GENERAL | ALGEMEEN
Pieter & Tshepo
DID YOU KNOW?
Ants are among
very few animals
known to cultivate
crops and livestock.
At least 210 ant species are fungus
farmers, chewing up organic matter to
fertilise crops.
Some even protect their crops with pes
ticides, growing bacteria that produce
specialised antibiotics to suppress
fungal garden parasites.
According to 2015 research, certain
kinds of ants can control agricultural
pests as efficiently as synthetic
pesticides.
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Agricultural Economist
Speaking on the impact of the fuel price
hike on agriculture.
‶ It is estimated that a R1/ litre
increase in fuel costs equates to
JAPIE GROBLER
Voorsitter van die Agri Securitas
Trustfonds
FRANCOIS STRYDOM
These costs manifest differently Oor innovasie en produsente se behoeftes.
planting, harvesting and distribu- die produsent wil eintlik nie ’n
per year for the agricultural sector. Senwes HUB
across the various industries from ‶ Ons verkoop ’n trekker, maar
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trekker hê nie. Hy soek eintlik
Nadat trustfondsgeld vir die beskerming
van produsente en hul plaaswerkers bewil-
lig is. PETER O’HALLORAN
mingsmaatreël ingespan word, is On the Carbon Tax Bill to be implemented
in 2019 and how farmers can benefit from
carbon credits.
nie ’n waarborg dat ’n plaasaanval
of misdaad nie sal plaasvind nie.
Maar dit kan ’n aanval vertraag
’n geploegte land. Wanneer jy
oplossings verkoop, verkoop jy
SA Tax Specialist
‶ Two aspects of the new tax
should be of interest to South
of bemoeilik om die individu die African farmers. Credits can be
weer. Sonder hierdie ondersteu “sinks”, plants that use conside
geleentheid te bied om dit af te obtained by growing carbon
ning sou dit ’n onmoontlike taak rable CO 2 . Using other forms of
gewees het om ons boere en
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plaaswerkers te help beskerm.
Source: https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/
animals/blogs/amazing-antics-ants
a R1 billion increase in input costs
tion to packaging.
‶ Die tegnologie wat as besker-
Ants and humans both have to deal
with infectious diseases caused by
bacteria. Instead of heading to a doctor.
However, some ant species produce
their own antibiotic medications on the
surfaces of their bodies.
energy can also lower the opera-
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tional costs of the farm.
maksimale tyd op ’n trekker en
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alles wat produsente benodig.
BILL AND MELINDA GATES
FOUNDATION
When they announced nearly $200 million
in new agriculture grants, bringing the
foundation total to over $2 billion.
‶ Investments in agriculture are
the best weapons against hunger
and poverty, and they have made
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life better for billions of people.
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