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The blended financial instrument includes grants and loans, ranging between R500,000 and R1.5-million. The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development will contribute R500-million towards the grant aspect of the fund, while the Land Bank will match that with R710-million for the loan portion. Small-scale farmers can receive financing in the form of a 70% grant and a 30% loan, with the grant set at a maximum of R500,000. For medium-scale farmers, 50% will be a grant with a 50% loan capped at R1-million. Large-scale and mega commercial producers are eligible for a 30% grant and a 70% loan capped at R1.5-million. 

Boere wat baie krag benodig, sal nou finansiering van tot R1,5 miljoen kan kry om ander kragoplossings te installeer. Thoko Didiza, minister van landbou, grondhervorming en landelike ontwikkeling, het Dinsdag die Agro-energiefonds bekend gestel wat vanjaar R1,21 miljard sal beloop. Die fonds is in Mei in haar begrotingsrede aangekondig. Boere in kragintensiewe sektore, insluitend suiwel-, hoender- en varkboere waar besproeiing vir gewasse benodig word en koelberging of verwerking op plase, sal vir finansiering oorweeg word wat deur die Landbank verskaf sal word. Slegs bestaande en heeltydse boere sal oorweeg word. Hulle moet Suid-Afrikaners wees, maar geen aanduiding word gegee dat voorkeur aan voorheen benadeelde groepe gegee sal word nie.

The blended financial instrument includes grants and loans, ranging between R500,000 and R1.5-million. The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development will contribute R500-million towards the grant aspect of the fund, while the Land Bank will match that with R710-million for the loan portion.  Small-scale farmers can receive financing in the form of a 70% grant and a 30% loan, with the grant set at a maximum of R500,000. For medium-scale farmers, 50% will be a grant with a 50% loan capped at R1-million. Large-scale and mega commercial producers are eligible for a 30% grant and a 70% loan capped at R1.5-million. 

The Reserve Bank has called on the government to lower fuel prices, which have been a major driver of inflation and a burden for consumers.In a study published in August, the Bank identified four ways to improve price-setting mechanisms. The paper, written by the two economists at the Bank, Zaakirah Ismail and Christopher Wood, comes as fuel price hikes are expected to hit in September due to the weaker rand and rising international oil prices.The Bank’s priority is to maintain price stability through its inflation-targeting framework, and it has struggled to keep rates at the 4.5% midpoint of the 3%-6% range, due mainly to high fuel and food prices. The petrol price fell slightly in July, but rose again in August and is projected to increase 160c/litre in September, adding 0.3% to the monthly inflation rate.

China has four overarching strategic interests in Africa. First, it wants access to natural resources, particularly oil and gas. It is estimated that, by 2020, China will import more oil worldwide than the United States. To guarantee future supply, China is heavily investing in the oil sectors in countries such as Sudan, Angola, and Nigeria. READ MORE 

Five main environmental crime areas are identified, namely (a) illegal logging and timber trade; (b) illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing; (c) illegal mining and mineral extraction; (d) illegal trade in controlled chemicals, hazardous waste and ozone-depleting substances; and e) poaching and illegal trade in wild species (this is what is more commonly known as wildlife crime). READ MORE 

El Niño events are the warm phases of ENSO, occurring when the sea surface temperature in the Niño 3.4 region of the Pacific Ocean reaches +0.5°C above average. Further increases from the norm indicate stronger El Niño conditions. The inverse is true for La Niña events. When El Niño events arise, the interactions between the ocean and atmosphere create temporary changes to weather systems across most of the globe, resulting in extreme weather conditions which can cause devastating yield losses. READ MORE 

CRA MEDIA is tans besig met die ontwikkeling van 3 nuwe insetels vir ons mediums.  Ons gaan binnekort ook toetree tot ander mediums wat Landbou op nog 'n beter vlak sal neem. Ons internasionale vennote wil baie graag betrokke raak by ons mediums.  Ons span is baie kreatief en is altyd besig met nuwe idees en programme-  Ons is tans besig met die beplanning van 'n baie eksklusiewe program een sy soort.  3 lede van os span is tans in die buiteland op uitnodiging vir 'n nuwe stelsel wat in die media gebuik word. 

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