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Western Cape Disaster Costs Soar to R9.1bn: Agriculture Bears the Brunt

A Special Western Cape Government Cabinet meeting, chaired by Premier Alan Winde on Thursday, 11 June 2026, has revealed the catastrophic financial toll of the severe weather systems that...

Western Cape Blueberry Boom: Premium Agricultural Assets Open for Public Tender

The Western Cape’s blueberry sector has transformed into one of South Africa’s most explosive...

WWF SA Conservation Champions Protect More Than 23 000 Hectares of Cape Flora

The relationship between agriculture and conservation took centre stage recently as WWF South Africa's...

Tru-Cape Marks 25 Years of Global Leadership in Apples and Pears

Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing is celebrating its 25th anniversary, marking a quarter-century of partnership, innovation,...

Moving to Action: Turning Regenerative Promise into Commercial Reality

At a panel discussion hosted by Nedbank at the 2026 NAMPO Harvest Day in...

Leveraging the European Health Market to Stabilize SA Macadamias

The South African macadamia industry is navigating a period of intense global volatility defined by shifting geopolitical and trade pressures. Primary among these is...

SA-Germany FMD Pact: mRNA Technology – the Future of South African Biosecurity

While millions of vaccine doses from Argentina and Turkey are currently providing the "ammunition" to halt the immediate spread of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD), a...

Steenhuisen Pledges Policy Predictability to Secure Grain Sector’s Future

Addressing the Grain SA Congress at Nampo Park in Bothaville on 11 March 2026, Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen delivered a message centered on...

The Protea Powerhouse From Farm Gate to Global Markets

While the Western Cape has long been the face of South Africa’s floral kingdom, a new era of fynbos and protea farming is taking...

Biosecurity and Global Risks Drive Agribusiness Confidence Below Neutral

In a sharp reversal of last year’s optimistic trend, the Agbiz/IDC Agribusiness Confidence Index (ACI) fell by 18 points in the first quarter of...

Western Cape FMD Update: 100,000 Vaccines Arrive to Bolster Provincial Defense

A critical shipment of 100,000 doses of the Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccine arrived at Cape Town International Airport on the night of Tuesday, 10...

How South African Poultry Farmers Redefined Global Competitiveness in 2026

The latest BFAP 2025 Competitiveness Benchmark Report has delivered a stunning, if bittersweet, verdict: South African poultry producers have officially surpassed their United States...

State to Foot Bill for Nationwide FMD Vaccination Campaign

In a decisive move to protect the heart of South Africa’s R80 billion livestock industry, Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen has confirmed that the...

Strategic Pivot: SA Agriculture Navigates Global Turbulence and Rising Costs

The South African agricultural sector is demonstrating its characteristic resilience as it navigates a complex intersection of global geopolitical shifts and domestic fiscal adjustments....

Oesskattings onder die vergrootglas: Nuwe maatreëls vir groter akkuraatheid

Na twee seisoene van uiterste weerstoestande—wat gewissel het van 'n ernstige midsomerdroogte tot 'n rekordnat produksieseisoen—is die landboubedryf besig om die akkuraatheid van graanvoorspellings...