Bruce L. Webber

Feb 26, 2024 | bizcommunity.com | Theo Evans |Bruce L. Webber

Training Force and Cheeba Cannabis Training recently partnered to equip a diverse group of 100 Eastern Cape local farmers with hemp knowledge, from cultivation to the value chain surrounding the production of industrial hemp.

Feb 22, 2024 | bizcommunity.com | Theo Evans |Bruce L. Webber

Search jobs During his 2024 Budget Speech, Minister of Finance, Enoch Gondwana announced an excise increase of 7.17% on wine, 7.17% on sparkling wine and 6.67% on brandy.

Feb 21, 2024 | bizcommunity.com | Theo Evans |Bruce L. Webber

The adoption, in 1996, of the Proactive Land Acquisition Strategy (PLAS) by the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) sparked optimism for a revitalised land redistribution effort. However, this optimism has waned as reports emerge of numerous underperforming farms and extensive fallow land still awaiting redistribution.

Feb 21, 2024 | bizcommunity.com | Amadou Diallo |Gavin Kelly |Theo Evans |Bruce L. Webber

Search jobs In response to concerns over the docking of the livestock carrier, Al Kuwait, at the Port of Cape Town, Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) took action to do a comprehensive assessment, considering animal welfare and safety. Al Kuwait docked on 18 February 2024; this docking aimed at securing essential supplies and conducting medical examinations and care for the animals on board.

Feb 16, 2024 | bizcommunity.com | Clive D. Roberts |Joe Hollis |Theo Evans |Bruce L. Webber

According to a new report by the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) tracking progress on food and agriculture-related Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) indicators in 2023, 15 years since the establishment of the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development, targets related to agriculture have either stagnated or regressed.