Loyal Monsanto Legacy farmers with concerns about how focussed the future Bayer will be on agriculture, can rest assured that agriculture (crop science and animal health) is now the largest of the three divisions in Bayer.

"The general assumption that the interest rate policy of the Reserve Bank and all the other central banks in the world can contain inflation, protect the exchange rate and promote economic growth by stabilising prices is the biggest single delusion in total economic science," says Fanie Brink, an independent agricultural economist.

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Die algemene aanvaarding dat die Reserwebank en al die ander sentrale banke in die wêreld se rentekoersbeleid inflasie kan beheer, die wisselkoers kan beskerm en ekonomiese groei kan bevorder deur pryse te stabiliseer en die wisselkoers te beskerm, is die grootste enkele dwaling in die totale ekonomiese wetenskap” sê Fanie Brink, ‘n onafhanklike landbou-ekonoom. 

Agri SA congratulates the Minister of Finance, Tito Mboweni, on his first Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) as it contains several promising policy indicators.

“Die Mediumtermyn Begrotingsraamwerk (MTBR) van die minister van Finansies, Tito Mboweni, wat hy vandag aan die Parlement voorgelê het is ‘n baie duidelike bewys dat die ANC se beleid van die sosialistiese en kommunistiese herverdeling van die bates, ekonomiese groei potensiaal en welvaart die ekonomie en land steeds verder sal vernietig,” sê Fanie Brink, ‘n onafhanklike landbou-ekonoom.

The minister of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF), Senzeni Zokwana signed the protocol to the 2007 World Wine Trade Agreement on the Requirements for Wine Labelling concerning alcohol tolerance, vintage, variety and wine regions – Protocol on Labelling – in Washington DC, United States of America (USA).