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September 16, 2019
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Rainfall outlook spells good news for crop production

This has not been a good year for southern Africa’s agricultural economy. The drought that started in October 2018 in some countries in the region and continued into 2019 has led to a double-digit decline in […]
September 4, 2019
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Small fields increase biodiversity in agricultural landscapes

This is an article from Global Agriculture. Read the full article here. Making fields smaller is an effective way to produce greater biodiversity in agricultural landscapes, since farmed landscapes with smaller fields and more diverse crops […]
August 16, 2019
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Local crop market trends: Maize, Wheat, Soya bean

Local maize prices traded positively this week, wheat prices are expected to trade sideways for the next month and the domestic cotton prices decreased. Maize market trends Local maize market South African maize prices traded positively […]
August 6, 2019

Latest crop estimates: summer grain up, soya bean down

The Crop Estimates Committee’s (CEC) sixth report for South Africa’s 2018/2019 summer season grain and oilseed production is a mixed bag, with maize and sunflower seed figures rising, and those of soya bean and sorghum decreasing. […]