Weeklikse Afrikaanse Landbou Nuusoorsig - Die Afrikaanse Nuus is die afgelope paar dae op AGRI NEWS NET geplaas, saam met nog ander artikels. 

Business leaders who serve on the national energy crisis committee (Necom), which has been put in charge of implementing the Energy Action Plan, say that while the country is likely to experience high stages of load-shedding (stages 4 to 6) for the rest of 2023, they are confident that Eskom’s generation turnaround plan will start showing real results from next year. This, together with about 4,000MW of capacity that will return to service or be commissioned at Kusile power station between September and December, will help ease load-shedding in 2024.

If food processors and retailers accounted for all these cost increases across the value chain, consumers would face a much sharper price increase. But this was not the case in South Africa. Food prices increased at a moderate pace (compared to other countries), averaging 9.5% in 2022, compared with 6.5% year on year in 2021. Countries like the US, Brazil and the EU had higher consumer food price inflation rates. This suggests that food processors and retailers absorbed some costs.  Notably, while the consumer food price inflation averaged 9.5% in 2022, the producer price inflation for agriculture at the same time was 15% and for food manufacturers 12.3%.  

Dit blyk die sentiment onder landbou-ondernemings is nou uiteindelik besig om kop op te tel te midde van die uitdagende ekonomiese omgewing.Ná drie kwartale onder die kerf van 50 punte, het Agbiz se indeks van sakevertroue in die landboubedryf in die derde kwartaal met ses punte gestyg. Dit staan nou net mooi op die neutrale kerf van 50. Enigiets bo 50 dui op positiewe sentiment oor die sake-omgewing, en enigiets daaronder op negatiewe sentiment. Die verbetering impliseer dat landbou-ondernemings “versigtig” aanpas by uitdagende bedryfstoestande soos verswakkende infrastruktuur, mislukte munisipaliteite, verhoogde geopolitieke spanning en die voortdurende beurtkrag, sê Agbiz.

A Mpumalanga community complained that it would not get the additional nine farms it had claimed. This after a well-known anthropologist had allegedly argued that it was “overcompensated”. The Matsamo Communal Property Association (CPA) is a beneficiary of prime agricultural land worth over R800 million in Nkomazi, near Malalane. Its reclaimed properties include mango, litchi, orange, grapefruit, sugarcane and pawpaw plantations. The additional nine farms, the CPA claimed, were unlikely to be returned because Dr At Fischer, who was hired by the department of rural development and land reform to verify claimants, allegedly said in his report, concluded about a decade ago, that the Matsamo CPA of 1 500 families already had more than enough land given back to them.

The Chief Land Claims Commissioner and the Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development were unsuccessful in their attempt to prevent the Southern African Agri Initiative (SAAI) from accessing information on land claims in South Africa. A court judgement and order from 19 September 2023 highlights the departments' "lackadaisical behaviour" as a primary reason for their failure. Over the years, Saai has fielded complaints from farmers who believe that the development or potential sale of their farms has been hindered by unfounded or slow-moving land claims. Emerging farmers in regions such as Mpumalanga, Eastern Cape, and Limpopo have raised concerns about being evicted from their properties due to unverified and dubious land claims, often allegedly enforced by politically connected individuals. Consequently, Saai approached the Chief Land Claims Commissioner and the Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Land Reform to grant access to the comprehensive database of land claims submitted since the initiative's inception on 18 December 1998.

Agritechnica 2023, the world’s leading trade fair for tractors and agricultural machinery to be held in Hanover, Germany (November 12-18, 2023), will showcase some of the industry's latest autonomous technology innovations in farming and agriculture. READ MORE 

According to the recent Africa Climate Summit, climate change is severely affecting agriculture and food security in Africa, as rising temperatures, altered rainfall patterns and extreme weather events are damaging crops and livestock. Moreover, the summit states that pests and diseases are spreading, causing food insecurity and malnutrition for millions. READ MORE 

Despite being determined safe by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the widely used herbicide continues to attract controversy. However, the report of Aimpoint finds that removing glyphosate from the market would have significant consequences for U.S. farmers, the economy, and the environment. 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.  Ons sal eersdaags ons nuwe Ekonomiese afdeling in plek.

EXCITING NEWS - EXCLUSIVE -  COMING UP - 

HURRY UP - its almost the end of 30th November  2023 - We awaiting your  VIDEO

 

Twitter