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Are these predictions something farmers should take notice of? And is anybody actually checking whether the predictions are becoming reality? Farmers are surrounded by predictions. Economists predict grain prices. Weather experts predict rainfall and drought. Banks predict input costs and food inflation. Commodity analysts predict international markets.

Southern Africa is bracing for a likely unprecedented hot and dry summer as Pacific Ocean surface temperatures in the current El Niño cycle are rising at a highly unusual rate and breaking records, the South African Weather Service warned on Friday.

Die Aarde se rotasiespoed is ongeveer 1,670 km/h by die ewenaar. Teen hierdie spoed sal 'n reis vanaf Pretoria na Londen (9,000 km) ongeveer 5 ure neem.

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Chicken importers argue that recent strong profits at major producers Astral Foods and Rainbow Chicken mean South Africa no longer needs import tariffs on poultry, echoing calls from the US.FairPlay founder Francois Baird countered this in The National, saying the argument is simplistic. General or Most Favoured Nation (MFN) tariffs are separate from anti-dumping duties on nine countries

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Van die Plaas af: Ek het gister so bietjie vis gaan vang hier in die Vaalrivier, maar ek het nie baie lank gesit nie. Die water is nie van die skoonste nie. Vuil, troebel, jy kan skaars jou dobber sien. En om te dink die rivier was lank ons speelplek gewees - met motorbote, kinders wat swem, braaivleis op die oewer. Daardie dae toe die regering nog besorg was oor ons land en sy infrastruktuur en water.

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Grain SA has advised grain producers under financial pressure to speak to their financiers as early as possible.The earlier producers discuss challenges with banks, cooperatives and other financial partners, the greater the chance of finding realistic, workable solutions. This was a strong consensus from discussions with financiers at Nampo Kaap.

Our news office receives a large number of emails and messages from all over the world inquiring about South Africa’s agricultural sector,current state of farming, future outlook for the industry, and the real conditions faced by our farmers.International media houses are also very interested in understanding the real status of the South African government’s political agenda regarding agriculture.

Die platteland is besig om stadig en stilletjies uitmekaar te val. Die meeste dorpies is verwaarloos en vuil, en die mense is kwaad. Die wyse waarop munisipaliteite wanbestuur word, is goed gedokumenteer.

South African farmers need to stand firmly with their own organisations and deliberately make them stronger. Crucially, this strengthening must happen without corporate involvement that dilutes genuine farmer control.Too often we see people who are not farmers themselves gradually taking control of structures that are supposed to represent agricultural producers.

It is highly irresponsible to take supplements without knowing what’s truly happening in your body. If you don’t understand the purpose and dosage of each ingredient, you could do more harm than good. Relying on Google, social media content creators, or salespeople in stores is not real guidance.

Een van die grootste bekommernisse globaal, is waar en hoe die wêreld se bevolking teen 2050 en daarna gevoed gaan word te midde van talle uitdagings. Die VN se Voedsel- en Landbou-organisasie het ‘n verslag vrygestel, naamlik: “The future of food and agriculture – alternative pathways to 2050” waarin verskeie alternatiewe maniere geïdentifiseer is oor hoe om die bogenoemde kwessie aan te pak.

Namibiese boere word aangemoedig om vroegtydig voorsorg te tref vir die moontlike impak van wydverspreide droogte, met die verwagte El Niño wat ondernormale reënval vir die 2026/27-reënseisoen kan bring. Plaaslike owerhede, insluitend die Rehoboth-dorpsraad, neem reeds stappe om veegetalle te beperk om weiding en waterbronne te beskerm.

Ons nuuskantoor plaas tussen 30 en 40 nuus berigte per dag hier- Ons het medewerkers dwarsoor Suid Afrika asook in die buiteland. Indien jy enige goeie nuus storie met ons wil deel vir moontlike plasing nadat ons Nuuskantoor met jou kontak gemaak het. Gebruik die WHATSUP nommer. Geen oproepe sal beantwoord of gemaak word op die nommer nie. +27-71 -343 2912.

Africa's population, estimated to be around 140 million in the year 1900, accounted for 9 percent of the world's population at that time; however, its share has since doubled. Fueled by a combination of falling mortality and some of the highest birth rates in the world, Africa's total population has increased tenfold and now stands at over 1.4 billion.

Kenya faces a major maize shortfall in 2026-27 after drought devastated its crop, needing to import about two million tonnes of its four million tonne annual requirement.While global maize supply is ample, Kenya uses white maize for human consumption, which is not widely produced.

71.2% of the water agriculture uses goes back to the planet. Here’s how: 32.6% returns to rivers and ecosystems through canal infiltration. 22.7% fuels life through transpiration and photosynthesis, releasing oxygen and capturing CO?.15.9% recharges groundwater directly from the fields.

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'n Nuwe studie het bevind die uitwerking van klimaatsverandering op diere-eienskappe kan baie vroeër begin as wat wetenskaplikes vermoed het. Navorsers wat op 87 naaldekokerspesies gefokus het, het bevind onderwatertoestande tydens hulle jong fase beïnvloed hulle volwasse eienskappe meer as latere fases op land

The earth is warming faster than at any time in recorded history. That is not hyperbole, it is fact. Yet there is no immediate, practical way to reverse the trend short of a global shutdown on the scale of the COVID-19 pandemic, which itself would create a more dire situation.

Suid-Afrika is onder die 40 lande ter wêreld wat die minste vreedsaamheid ervaar, en is 124ste uit 163 nasies op die 2025 Wêreldwye Vredesindeks. TimesLive berig die internasionale vredesindeks se jongste verslag dui aan toenemende geweld, politieke onbestendigheid en konflik veroorsaak sedert 2007 die grootste daling in wêreldvrede.

Suid Afrika- Temperature vir vandag,

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Sun shine weather conditions over the of NC, FS, NW,western parts of Limpopo as well Gauteng. Rain over certain parts.

China imported about 40,565 tonnes of shelled cashew kernels in 2024, an average of 111 tonnes per day.Vietnam remains the dominant supplier, but China's sourcing is diversifying. Côte d'Ivoire, Myanmar and Tanzania all grew their share, with Côte d'Ivoire and Tanzania together accounting for more than 20% of import volume.

The outlook for South Africa's 2026-2027 farming season starting mid-October is unusually uncertain.Input costs are under pressure from the unresolved U.S.-Iran war and supply constraints on the Strait of Hormuz.

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