AGRI NEWS NET- Summary of the Weeks News - 13th December 2020

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Suid Afrika -“Die jongste BBP-syfers van Statistieke Suid-Afrika toon verbasende veerkragtigheid in die derde kwartaal. Op ‘n jaar-tot-jaar basis het die ekonomie wel effens kop opgelig met ‘n toename van 0.2%. Dié syfer is egter nog laer, wat 'n mens laat wonder of die ekonomie verder stoom gaan verloor en ‘n resessie ons dalk in die gesig staar.

Swart Boere-vereniging het ‘n beroep op die regering gedoen om die beleid oor hoe dagga-lisenises uitgereik word, te hersien. Die vereniging hou vandag ‘n optog in die Kaapstadse sakekern. Hulle sal na die Parlement, die provinsiale wetgewer en die hooggeregshof opruk. Die president van die vereniging, Lennox Mtshagi sê die beleid wat gebruik word is verouderd en sluit swart Suid-Afrikaners uit.

Die meeste boere streef na die groei wat doeltreffender besighede bring. Skaalekonomie is egter nie altyd die oplossing wat dit beloof om te wees nie. Dit is allermins ’n skakelaar wat na willekeur aan- en afgeskakel kan word. Dit is dus eerder belangriker om deur noukeurige bestuur op die sewe maer jare voor te berei, om só skaalekonomie op ’n verantwoordeliker manier na te streef.

Members of South Africa’s five-year-old Wagyu South Africa beef cattle society have expressed excitement about the rare 15 marbling score recently achieved by a locally produced 490,4kg and DNA-verified Wagyu x Angus carcass.

The Earth intercepts a lot of solar power: 173,000 terawatts. That’s 10,000 times more power than the planet’s population uses. So is it possible that one day the world could be completely reliant on solar energy? Richard Komp examines how solar panels convert solar energy to electrical energy.

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China’s grain output in 2020 increased to 669.49 million tonnes, Reuters reported, citing statistics from the National Bureau of Statistics. The total was up 0.9% from last year. Total corn output was 260.67 million tonnes. The planted area for all grains increased 0.6% to 116.8 million hectares.

Dis tyd dat Suid Afrika en sy mense begin opstaan teen die regering wat so behep is met Covid 19 dat geen mens meer wil beweeg nie- Die media ,radio en Televisie werk saam om hierdie leuens omtrent die virus wat die hele wereld op hol het, te verkondig. Daar gaan baie meer mense dood aan ander siektes as Covid 19.

Die produksie van onverwerkte melk in Oktober 2020 word geskat op 335 miljoen liter, wat 1,8% meer is as in Oktober 2019. Dit is die hoogste produksie vir Oktober tot op datum. Kumulatiewe melkproduksie vir 2020 (insluitende Oktober) is 2 704 miljoen liter, wat dui op ?n negatiewe groei (?0,2%) vir die eerste tien maande van 2020 vergeleke met dieselfde tydperk in 2019.

In an effort to support the Government's measures to reduce the spike in coronavirus infections, South Africa's alcohol industry has decided to withdraw support for, or associating its brands with, naming rights for major entertainment events for which an events licence is required.

Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, minister van samewerkende regering en tradisionele sake, die nasionale Covid19-bevelsraad en die president het hul mag misbruik met die instelling van die verbod op die verkoop van tabakprodukte ten tyde van die staat van inperking. So het ’n volbank regters Vrydag in die hooggeregshof in Kaapstad bevind.

Technology has been at the forefront in driving change and innovation to the agricultural sector. We embrace the adoption of technology, knowing first hand how overwhelming life on the farm can get, with increased workload and responsibilities. Listed below are some farming apps that can help farmers with their farm management, data, sales and access to markets.

Roughly 95% of South Africa’s table grape crop is exported, and as a result, the current delay experienced in harvesting has resulted in a rush to get the fruit to the markets in time for the Festive Season.

The campaign of overseas grapes from Namibia and South Africa is now ready to get going. "The first Namibian table grapes have now been loaded and will arrive in week 50, but this is a delay of 10 - 14 days," says Matthias Eggemann, joint managing director of the northern German trading company Fresh-Connection Fruchtimport LLC.

A third of the Earth’s soil is acutely degraded. Worst affected is Africa. Globally, soil stores an estimated 9.8 billion tonnes of carbon.While soil degradation releases carbon, soil conservation traps it. What’s more, the brown stuff beneath our feet is the basis for all food production.

The economy-of-scale and economy-of-scope concepts are two ways to think about the most efficient use of available resources (mostly fixed costs) to address need. Solid business planning will consider both concepts; after all, getting “the most bang for your buck” is best way to get the most profit from the enterprise, as well as determine the most efficient and sustainable production levels.

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