Author: Brandon Moss
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South Africa: Pharmaceuticals and Industrial Chemicals Found in Fish Caught Off Cape Town’s Coast
By Steve Kretzmann The ocean around Cape Town is so polluted that pharmaceutical and industrial chemical compounds are accumulating in the flesh of fish ... -
Africa: Cut Fishing Subsidies and Save Marine Life, Says Trade Talks Chief
International trade agreements not only free up opportunities for fairer trade and development among nations – negotiations now under way at theWorld Trade Organization ... -
Nigeria: World Bank’s U.S.$200 Million Project Targets 360,000 Farmers
Lagos — The Nigeria Incentive-Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL) has signed a Memorandum of Agreement and Action (MoA) with Agro-Processing, Productivity ... -
New management structure at CLAAS
CLAAS is changing its management structure at the start of the new business year on 1 October 2019 and introducing the position of Chief ... -
Sell of subsidized maize very slow in Livingstone – FRA
Livingstone, June 21, 2019, ZANIS——–The Food Reserve Agency (FRA), has bemoaned the slow pace at which Livingstone residents are purchasing subsidized maize meant to ... -
CTA awards 4 grants to support blockchain use in agriculture
CTA has awarded four grants to support the use of blockchain in agriculture across Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific (ACP). With CTA’s support ... -
Oak Valley Farm to equality court
In May 2019, GroundUp reported that about 70 Oak Valley Estate workers, supported by various unions affiliated to the United Front, marched through the streets of ... -
CoCT calls for suspension on octopus fishing
The City of Cape Town calls on the National Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries to place a ban on the Exploratory Octopus Permit ... -
Vinpro’s viticultural consultation service is under new leadership
Conrad Schutte has been appointed to the position of Vinpro consultation service manager, taking over from Francois Viljoen who was at the helm of ... -
Soil Association says UK could lead world in ‘nature friendly’ farming
The Soil Association has launched a new report which says that a true ‘green Brexit’ as promised by the Government, will require major policy ...
