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Introduction
Agriculture in the Provinces
Labour and agriculture
Organised Agriculture
Livestock
Animal improvement and breeders
Animal husbandry
Aquaculture
Beef Cattle Farming
Beekeeping
Dairy cattle farming
Dairy (goats and sheep)
Donkeys
Gamebirds and other poultry
Horses – the equine industry
Indigenous and locally developed breeds
Meat goats
Mohair (goats)
Mutton and lamb (sheep)
Ostriches
Pork and Pig Farming
Rabbits
Poultry and Chicken Farming
Speciality fibre production
Wildlife ranching
Wool (sheep)
Services and Technologies
Agricultural media & ICT
Aquaponics
Biotechnology and plant breeding
Conservation Agriculture
Consultants
Digital Agriculture
Drones
Fertigation
Food safety and traceability
Hydroponics and undercover growing
Laboratories and Agriculture
Legal aid and legislation
Mapping
Organic farming
Permaculture
Precision farming
Precision livestock farming (PLF)
Research and development
Marketing & Finance
Agribusiness
Agricultural shows and events
Co-operatives
Commodity trading
Exporting
Finance for new farmers and SMMEs
Fresh Produce Markets
Livestock auctions
Marketing
Providers of financial services
Risk management and insurance
Supply Chain Management
Adding Value
Abattoirs and the meat industry
Agro-processing
Baking
Canning and preserving
Dairy processing
Dried fruit
Essential oils
Fruit and vegetable juices
Hides, skins and leather
Hunting
Milling
Small and micro milling
Tourism and agriculture
Wood, pulp and paper
Natural Resource Management
Biodiversity and ecosystems services
Birds and farming
Conservancies and farming
Environmental legislation
Fire management
Invasive alien species (IAS)
LandCare
Rangeland (veld)
Soils
Waste management
Weather and climate
Wetlands
Wildlife on farms
Farming Inputs
Animal feeds
Animal health
Biocontrol
Chemicals in agriculture
Compost and organic fertiliser
Crop protection
Earthworms and vermicompost
Fertiliser
Fuels and lubricants
Seeds and seedlings
Speciality fertilisers
Forestry and Industrial Crops
Bamboo Farming
Cannabis
Cassava
Chicory
Coffee
Cotton
Fibre crops
Forestry
Herbs and spices
Honeybush
Indigenous medicinal plants
Moringa
Rooibos (redbush)
Sugarcane
Tobacco
Wine and wine grapes
Horticulture
Berries and exotic fruit
Citrus Fruit
Cut flowers
Deciduous fruit
Floriculture and nursery crops
Fruit – general fruit chapter
Indigenous food crops
Macadamia nuts
Mushrooms and truffles
Olives
Subtropical fruit
Table grapes
Tree nuts
Vegetables
Agronomy
Barley
Canola (rapeseed)
Dry beans
Fodder crops
Groundnuts (peanuts)
Maize (corn)
Potatoes
Sorghum
Soybeans
Sunflower
Wheat
Mechanisation
Animal traction: the use of draught animal power
Forklifts, loaders and light industrial machines
Implements
Pumps and generators
Spare parts and fleet maintenance
Tractors, combines and balers
Trailers
Trucks and heavy machinery
Tyres
Vehicles – other
Farm Infrastructure
Boreholes and windmills
Building supplies and structures
Fencing
General farm equipment
Grain storage and handling
Irrigation
Natural building
Packaging and handling systems
Rainwater harvesting
Water storage
Issues Here and Beyond Our Borders
AgriBEE
Biosecurity
Climate change and global warming
Emerging farmer support
Energy
Fisheries and the ocean economy
Food security
HIV and AIDS
Renewable and alternative energy
Rural Crime and Farm Safety
The Urban Question
Water
Education, Training and Careers
Agricultural education and training
Careers and employment in agriculture (Part 1)
Careers and employment in agriculture (Part 2)
Careers and employment in agriculture (Part 3)
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Chapters
