Stock theft under the spotlight
Written by Louis Wessels, Chairman of the National Stock Theft Prevention Forum Stock theft is as old as man himself and is already mentioned in the Bible. Stock theft is not unique to South Africa, but is a worldwide phenomenon. Various challenges are associated with stock theft: Stock theft is nowadays synonymous with life-threatening circumstances […]
The Department of Agriculture introduces new directives for the importation and exportation of live animals
Press release The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) would like to alert importers and exporters of live animals about the newly introduced directive in respect to authorisation required for the purposes of importation and/or exportation of live animals. The newly introduced directive is in line with the requirement for import authorisation […]
Peroxsil – helping to secure markets and crop and livestock health
A number of essentials create the environment in which agriculture can prosper …
Animal husbandry
Introduction In addition to the pages in the “Livestock” section, the reader is also referred to pages elsewhere on this website like “Animal feeds”, “Animal health” and “Precision livestock farming”. The livestock sector accounts for nearly 50% of the total value of agriculture (Sihlobo, 2024; BFAP, 2021). From a food and income security point of […]