Departmental News

Western Cape is committed to the mainstreaming of GIS technology

“The WCDoA’s CapeFarmMapper application has become synonymous with evidence-based and spatially informed decision-making in the Western Cape Department of Agriculture, ” said the Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Dr Ivan Meyer, as the world celebrates GIS (Geographic Information Systems) Day on 16 November 2022. GIS Day is an annual event held worldwide to celebrate the rapidly

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Nigel Klaasen from Elgin wins Western Cape Prestige Agri-Worker of the Year

Nigel Klaasen, a junior production manager on the farm Fruitways Glen Elgin in Elgin, was announced as the 2022 Western Cape Prestige Agri-Awards winner at the annual gala dinner held on Saturday, 5 November 2022, at the Grandwest Complex in Goodwood. Klaasen won prizes to the value of approximately R100 000, including an overseas study

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Western Cape Vets vaccinate 18 000 dogs during Rabies Awareness Campaign

State veterinarians and animal technicians attached to the Western Cape Department of Agriculture vaccinated almost 18 000 dogs last month as part of the annual rabies campaign. Western Cape Minister of Agriculture Dr Ivan Meyer said that his department provides rabies vaccines for animals in informal and indigent communities across the province. Meyer said: “Veterinary

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