Introduction
Agriculture in the Provinces
Labour and agriculture
Organised Agriculture
Livestock
Animal improvement and breeders
Animal husbandry
Aquaculture
Beef Cattle Farming
Beekeeping
Dairy cattle farming
Dairy (goats and sheep)
Donkeys
Gamebirds and other poultry
Horses – the equine industry
Indigenous and locally developed breeds
Meat goats
Mohair (goats)
Mutton and lamb (sheep)
Ostriches
Pork and Pig Farming
Rabbits
Poultry and Chicken Farming
Speciality fibre production
Wildlife ranching
Wool (sheep)
Services and Technologies
Agricultural media & ICT
Aquaponics
Biotechnology and plant breeding
Conservation Agriculture
Consultants
Digital Agriculture
Drones
Fertigation
Food safety and traceability
Hydroponics and undercover growing
Laboratories and Agriculture
Legal aid and legislation
Mapping
Organic farming
Permaculture
Precision farming
Precision livestock farming (PLF)
Research and development
Marketing & Finance
Agribusiness
Agricultural shows and events
Co-operatives
Commodity trading
Exporting
Finance for new farmers and SMMEs
Fresh Produce Markets
Livestock auctions
Marketing
Providers of financial services
Risk management and insurance
Supply Chain Management
Adding Value
Abattoirs and the meat industry
Agro-processing
Baking
Canning and preserving
Dairy processing
Dried fruit
Essential oils
Fruit and vegetable juices
Hides, skins and leather
Hunting
Milling
Small and micro milling
Tourism and agriculture
Wood, pulp and paper
Natural Resource Management
Biodiversity and ecosystems services
Birds and farming
Conservancies and farming
Environmental legislation
Fire management
Invasive alien species (IAS)
LandCare
Rangeland (veld)
Soils
Waste management
Weather and climate
Wetlands
Wildlife on farms
Farming Inputs
Animal feeds
Animal health
Biocontrol
Chemicals in agriculture
Compost and organic fertiliser
Crop protection
Earthworms and vermicompost
Fertiliser
Fuels and lubricants
Seeds and seedlings
Speciality fertilisers
Forestry and Industrial Crops
Bamboo Farming
Cannabis
Cassava
Chicory
Coffee
Cotton
Fibre crops
Forestry
Herbs and spices
Honeybush
Indigenous medicinal plants
Moringa
Rooibos (redbush)
Sugarcane
Tobacco
Wine and wine grapes
Horticulture
Berries and exotic fruit
Citrus Fruit
Cut flowers
Deciduous fruit
Floriculture and nursery crops
Fruit – general fruit chapter
Indigenous food crops
Macadamia nuts
Mushrooms and truffles
Olives
Subtropical fruit
Table grapes
Tree nuts
Vegetables
Agronomy
Barley
Canola (rapeseed)
Dry beans
Fodder crops
Groundnuts (peanuts)
Maize (corn)
Potatoes
Sorghum
Soybeans
Sunflower
Wheat
Mechanisation
Animal traction: the use of draught animal power
Forklifts, loaders and light industrial machines
Implements
Pumps and generators
Spare parts and fleet maintenance
Tractors, combines and balers
Trailers
Trucks and heavy machinery
Tyres
Vehicles – other
Farm Infrastructure
Boreholes and windmills
Building supplies and structures
Fencing
General farm equipment
Grain storage and handling
Irrigation
Natural building
Packaging and handling systems
Rainwater harvesting
Water storage
Issues Here and Beyond Our Borders
AgriBEE
Biosecurity
Climate change and global warming
Emerging farmer support
Energy
Fisheries and the ocean economy
Food security
HIV and AIDS
Renewable and alternative energy
Rural Crime and Farm Safety
The Urban Question
Water
Education, Training and Careers
Agricultural education and training
Careers and employment in agriculture (Part 1)
Careers and employment in agriculture (Part 2)
Careers and employment in agriculture (Part 3)
Buy The Book
Blog
About Us
Privacy Policy
Contact
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