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Invitation for Public Comments: Draft Plant Health (Phytosanitary) Policy, published in the Government Gazette (Staatskoerant) on the 26 April 2012 - download the document here.
IMPORTANT notice to all service providers
2012 Western Cape Cabinet
Equine Census 2012
Anwers to questions w.r.t. the 2012 Equine Census can be downloaded here.
Agricultural Survey 2010
The survey can be viewed here.
Trilingual Agricultural Dictionary
Awarded Bids
Awarded Bids can be downloaded here.
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Confused by an acronym used in these pages or other government communication? This page may help!
Links to websites of agricultural events, festivals, shows
AGRI-YOUTH:
Careers, info, games and more
Your weather today
Dam levels
Western Cape Water: For dam levels click here
LATEST NEWS
Khayelitsha food garden visit
"I love supporting winning projects", Gerrit van Rensburg, Western Cape Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development said during a working lunch with the Masiphile Peace Garden in Khayelitsha. Van Rensburg handed over a new nursery and seeds worth R18 000 to the project. Download the full Media Release here.
"Gerrit van Rensburg, Western Cape Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development hands over a new nursery to Nobantu Gwabeni (left) of the Masiphile Peace Garden in Khayelitsha"
Photo by Wouter Kriel
2012/04/23
Grassland Society of Southern Africa Congress 2012
47th Annual Congress, 16 to 20 July 2012, Club Mykonos, Langebaan, Western Cape
Several special sessions, symposia and workshops are being organised in addition to the standard sessions. Further details will become available over the coming weeks BUT if you would like to submit an idea, please do so as soon as possible. Organisers of special sessions, symposia, workshops, etc. are encouraged to publish contributions in a special issue of the African Journal of Range and Forage Science. Remember that page charges for all papers published by members of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa will be ZERO!!
For more information on the GSSA Congress visit the following link: http://www.grassland.org.za/events/annual-congress/gssa-congress-2012
Budget Speech 2012
Click on the image to download Minister Gerrit van Rensburg's speech.
2012-03-27
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Climate Change
Services
- Veterinary laboratory services
- Plant production laboratory services
- Pest monitor
- Weather analysis Agri-Outlook - November 2011
- Market analysis
- Agricultural statistics
- Frequently Asked Questions - FAQ
Special interest
- Climate Change
Climate change is widely recognised as the most serious environmental threat to our planet. - read more here. - PROVIDE project
The Provincial Decision-Making Enabling (PROVIDE) Project is a national project to facilitate policy decision-making. - Water and biodiversity
The Western Cape is particularly vulnerable in terms of surface water as well as biodiversity. Have a look here for links to our activities relating to water and biodiversity.
Media
At the Department of Agriculture, much information can be downloaded by using the following links:- Information sheets
Information sheets provide information about animals production and diseases, plant production and diseases, and many other topics of agricultural interest. - Agri-Probe
Our quarterly magazine, fully downloadable. - Radio Elsenburg
Afrikaans radio programmes from Radio Sonder Grense - Official Publications
Official publications, such as the Annual Report, Strategic plans, etc. - Other publications
Includes guides, strategic documents, collaborative publications with other stakeholders. - Daily Media
All media articles in various publications.
Training & Youth
Agricultural training is offered by the Department at the ELSENBURG Agricultural Training Institute.
ELSENBURG Agricultural Training Institute.Check out what agriculture offers in terms of career opportunities here.
YOUNG PROFESSIONALS PROGRAMME
Please note: only applications in response to an advertisement, will be considered.
INTERNSHIP PROGRAMME
Please note: only applications in response to an advertisement, will be considered.
Subsistance and Small Holder Farmers
Land reform enquiries
Food gardens - we can help you set up a food garden
Ministry of Agriculture
- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
- Recent news
- Recent speeches
- Photo gallery
- 2012 budget speech
Programmes
What do we do? Click below for a summary and contact details:- Sustainable Resource Management
- Research and Technology Development Services
- Farmer Support and Development
- Rural Development Coordination
- Agricultural Economic Services
- Structured Agricultural Education and Training
- Veterinary Services
Research Snippets
Research Snippets gives you a regular short and conscise update on all recent research results and general management practices in order to increase efficiency and production. It will mainly cover the following fields: sheep; milk herds; ostriches and aquaculture. Research Snippets can be downloaded here.
Navorsing Brokkies gee jou op 'n gereelde basis kort beriggies oor navorsings resultate of algemene bestuursaspekte met die uitsluitlike doel om die algehele doeltreffendheid van produksie te verhoog. Dit sal die velde skape, melkbeeste, volstruise en akwakultuur insluit. Navorsing Brokkies kan hier afgelaai word.
