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Agribook Agriculture Weekly: International Biodiversity Day, SARB cutting the repurchase rate, the curious case of the African Yam and Wandile Sihlobo on his new book. (Issue 5.26)

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1590415293547{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Image by FelixMittermeier from Pixabay   We continue looking at stories of interest that you may have missed over the past seven days …   International Two US Department of Agriculture Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS) reports are of interest: (i) United States Poultry Exports to South Africa End the Quota Year on […]

Agribook Agriculture Weekly: From table grapes to vandalized bee hives – get all the news (Issue 5:19)

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1590140483939{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] Photo by Timothy Eberly on Unsplash Some notables from the past seven days …   International The US Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS) put out its World Agricultural Production circular. It looks at cotton, soybeans, rapeseed (canola), rice, palm oil, wheat, corn (maize), as well as giving projections for […]

Agribook Agriculture Weekly: African swine fever outbreak, funding opportunities for black citrus farmers and more local and international agricultural news you should know. (Issue 5.12)

This week, for the first time since the launch of AgribookDigital,  Finance for New Farmers & SMMEs lost its position as the most visited page, knocked off the number 1 spot by first Vegetables and then Business Directory! And now we continue our weekly page looking at important news and interesting articles you may have missed over the past 7 […]

Agribook Agriculture Weekly: First rains in 8 years for Northern Cape, info from Agricultural Minister Thokosa Didiza plus more local and international agri-news you may have missed. (Issue 5.04)

Photo by Federico Respini on Unsplash Some notables from the past week … NATIONAL Parts of the Northern Cape received their first good rains since December 2012 (that’s eight years!) Read “Eerste goeie reën sedert Desember 2012” from the Landbouweekblad. The Blueberry sector continues to impress. Read “South Africa’s blueberry production soars, strong future growth predicted“. […]