We do not expect the sunflower seed planting process to show good progress this week as soil moisture will not have improved from last week’s levels.
We do not expect the sunflower seed planting process to show good progress this week as soil moisture will not have improved from last week’s levels.
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has advised farmers that this summer is going to be hotter and drier than usual.
There is a broad consensus that agricultural development is key to unlocking the economic possibilities of the communal areas in South Africa. The National Development Plan confirms as much.
OK, folks, I typically spend Saturday mornings on hiking trails — a habit I picked in my Stellenbosch days.
Digesting this deeply sobering analysis by agricultural economist, Dr Lawrence McCrystal, one cannot help but conclude that land redistribution and restitution by whatever means is nothing more than a populist political tool to consolidate and hold onto power, regardless of the consequences.
In a world that’s warmed 1°C against pre-industrial levels, bringing wildfires, droughts and heatwaves to vast regions of the planet, South Africa has warmed at twice the global average.