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The Western Cape has created 95 000 new jobs in the past year
The Western Cape has created 95 000 new jobs in the past year, with the drought-hit agricultural sector showing promising signs of recovery.
By Anton Pretorius · 3 min read
Western Cape agriculture promotes sustainable resource use
Western Cape Department of Agriculture commemorates World Environment Day by encouraging the agricultural sector to adopt sustainable resource use.
By SA Wine Industry · 3 min read
What was the impact of the 2017-18 drought? - a case study using FruitLook data
In this article, the impact of the 2017-18 drought on the Western Cape agricultural sector is assessed using satellite-based data products available via FruitLo
By Ruben Goudriaan and co-workers · 9 min read
Climate change mitigation initiatives ensure food security and create job opportunities
“Climate change is real and severely impacts the agricultural sector,” said Ivan Meyer, Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism, during the debate on the climate crisis in the Western Cape Provincial Parliament on Thursday, 22 August 2024.
By SA Wine Industry · 3 min read
Premier Winde, cabinet laud the start of recovery for agriculture
On Wednesday (14 August), Premier Winde, Minister of Agriculture Ivan Meyer and the Western Cape cabinet met with representatives from the agricultural sector t
By Anton Pretorius · 3 min read
SAQA Accreditation for Elsenburg’s new National Diploma in Agriculture
Ivan Meyer, Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, announced on Wednesday, 16 October that the new National Diploma to be offered at the Western Cape Government’
By Anton Pretorius · 2 min read
Cape Winelands economy boosted with infrastructure investment
Photo Caption: Western Cape Minister of Transport and Public Works, Daylin Mitchell; Premier of the Western Cape, Alan Winde; Western Cape Minister of Agricultu
By SA Wine Industry · 2 min read
Western Cape exports R78bn worth of agri-products in 2020
According to his latest report on jobs and exports in the Western Cape, the Western Department of Agriculture’s agricultural economist, Tshepo Morokong, notes t
By SA Wine Industry · 2 min read
What is the SmartAgri project?
The Western Cape government’s SmartAgri project recently reached a milestone with the completion of the Climate Change framework for the Western Cape agricultur
By Edo Heyns · 4 min read
Fruit farms become tech-savvy
Today we live in a world of interconnectedness, the dawn of the “internet of everything” and shifting technological frontiers. Even the use of robotics on farms
By Sandile · 11 min read
