Arithmus
May 8, 2018
According to an FAO report, Soil Pollution: A Hidden Reality, little is know about the scale and severity of soil pollution, which poses a serious threat to agricultural productivity, food safety and human health. The report states that industrialisation, war, mining and the intensification of agriculture have all left a legacy of soil contamination across the planet, while the growth of cities has seen soil used as a sink for ever greater amounts of municipal waste.
May 8, 2018
The organisers of Nampo, one of the largest agricultural exhibitions in South Africa, say the premises near Bothaville in the Free State are already a hive of activity as exhibitors begin setting up for the annual show, which runs from May 15 to 18.
May 8, 2018
The SAFEX sunflower seed market started yesterday’s trade session on a positive footing, but lost ground towards the end of […]
May 8, 2018
Dit is met groot hartseer dat Agri SA van Schalk Pienaar se afsterwe verneem. Schalk was ‘n leidende figuur binne landbou en het ‘n groot rol gespeel om georganiseerde landbou verder uit te brei en te verstewig. Schalk het in verskeie leierskaprolle gedien binne die landbou-waardeketting, insluitend Suidwes Beleggings, Premier Foods en die Graantrust. Schalk het teen tyde van sy afsterwe as Voorsitter van Agbiz gedien.
May 8, 2018
Agri SA het sy toegewyde Water Sentrum vandag geloods wat gaan fokus op die prioriteit om regverdige toegang tot water vir Suid Afrikaans boere te verseker. Hierdie inisiatief is in reaksie op die verskeidenheid uitdagings wat landbou-watergebruikers in die gesig staar, wat uiterste droogte, klimaatsverandering en water-infrastruktuur wat nie behoorlik in stand gehou is nie, insluit. Die situasie is soveel meer dringend gegewe verskeie beleidsvoorstelle wat gelyktydig die koste van water kan verhoog terwyl die beskikbaarheid verlaag word.
May 7, 2018
The SAFEX soybean market posted gains in yesterday’s trade session, supported by bullish sentiment emanating from higher Chicago soybean prices, commercial buying interest, as well as the weaker domestic currency against the US Dollar.