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Agriculture’s Q2 2023 GDP Performance is great news for the Western Cape

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According to Statistics South Africa’s (StatsSA) recently announced GDP figures South Africa’s economic performance in the second quarter of 2023 increased by 0.6% and was driven by growth in nine of the ten industries. Nationally, agriculture (incl. Forestry and Fisheries) increased by 4.2 %, contributing 0.1% to the gross domestic product (GDP). As highlighted by […]

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Western Cape contributes 22% to farm employment in SA but AGOA remains a threat

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“Agriculture in the Western Cape continues to create jobs in a tough environment,” said Western Cape Provincial Minister of Agriculture, Dr Ivan Meyer. Minister Meyer was commenting on StatsSA’s latest release of South Africa’s Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) which confirmed South Africa’s official unemployment rate of 32.6% in the second quarter of 2023. The

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Western Cape holds Rabies Vaccination Campaign in Mossel Bay

Announcement, Diseases, Rabies Awareness /

The Western Cape Department of Agriculture‘s Veterinary Services is undertaking a rabies vaccination campaign in the Mossel Bay area from 17 to 27 July 2023. George State Veterinarian Dr Leana Janse van Rensburg said that since last year there has been an upsurge in outbreaks of rabies in the Eastern Cape. Dr Janse van Rensburg:

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Western Cape Minister of Agriculture addresses Citrusdal Farmers

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Yesterday, 13 June 2023, the Western Cape Provincial Minister of Agriculture, Dr Ivan Meyer addressed the Olynfenboschkraal Farmers’ Association in Citrusdal. During his address, Minister Meyer highlighted that he had five priorities for agriculture in the Western Cape. Minister Meyer said: ‘When I became the Western Cape provincial Minister of Agriculture, I immediately set five

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