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Die Nasionale Raad van Provinsies het die Wetsontwerp op Onteiening aanvaar, met sewe provinsies wat ten gunste daarvan gestem het. Die Wes-Kaap is die enigste provinsie wat daarteen gestem het, terwyl Noordwes versuim het om van hom te laat hoor. Die doel van die wetsontwerp is om die Onteieningswet van 1975 ter herroep sodat grond en eiendom in belang van die publiek onteien kan word.  Die wetsontwerp sal nou na President Cyril Ramaphosa verwys word om as wet bekragtig te word. Die Wes-Kaap was die enigste provinsie wat téén die wetsontwerp gestem het, terwyl Noordwes nagelaat het om ‘n keuse te maak.

Die Reserwebank sal in die komende weke, net soos die Amerikaanse Federale Reserweraad, Europese Sentrale Bank en ander sentrale banke in die wêreld, weereens die werking van die markkragte van vraag en aanbod totaal ignoreer wanneer hulle hul rentekoerse verder verhoog."Hulle sal die internasionale ekonomie in 'n ernstige resessie dwing!" Daar kan geen groter dwaling in die totale ekonomiese wetenskap wees as die aansprake van die sentrale banke, soos die Reserwebank, en die meeste ekonome in die wêreld dat rentekoersveranderings die inflasieskoers kan beheer, die waarde van die geldeenheid kan beskerm en ekonomiese groei kan bevorder nie - Die hoe rentekoerse vernietig rykdom wat deur harde werk gebou is. Met die huidige situasie in die land gaan landbouers weer rente op rente betaal en die skuldvlakke die hoogte instuur.  Die Diesel en Petrol prys is een van die grootste sondebokke. Daar is geen keer aan inflasie solank die geldgierigheid van sekere korporatiewe instellings en privaat maatskappye voortdeur. Langtermyn lenings moet vry wees van verhoogde rentekoerse- 

The damaging effects of persistent dryness and heatwave in South Africa's summer crop-growing regions have raised concerns about a possible rise in consumer food inflation in the coming months. With South Africa's food price inflation averaging 11% in 2023 (from 9.5% in 2022, 6.5% in 2021, and 4.8% in 2020) , which was relatively high compared with recent periods, talk of further upside pressure in inflation comes as an unwelcome development. However, the underlying drivers of the increase in food inflation in the past two years were mainly the international agricultural commodity prices and, to a much lesser extent, idiosyncratic domestic factors. Still, towards the latter part of 2023, local factors such as animal diseases, weaker domestic currency, and load-shedding-related osts were some of the key drivers of food inflation.

Tydelike verligting van die droogte- en baie warm toestande wat die afgelope paar weke oor groot dele van die land voorkom, word in die week voor Paasnaweek voorspel. Neerslae van rondom 20 mm kan van 23-27 Maart oor die sentrale, oostelike en suidoostelike dele van die land voorkom. “Dit sluit die oostelike dele van Noordwes, die hele Vrystaat, die oostelike dele van die Noord-Kaap, die hele Gauteng, Mpumalanga en KwaZulu-Natal, asook die suidelike helfte van Limpopo in,” sê Johan van den Berg, onafhanklike landbouweerkundige. Dié neerslae gaan maar beperkte verligting bring vir somergewasse wat reeds onherstelbaar beskadig is. “Reën van 10-20 mm kan ook voorkom oor die noordelike en oostelike dele van die Oos-Kaap op plekke soos Cradock, Jansenville en Graaff-Reinet. Baie min reën word egter verwag oor die grootste deel van die westelike binneland, wat dan die grootste deel van die Kalahari en die westelike dele van die Karoo-gebiede insluit.” Wat die winterreënstreek betref, word reën op die kort termyn rondom 23 Maart voorspel, asook gedurende die tweede week van April. Voorspellings dui tans wel net op ligte neerslae van 5-10 mm tot minstens die tweede helfte van April. “Met die El Niño-stelsel wat baie stadiger verswak as wat aanvanklik voorspel is, verswak die kans op goeie reën vir die komende maande,” verduidelik Van den Berg.

Climate impacts, said the report, are already clear in SA, and will worsen as the global temperature rises. Even in low-emission, optimistic scenarios where global warming is limited to 2°C, heat waves are projected to become hotter and more frequent, raising the risk of deadly heat stress. Similarly, severe droughts will happen more frequently. In SA this will manifest as warmer drier conditions across the country. At the same time, in eastern SA, including parts of KwaZulu-Natal, heavy rainfall is projected to increase, making the region more prone to flooding. These extreme weather events are likely to damage crops and infrastructure and threaten plants and animals that attract tourism. The impacts of climate change are likely to affect livelihoods, food and water security and ultimately increase the cost of living.

Outstanding articles of the week. Summary of some news Headlines in the Farming and Agriculture media.

The Southern African Agri Initiative (Saai) and C5 Capital, a pioneering investment firm based in Washington DC specialising in advanced nuclear energy solutions, announced a groundbreaking strategic partnership today. This alliance aims to spearhead the development of innovative nuclear solutions to bolster agriculture and ensure food security across South Africa and the wider African continent. This initiative not only marks a significant stride towards alternative energy solutions for regions plagued by inconsistent energy production but also sets the standard for similar projects throughout Africa. READ MORE 

Despite the reduced volume of wine leaving South Africa’s shores last year, prices of the country’s wine have in fact shot up by 22% for bottled wine, and 20% for bulk. The real reason for this, explains Thompson, is that fewer entry-level white wines were exported, while premium wines in higher price brackets saw an uptick. The needle is moving in the right direction, but producers will need to hold fast to their premiumisation strategy if they are to weather the political storm this year. READ MORE 

The US exported 587.8 million lbs. of pork during January. While that was down 56.1 million lbs. (8.7%) from December, which was the highest monthly tally since May 2021, pork shipments increased 32.0 million lbs. (5.8%) from January 2023. USDA raised its 2024 pork export forecast and now expects a 4.8% increase to 7.130 billion pounds. READ MORE 

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