Farmer uses drone to retrieve stolen livestock
Stock theft costs farmers over R1 billion every year, and another story around this depressing theme was not going to be a priority that morning, but the story is an encouraging one …
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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 […]
Legal aid and legislation
Introduction Agricultural activity takes place within a wider social, environmental and economic context, and so any attempt at compiling a list of the laws which affect agriculture necessarily goes beyond the laws administered by the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD). The reader will find two lists of legislation: one of laws […]