January 2022

Positive outlook for apple and pear exports good for the economy and jobs

According to the Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Dr Ivan Meyer, the current outlook for apple and pear exports indicate a sector recovering from the impact of the drought and contributing to economic recovery and job creation. Meyer: “The horticultural sector was the only sector with a positive real gross income growth of 9% year […]

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African Swine Fever detected in Southern Cape

Following the laboratory confirmation that African Swine  Fever (ASF) has been detected in Thembalethu, George in the Southern Cape, the Western Cape Department of Agriculture’s State Veterinary Services has served a quarantine notice on pig farmers in the area. AFS was also detected in  KwaNonqaba outside Mossel Bay earlier this month. The quarantine notice urges

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