Die organisasie Business for SA sê die enigste manier om ware ekonomiese herstel in die land te bewerkstellig, is om werklike en fundamentele strukturele hervormings in te stel en die Covid-19 inentingsprogram te versnel.

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Die jongste Suid-Afrikaanse BBP syfers toon goeie groei in die landbou-sektor. Die gunstige 2020-2021 La Nina weerverskynsel het ook gehelp om landbou 'n hupstoot te gee in die buurland. Dawie Maree, Hoof van Landbou Inligting en Bemarking by FNB Agri-besigheid in Suid-Afrika...

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Robots by Japan.

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Hollard Insure, along with Farmingportal.co.za and Agri News Net, invites submissions for the Young Agri Writers Competition. This is an opportunity for aspiring young writers to be published and win prizes for their efforts.

The competition is open to any young writers under the age of 28. Learners, students, postgraduates and those already employed are encouraged to take part. Participants may not be published journalists.

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Grondonteiening: “Ons moet eerder die fokus verskuif na die uitbreiding van eienaarskap”- Moneyweb

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Vertical farms are indoors and can be placed anywhere, making them crucial in a time where farmable land is on decline. Plenty, which is an ag-tech startup in San Francisco co-founded by Nate Storey, is reinventing and revolutionizing farms and farming.

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Humankind’s growing need for food is running up against thousands of other species’ need for space.

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Lions vs hyenas. The fractious and competitive relationship between lions and spotted hyenas is well-documented and has been observed across Africa wherever the two species are present in the same place.

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Heavy farm machinery results in soil compaction, which can damage the root growth of crops and reduce crop yields. By using permanent lanes in the fields – known as controlled traffic farming – in the production system of organic vegetables, the yield can be increased.

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There are many ag-robots for sale. Does this mean you shouldn’t buy a new tractor anymore? I don’t think so, robots are not a one-on-one replacement for tractors. Any farmer knows how to use a tractor. A new one, even when it’s a different type, doesn’t take long to get used to. That’s different with robots, even the ones that look like a tractor.

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