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21 May 2013
                       
 
 
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20 May 2013
 
 
SA: Statement by Santam, South Africa’s leading short-term insurance group, asserts that the changing agricultural landscape calls for strengthened risk mitigation (20/05/2013)
STATEMENT
The South African agricultural landscape is changing. There are familiar risks, such as droughts, food security, and changing weather patterns. The last six months have however, highlighted new...
 
 
16 May 2013
 
GCIS: Statement by the Government Communication and Information System, on the Cabinet meeting of 15 May 2013 (16/05/2013)
STATEMENT
Cabinet expressed concern at recent labour unrests at Lonmin’s Marikana Mine which has led to the downing of tools and a disruption of productivity. The dispute is reported as centering around...
 
 
10 May 2013
 
NEPAD: Statement by the New Partnership for Africa's Development, African Heads of State at World Economic Forum call for increased agriculture investment (09/05/2013)
STATEMENT
African Heads of State and Government, eminent persons and leaders of business attending the 23rd WEF on Africa have been discussing the modalities of how to increase private-sector investment and...
 
 
09 May 2013
 
Addressing emerging environmental issues in 21st century Africa
CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE
Africa, the world’s poorest continent and plagued by high population growth rates, is predicted to make significant economic gains over the next decade.(2) A study commissioned by the...
 
 
07 May 2013
 
Germany a crucial agricultural investor for SA
AGRICULTURE
Germany remains an important agricultural investment partner for South Africa - Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson said on Monday. “… Germany is quite important...
 
 
06 May 2013
 
SA: Statement by Tina Joemat-Pettersson, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, on meeting with German counterpart (06/05/2013)
STATEMENT
South African Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Ms Tina Joemat-Pettersson held a bilateral meeting with the German Minister of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection, Ms Ilse...
 
 
30 Apr 2013
 
AfDB outlines ‘transformational’ ten-year Africa growth strategy
ECONOMY
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has, following board approval and a lengthy consultation process, released a new ten-year Africa-focused development strategy for 2013 to 2022, which...
 
 
16 Apr 2013
 
SA: Statement by AgriSA, agricultural trade association, welcomes World Farmers' view on trade (16/04/2013)
STATEMENT
"South and Southern Africa have a direct interest in a more equitable international trade dispensation for agriculture, considering the underdeveloped resources in the region and the opportunities...
 
 
03 Apr 2013
 
SA: Statement by the African Centre for Biosafety, non profit organisation, new seed legislation spells disaster for small farmers in Africa (03/04/2013)
STATEMENT
Civil society organisations from the SADC region, and around the world have condemned the SADC draft Protocol for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (Plant Breeders’ Rights) as spelling...
 
 
28 Mar 2013
 
SA: Statement by the Department of Trade and Industry, on Investment and growth in the aquaculture sector (28/03/2013)
STATEMENT
Investment and growth in the aquaculture sector will be stimulated with the launch of the Aquaculture Development and Enhancement Programme (ADEP). The programme was launched by the Minister of...
 
 
IIED: Statement by the International Institute for Environment and Development, independent policy research institute, report warns of ways climate change threatens food security of urban poor (28/03/2013)
STATEMENT
Policies to increase food security in the global South focus too much on rural food production and not enough on ensuring poor people can access and afford food, especially in urban areas, says a...
 
 
24 Mar 2013
 
AU: Statement by the African Union Commission and New Partnership for Africa’s Development, on launch of CAADP journalists network to promote agricultural development (24/03/2013)
STATEMENT
The African Union Commission (AUC) and New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) Agency have launched a Journalists Network, to promote agricultural development in Africa. The Network,...
 
 
20 Mar 2013
 
 
 
Daily podcast – March 20, 2013.
PODCAST
The SABC board was officially dissolved after a heated meeting of Parliament's communications portfolio committee on Tuesday. Ahead of the disbanding, one of the last two remaining board members,...
 
 
19 Mar 2013
 
Food security top for Brics nations
Food security
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson says Brics member countries have put food security at the top of the agenda ahead of the all-important summit in Durban. She was...
 
 
15 Mar 2013
 
The NDP, Bobby Godsell and those R1m breakfasts
INSIGHT AFRICA
The irascible, smart and tough-minded Bobby Godsell, chairmen of Business Leadership SA, a couple of weeks ago called upon the business community to get behind the National Development Plan....
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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