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Western Cape launches the 2023 Western Cape Prestige Agri Worker Competition

Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Dr Ivan Meyer, has launched the 2023 Western Cape Prestige Agri-Worker Competition in Hermanus in the Overberg District. The regional leg of the competition, which will be held across 16 regions within the Western Cape, kicks off in June 2023. Participants will compete across 11 categories: general worker, driver, irrigation …

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Feathhers of ostriches that achied 26 and 41 k prices

Focus on quality at the 19th Annual Ostrich Auction supports growth and jobs

Two ostriches owned by  PJ Terblanche & Sons were sold for record prices at the Western Cape Department of Agriculture’s (WCDoA) 19th annual ostrich auction on 20 April 2023. The male and female pair was sold for R26 000 and R41 000, respectively. Male ostriches from the Oudtshoorn Research Farm received an average price of …

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Minister Meyer & CEO Hendri Truter

A functional veterinary services is crucial to the agricultural sector

“A functional professional veterinary service is critical to the agricultural sector as our veterinarians play an essential role in protecting animals and the public against zoonotic diseases and diseases of economic importance”, said Western Cape Minister of Agriculture Dr Ivan Meyer during his recent visit to the Deli-Co Farmstyle Family Butchery in  Riebeeck Kasteel. Minister …

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Mogale Sebopetsa (WCDoA) Willie Jacobs (Potato SA) and Darryl Jacobs (WCDoA)

Western Cape signs Memorandum of Understanding with Potatoes SA

The Western Cape Department of Agriculture (WCDoA) and Potatoes SA recently signed a 3-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Potatoes are the most common staple food consumed by most people in South Africa to prepare various meals. This sector employs an average of 55 000 people. The country’s leading producing regions of potatoes are Limpopo, Free …

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