western cape agriculture

Partnerships and collaboration are key to enhancing rural safety

On Friday, 2 June 2023, Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Dr Ivan Meyer, and the Western Cape Minister of Police Oversight and Community Safety, Reagen Allen, chaired the Western Cape  Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) quarterly meeting on Rural Safety at Elsenburg, Stellenbosch. A key theme of the meeting was the importance of partnership and collaboration to […]

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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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Food gardens give households affordable access to food, dignity and wellbeing

On Sunday, 16 October 2022, the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organisation and the rest of the world commemorate World Food Day. According to the Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Dr Ivan Meyer, World Food Day is about placing the focus on food insecurity. Meyer said: “It is about highlighting the devastating scourge of hunger.

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