International News
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€100 million in Brexit compensation for Irish beef farmers
Beef farmers in Ireland will be receiving €100 million (about R1,62 billion) in aid to compensate them for falling beef prices due to Brexit-related uncertainties, changes ... -
Venezuelan cocoa exporters scramble to raise cash
Venezuela has been exporting large quantities of cocoa in recent months, as it is the one commodity in that country not yet subject to ... -
‘Historic flooding’ seriously delays US maize plantings
Farmers in the US have turned to social media to show how far behind they are with the planting season this year, due to ... -
Vegetable farmer’s strategy for synching production with demand
Andile Ngcobo is just 24, but he is using this to his advantage, harnessing his youthful curiosity to find ways of improving the profitability ... -
Swartland jam factory turns rejected fruit into profit
FruitLips is a small fruit-processing factory on the family-owned farm Achtervlei at Piket-Bo-Berg in the Swartland. Here a staff of 17 process jams, marmalades, ... -
Former bank boss Reuel Khoza’s huge avocado investment
At the age of 68 and with six business books and a PhD behind him, Reuel Khoza has turned his attention to his original ... -
AIPH Participates in Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 Convention in Bari, southern Italy, on Saturday 1st June 2019.
The International Association of Horticultural Producers, AIPH, aims to stimulate an increased demand for ornamental trees, plants, and flowers worldwide. To stimulate demand, we ... -
Celebrating Kleine Zalze’s second straight win as best New World Producer
On a grey day with begging-to-be-photographed trees waving a Winter-coloured welcome, I was part of a media group that found the conditions just perfect ... -
EU-African task force proposes new way ahead for African rural development
A European Commission task force, which included a researcher from the South African Centre of Excellence in Food Security, has released a series of ...
