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Business Insider SA [news]: Potato prices are up sharply, but they could stabilise – if the weather holds
“The current price surge is due to weaker potato harvests, particularly in the east and west Free State as well as some parts of the Northern Cape, all of which…
Read MoreSABI [news]: Lessons learned from a ram pump installation at a smallholder production site in KZN
“A partnership between Potatoes SA and the KZN Department of Agriculture and Environmental Affairs (now: KZN Department of Agriculture and Rural Development) was established in 2009 to mentor small-scale KZN…
Read MoreWhat does research mean to the potato producer? (Part 2): Control of leaf diseases
The outbreak of leaf diseases is climate driven, and fungicides are of utmost importance in controlling these diseases. For this reason, research in South Africa over recent decades has primarily…
Read MoreThe Sunday Times Final Edition – Business [News]: Have spud fanners had their chips?
To ensure a decent harvest, land used for cultivating potatoes needs to lie fallow for about four years before being replanted, Jacobs said, making these interventions vital. For more information…
Read MoreOFM [News]: Agri podcast
The import of potato chips, or “French fries” if you prefer, is posing a threat to the South African potato industry. This is according to Denene Erasmus, editor of Farmer’s…
Read MoreAgri News Podcast [News]: Potato producers negatively affected by imports
“The importation of potato chips, also known as French fries, is posing a threat to the South African potato industry. This is according to Denene Erasmus, editor of Farmer’s Weekly.…
Read MoreDaily Maverick [News]: Military veterans break new ground to set up agricultural co-op in E Cape
“A communal farming project is offering residents of poverty-stricken Libode village a way out… The project supplies local supermarkets with potatoes and is monitored by the Kei Fresh Produce Market,…
Read MoreFarmer’s Weekly [News]: 3 Minutes with Willie Jacobs
“My parents would tell me as a child that I had two ears for listening and one mouth for speaking. They were saying: listen carefully, make sure you understand the…
Read MoreImpact Radio, 103.0 FM [News, Audio]
“Going forward, more partnerships are needed to be formed to drive food security and transformation. This appeal was part of an address by the chief executive of Potatoes South Africa,…
Read MoreFarmer’s Weekly [News]: Africa’s food crisis – A sad, familiar song
“The conversations have all been had, over and over again; all the research has been done; and Africa has all the resources required to achieve food security and sovereignty, but…
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