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Govt's agriculture plan to create over 70,000 new jobs
According to the document, 6,500 new SMMEs will be created in the sector, there will be an additional 71,487 jobs, and animal production is set to expand by 611...
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Agri minister says new master plan will increase farming investment, create jobs
Agriculture Minister Thoko Didiza signed what's been touted as a 'master plan' on Thursday which sets out to increase investment in farming.
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Didiza: SA won't run out of sugar due to KZN flood damage
Agriculture Minister Thoko Didiza said that a committee had been set up in KwaZulu-Natal to look at immediate interventions for farmers after the floods.
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Foot-and-mouth disease wreaking havoc on farm and communal areas
Agriculture Minister Thoko Didiza said the country has been currently battling at least 56 foot-and-mouth outbreaks.
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SA currently battling 56 outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease - Didiza
Foot-and-mouth disease is affecting farms and communal areas in the Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, the North West and Gauteng.
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Didiza announces support for subsistence farmers
Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Thoko Didiza on Monday announced interventions to support subsistence farmers through the Presidential Employment Stimulus initiative.
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Government announces R1 billion boost for subsistence farmers
Agriculture Minister Thoko Didiza said that more than 75 people - mainly women whose production was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic - would benefit from the programme.
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Female farmers march to Parly to demand farm land
The demonstrators handed over a memorandum. They also wanted to meet with Land Reform and Rural Development Thoko Didiza.
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700,000 hectares of state-owned land now available to the public
Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, Thoko Didiza, said in the next two weeks, government would issue advertisement notices of 896 farms totalling 700,000 hectares of under-utilised or vacant state land.
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Didiza: Women farmers will be prioritised in govt procurement processes
The minister held a virtual dialogue on Monday with women in the sector who raised many issues centering around the lack of land.
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COVID-19: Livestock most requested from agriculture disaster fund, says Didiza
Government has set aside R1.2 billion for farmers struggling amid the coronavirus lockdown.
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Didiza: Panic buying may lead to unnecessary food price hikes
Speaking at a briefing in Pretoria on Monday, the Agriculture Minister announced interventions in the agricultural sector to ensure continued food production during the COVID-19 outbreak and beyond.
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Minister Didiza outlines plans aimed at continued food production
Following the coronavirus lockdown in South Africa, Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Thoko Didiza announced plans to assist the agriculture industry to ensure continued food production.
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Didiza warns panic buying will hinder entire supply chain
From Friday morning, the country will go into a 21-day lockdown as government tries to curb the spread of COVD-19, which has killed almost 20,000 people around the world.
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District Six working comm provides feedback on restitution plan
In December, Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Thoko Didiza submitted a plan on the redevelopment of District Six to the Land Claims Court for residents who lodged claims between 1994 and 1998.
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Cabinet explains why it’s rejected land reform fund for expropriation
Cabinet has rejected a recommendation to form a land reform fund to assist with the expropriation of land without expropriation.
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Minister Didiza visits troubled Mthwalume area
In recent weeks, land and sugar cane fields belonging to the Mathulini Communal Property Association were set alight resulting in damage estimated at around R3 million.
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Didiza turns to MECs to help combat African swine flu
The minister met with her Gauteng, North West Mpumalanga counterparts on Saturday to address the status of the situation.
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District Six claimants ready to work with Didiza following court ruling
Last week, the Land Claims Court found former Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane didn’t comply with a court order to come up with a proper plan for restitution, shifting that responsibility to her successor.
