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Notes on the new South African Plant Breeders’ Rights Act which will come into force once it has been proclaimed and Regulations have been promulgated.

The legalisation of cannabis for private and commercial use in compliance with regulations has opened up a new and significant market for South Africa as one of the countries with the perfect [...]

International trade has been at the core of South Africa’s agricultural progress since the early 2000s. Since 1994, the country has excelled in opening up new markets, as evidenced by several [...]

Progress has been made since 2015 on a global scale in terms of increasing access to water of an acceptable quality and to sanitation services. But 2 billion people still lack safely managed [...]

With South Africa celebrating Arbor Month in September, it is a good time to appreciate the role that all trees play in greening our cities, as a food source, in providing timber for [...]

Nampo Cape 2022, one of Africa’s most impressive agricultural exhibitions in the southern hemisphere, takes place in Bredasdorp Park in the Cape from 14 to 17 September 2022, against a backdrop [...]

Despite the misconceptions that the beef industry is predominantly a sector for men, South African women play a pivotal role in agriculture in the country, including in the livestock and beef [...]