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 Amendments to the expropriation bill are not in South Africa's interest and should be rejected. TLU SA still adheres to the economic principles that dictate that anyone wishing to engage in economic activity must also accept responsibility for the consequences that come with it. Agriculture makes a significant contribution to South Africa's gross domestic product (GDP), and therefore, the focus on market-driven principles is more important than ideological principles driving a transformation agenda. Property rights are the cornerstone of successful agriculture, regardless of the owner. Over the decades, the agricultural sector has proven in times of uncertainty and instability that it can provide much-needed stability and security to all South Africans. This has been confirmed once again in the past three to four years. It can be disastrous if short-term political or ideological aspirations seek to disrupt this stabilising yet sensitive sector, plunging generations of South Africans into misery and a survival crisis.

Kanse op goeie, wydverspreide reën oor die westelike somerproduksiegebiede is skraal tot en met einde Desember. Die optimale tyd vir die aanplant van mielies in die westelike somergraanproduksiegebiede loop teen 15 Desember uit, en tans dui voorspellings aan dat enkele donderbuie tot einde Desember in kolle en strepe reën oor dié gebiede gaan voorkom. “In die verlede het reën in seisoene wat met dié een ooreenstem eers in die eerste week van Januarie oor die westelike gebiede begin val,” sê Johan van den Berg, onafhanklike landbouweerkundige. Die reën wat die afgelope naweek en verlede week voorgekom het, was meer gekonsentreer oor die sentrale tot suidoostelike dele van die somerreënstreek. Die gebiede wat goeie neerslae gehad het, sluit in Fouriesburg met 71 mm, Kroonstad 83 mm, Koppies 73 mm, Vrede 64 mm, Marquard 58 mm, Warden 56 mm, Standerton 47 mm en Bethal 33 mm.

In van die noordwestelike dele van die Noord-Kaap is nog byna geen reën sedert 1 Januarie 2023 aangeteken nie. “Een van die droogste tye op rekord word tans in gedeeltes van die Kalahari en die noordelike Karoo ervaar.  Ná ’n winter met ’n bogemiddelde aantal koue-eenhede wat baie bevorderlik is vir goeie drag, is boere tans in die middel van die oesproses. Druiweboere het die afgelope drie jaar baie swak opbrengste behaal en weens ’n oormaat reën, vloede, ryp en hitte-golwe groot finansiële verliese gely. Intussen bestaan daar nog baie onsekerheid oor of die huidige El Niño-stelsel wel ’n spits bereik het of nie. Sommige indekse en see-oppervlaktemperature toon ’n afnemende neiging, maar dit kan net tydelik wees. 

The South African agricultural sector had the opportunity to create an ambitious and unifying vision through the Agriculture and Agro-processing Master Plan (AAMP). Admittedly, the AAMP is not perfect, and some aspects were contested during its drafting stages. This is to be expected given the breadth of social partners that were involved in crafting it – it would be next to impossible to make everyone happy due to varied and diverse interests. Still, most social partners, such as the business community, government, and labour, agreed that the AAMP offers a framework to grow the agriculture and agro-processing sector, build competitiveness, attract more investment, improve inclusion, and create jobs. These bold prospects directly address South Africa’s social challenges, such as rising poverty, low economic growth, and high unemployment. Each party involved in the AAMP has a bigger mission of resolving these broad societal challenges through relentless work in their businesses.

Volgens die Wêreldbank kry vroue in Westerse lande tans tussen 1,2 en 1,6 kinders wat ver onder die vervangingskoers van meer as twee kinders per vrou is. Dit staan in skrille kontras met die baie hoë bevolkingsaanwas in die meeste Afrika-lande, sowel as in armer Midde-Oosterse en Asiatiese lande soos Pakistan en Bangladesj. Bevolkings wat verouder en ’n tekort aan jong mense wat die arbeidsmark betree, het uiters negatiewe gevolge vir ryker, ontwikkelde lande. Die vraag oor of immigrasie van mense uit arm lande die antwoord op hierdie probleem is, word tans in baie ryker lande gedebatteer.

The weaknesses of SA’s biosecurity system — its ability to control the spread of animal disease — were a dominant challenge in 2023. Biosecurity breaches are not unique to SA and have become a big challenge globally. We frequently hear of foot and mouth disease in cattle, African swine fever in pigs and avian influenza in poultry worldwide. However, few countries have had to deal with the scale of these disease outbreaks almost simultaneously in the way SA has had to.  The congestion at SA’s ports is another issue that has dominated conversations, especially in the last quarter of the year. For the first three quarters, the agricultural sector successfully collaborated with Transnet to keep exports flowing to markets. SA’s agricultural exports amounted to $10.2bn in the first nine months, 1% up on the same period in 2022.

The Food and Agriculture Organization has released a sustainable food roadmap It says livestock contributes between 25 and 50 per cent of agrifood system emissions The roadmap says shifting meat production from red meat to chicken will help . READ MORE 

There are three in particular that stood out for us. First, the intense and persistent load-shedding right from the start of the year was a significant challenge for South Africa's agriculture and agribusinesses. The impact became apparent when one considers that all of South Africa's horticulture – fruits and vegetables depends on irrigation that needs an adequate power supply. In crucial field crops, roughly 20% of maize, 15% of soybean, 34% of sugarcane, and nearly half of wheat are produced under irrigation. READ MORE 

Any trip through the countryside is not complete without admiring cows mooing about in fields of green, grazing on what’s beneath their noses. You’ve probably even eaten grass-fed beef before without realizing it. So what’s the big deal? Is “grass-fed” just another label used to trick you into spending more on the same product? READ MORE 

Excess belly fat can be dangerous because it surrounds internal organs and puts you at greater risk for developing several kinds of health problems, including heart disease, diabetes and liver problems.  Recent studies also suggest a link between belly fat and cancer. The fat that lies just below your skin in most of your body -- the kind you can grab with your hands -- is called subcutaneous fat. In your belly, it’s called visceral fat because it builds up in the spaces between and around your viscera -- internal organs like your stomach and intestines. 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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