankal reeds laer as die vlak wat nodig is om die huidige bevolkingsgrootte in stand te hou. Die meeste van hierdie lande toon egter steeds ’n bevolkingsgroei wat deur massa-immigrasie meegebring word. In byna elke Westerse land neem die etniese bevolking af terwyl immigrantebevolkings toeneem. In armer lande in Europa, soos Oekraïne, Pole, Serwië, Portugal, Roemenië, Bulgarye, Bosnië en Griekeland, het daar die afgelope paar jaar reeds ’n skerp bevolkingsafname plaasgevind. Selfs in Italië het die bevolking begin afneem, ten spyte van enorme onwettige immigrasie uit Afrika.

As a young farmer leader enrolled in the WFO, Ms Evangelista Chekera, highlighted that “farmers should use innovation to sustain themselves and also come up with sustainable solutions for the environment”, and she have a testimonial on her own example as a poultry farming innovator and entrepreneur. READ MORE 

More than 130 countries signed a declaration on Dec. 1, committing to make their food systems – everything from production to consumption – a focal point in national strategies to address climate change. The declaration is thin on concrete actions to adapt to climate change and reduce emissions, but it draws attention to a crucial issue. READ MORE 

South Africa's agricultural exports amounted to US$3.9 billion in the third quarter of this year, up by 4% y/y . This quarter, the products that dominated the export list were citrus, maize, apples and pears, nuts, wine, soybeans, sugar, and fruit juices. This solid export activity was both a function of improvement in volumes and prices, specifically of fruits. This more than offsets the effects of lower grains and oilseed prices, which have declined notably from their 2022 levels. READ MORE 

Methylation is a simple biochemical process – it is the transfer of four atoms - one carbon atom and three hydrogen atoms (CH3) from one substance to another. The addition of methyl groups can affect how some molecules act in the body. READ MORE 

CRA MEDIA is tans besig met die ontwikkeling van 3 nuwe insetels vir ons mediums.  Ons gaan binnekort ook toetree tot ander mediums wat Landbou op nog 'n beter vlak sal neem. Ons internasionale vennote wil baie graag betrokke raak by ons mediums.  Ons span is baie kreatief en is altyd besig met nuwe idees en programme-  Ons is tans besig met die beplanning van 'n baie eksklusiewe program een sy soort.  Ons sal eersdaags ons nuwe Ekonomiese afdeling in plek.

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