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June 5: a new marker

 

  
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June 5 is the first International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (IUU).

 

Picture used courtesy of Livescience.com

Some USD 23-billion worth of seafood is stolen from the sea each year, which amounts to one in every five fish sold (FAO, 2018). It poses a threat to the health of our oceans and the livelihoods and food security of those who depend on them. Read the Food & Agriculture Organisation (FAO) notes on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing at www.fao.org/iuu-fishing/fight-iuu-fishing/en/

 IUU fishing is covered in “Fisheries and the ocean economy” on Agribook.Digital.

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Tough tractors support Western Cape heartland’s farmers

Hot dry conditions and rugged geology of the Western Cape’s Little Karoo and Bree River area produces quality grapes, citrus, stone fruit and other crops although the challenging condition of the area are tough on tractors and equipment which need to be well put together in order to endure.