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July 2014
e-Agri is the electronic newsletter of Agri SA. For comments and inquiries contact Thea or call 012-643 3400.
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Opleiding
Vroue in die Keimoes-area word bemagtig
Op 14 Julie 2014 het Agri SA ‘n opleidingsprojek vir vroue in die Keimoes-area, bekend gestel. Die opleidingsprojek het ten doel om 30 vroue basiese besigheidsbestuursvaardighede te gee. Die vroue sal leer hoe om hulle drome en vaardighede in ‘n besigheid te omskep. Die vroue wat die opleiding sal ondergaan, word gesien as leiers in hulle gemeenskap. Lees meer
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Agri-besigheid
Kommersiële Beleidskomitee
Agri SA se Kommersiële Beleidskomitee se werksaamhede hou verband met die wyses waarop die koste van landbouproduksie en -bemarking verminder kan word, markgeleenthede wat ontsluit kan word en algemene inisiatiewe oor hoe om ‘n meer mededingende en winsgewende omgewing vir die landbou te skep. Uit die aard van die werksaamhede is daar baie kwessies wat deurlopend hanteer word.
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Natural resources
Budget vote policy statement of the Department of Environmental Affairs
Agri SA attended the budget vote speech of Minister Edna Molewa in Parliament on 17 July 2014. The Minister emphasised the priorities of the Department for 2014/2015. She referred to humanity who continues to consume the earths’ resources at ever increasing and unsustainable rates. Read more
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Rural security
Police minister action welcomed
Agri SA was invited by the Ministry of Police to attend the budget debate of the newly appointed Minister of Police. According to Kobus Breytenbach, chair of Agri SA’s Rural Safety Committee, the Minister’s positive statements around crime-fighting were encouraging. Since his appointment, the Minister has also expressed his views on the incidence of farm attacks, saying that he was concerned about this. He also sees the murders that occur during farm attacks in a very serious light. Read more
Kliek hier vir ‘n Afrikaanse weergawe van dié berig.
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International trade
Southern Africa Development Community and European Union Economic Partnership Agreement (SADC-EU EPA)
After ten years of preparations and negotiations, the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the SADC EPA Group and the EU was ‘initialled’ by the Chief Negotiators on 15 July 2014 in Pretoria, South Africa. The initialling of the Agreement signals that the negotiations are concluded. The timing is significant because it pre-empts the 1 October 2014 deadline imposed by the EU.
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Landelike veiligheid
Reserviste stelsel geïmplementeer
Die implementering van die hersiende reservistestelsel word deur Agri SA ondersteun. Die ondersteuning volg nadat ‘n voorlegging deur die polisie daaroor aan die organisasie gedoen is en word produsente wat kwalifiseer aangemoedig om hulself beskikbaar te stel as reserviste.
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Land reform
Agri SA participates in ‘Land Grab’ debate
On the 26th and 27th of June, Agri SA participated on the panel discussion regarding the so-called ‘land grabs’ in Africa. A number of NGOs and civil society organisations allege that foreign governments and powerful multinational agribusinesses are concluding contracts with African governments and traditional leaders to buy or lease large tracks of land in Africa for agricultural production.
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Landelike veiligheid
Dié boere nog meer paraat
Misdaad in landelike gebiede het tot gevolg dat boerderygemeenskappe al meer moet doen om hulle en hulle boerderye teen kriminele elemente te beskerm So ‘n gemeenskap is die van Tweeling, in die Vrystaat. Die gemeenskap doen meer as net die produksie van kos en is ook aktief betrokke by die beveiliging van hulle omgewing en gemeenskap. Die Agri Securitas Trustfonds het die Tweeling boerevereniging gehelp met die voorsiening van handradio’s en veiligheidstoerusting. Lees meer
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Trade shows
Jongste tegnologie by SIMA 2015
Die Internasionale Landboubesigheidsskou (SIMA) met innovasie as fokuspunt sal vanaf 22 – 26 Februarie 2015 in Parys, Frankryk plaasvind. Die skou wat oor vyf dae strek is ‘n toonaangewende internasionale geleentheid vir landbouers. Innovasie in die landbou sal in elke moontlike vorm by die skou te siene wees. Tegnologiese vooruitgang deur vervaardigers lewer ‘n kenmerkende bydrae tot die ontwikkeling van volhoubare landbou. Lees meer en Kliek hier vir meer inligting.
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Natural disasters
Disaster relief
On 22 July 2014 at a meeting of the Commodity Chamber of Agri SA, a rundown was given of disaster relief received by the agricultural sector for the financial years 2011/12 to 2014/15.
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Rural safety
They can now talk and e-mail
The deterioration of communication infrastructure in rural areas has made it virtually impossible for many rural communities to communicate effectively. This problem is hopefully now a thing of the past after Agri SA and Vodacom signed an agreement in terms of which Vodacom would make satellite-based communication solutions available to farming and other communities. Read more
Kliek hier vir ‘n Afrikaanse weergawe van die berig.
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Natural disasters
National Disaster Management Advisory Forum (NDMAF)
Agri SA, as member of the NDMAF, attended the meeting held on 25 June 2014 Matters of importance are that most of the sector departments, including the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) have completed their disaster management plans as required in terms of section 25 of the Disaster Management Act, 2002.
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Natural disasters
USAID Disaster Risk Reduction Steering Committee
Agri SA attended a meeting of the USAID Disaster Risk Reduction Steering Committee on 24 July 2014 to review the work done during the past year. Four years ago USAID made a substantial financial contribution to the North West University with the objective to develop a range of knowledge products (KPs) on all the facets of disaster management. These KPs will be made available, free of charge, to schools, universities, government institutions and the public at large. Read more
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Communication
f@rmletter, news letter of the World Farmers’ Organisation (WFO)risk
This news letter focuses on cooperatives and is featuring the following articles:
• Cooperatives as a pathway to sustainable development
• Harnessing the Potentials and Overcoming Challenges
• Cooperatives, an essential tool for family farming
• Cooperatives are most relevant for smallholder farmers
• Challenge of Japan agricultural cooperatives in the food value chain
• Agricultural Cooperatives – critical in feeding the world
• The Gender and Generation Program of Cooperatives an initiative to strengthen women farmers in Brazil
• Cooperatives: hothouses for youth entrepreneurship in rural areas
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