Media Release


15/5/2012
Media statement: First black woman to get a PhD in Agricultural Economics
First black woman to get a PhD in Agricultural Economics - It was with great pleasure and excitement that we read about the achievements of Dr Karabo Mabe in The New Age newspaper today (Tuesday, May 15, 2012).
9/5/2012
Media statement: DETECTION OF BACTROCERA INVADENS (Invader Fruit Fly) in the NORTHERN PART OF LIMPOPO PROVINCE
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) has discovered new detections of an invader fruit fly known as Bactrocera invadens – a quarantine pest - in Limpopo Province.
4/5/2012
Media statement: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries on the Cape Town press club Pieter van Dalen
The Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Ms Tina Joemat-Pettersson confirms her refusal to address the Cape Town Press Club earlier this morning after finding out that the DA's Pieter van Dalen would be sitting in.
26/3/2012
Media Release: Publication of the draft AgriBEE Sector Code
The Agricultural sector is set to undergo a radical transformation process following the gazetting of the Draft AgriBEE Sector Code by the Department of Trade and Industry (dti) today.
26/3/2012
Media Statement: Suspect foot and mouth disease in verena - no signs of disease found
A team of experts, which included epidemiologists from the National and the Gauteng Veterinary Services, was dispatched to a farm near Verena in the Thembisile Local Municipality close to Loskop Dam Nature Reserve, following reports of possible Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in the area.

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