How will producers and agribusiness be affected if the agriculture sector cannot come up with a plan for land reform? In no way must food security be put at risk, says Agbiz CEO John Purchase.
- Farmer's Weekly
30.06.2015 / Agbiz in the news
MoreWhile there was reason for concern about the way government seemed to take "a new idea out of thin air" and run with it as a policy proposal, farmers should not become hopeless about the future. These proposals had to go through many processes before they could be accepted as policy, Dr John Purchase, CEO of AgBiz, told delegates at the recent AGM of the Canning Fruit Producers' Association, held in Worcester.
- Farmer's Weekly
26.06.2015 / Agbiz in the news
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MoreLandboukenners het vandeesweek wal gegooi oor nuusberigte dat die minister van landbou in die toekoms aan boere kan voorsê waarmee hulle moet boer. Dit is na bewering een van die implikasies van die beoogde Wetsontwerp oor die Bewaring en Ontwikkeling van Landbougrond. Kommentaar oor die wetsontwerp word tans deur die departement van landbou, bosbou en visserye verkry.
- Netwerk24
25.06.2015 / Agbiz in the news
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MoreRDLR Minister Gugile Nkwinti rejected opposition to announcement that land ownership by foreign nationals would be prohibited. The Banking Association of South Africa, Agbiz and Agri-SA argued against the policy - Business Day
24.06.2015 / Agbiz in the news
MoreSowat 397 000 nuwe grondeise, wat die land tot R179 miljard kan kos, moet verwag word, sê dr. John Purchase.
- Landbouweekblad
23.06.2015 / Agbiz in the news
MoreGovernment on Tuesday tried to alleviate jitters that the prohibition of land ownership by foreign nationals would drive away investors.
- IOL News
23.06.2015 / Agbiz in the news
MoreJohn Purchase, chief executive of Agbiz, said nontariff barriers, such as sanitary regulations, were often a greater barrier to trade than tariffs. “People are looking to use that as barriers to entry and South Africa is a part of that.”
- Mail&Guardian
19.06.2015 / Agbiz in the news
MoreReal GDP at market prices for the first quarter of 2015 increased by an annualised rate of 1,3%. This was well below Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene's GDP growth forecast for 2015 of 2% during his budget speech. At the time, Lindie Stroebel, agribusiness intelligence manager at Agbiz, told Farmer's Weekly that growth would probably not be much higher than 1,4%
12.06.2015 / Agbiz in the news
MoreGrain SA members, government officials, agricultural role players and other interested parties gathered on 4 and 5 March at NAMPO Park for the annual Grain SA Congress. The theme, “Sustainable grain production during the process of land reform”, promised to highlight important discussion points and encourage lively debate.
- Harvest SA
10.06.2015 / Agbiz in the news
MoreWell done to the organisers of the Pietermaritzburg Royal show for yet another splendid event. In its 165th year, the show manages to stay true to its character while keeping up with the times.
08.06.2015 / Agbiz in the news
MoreMet ’n gaping van 60 000 ton hoendervleis tussen wat Amerika wil hê en wat Suid-Afrika bereid is om op te offer, het die twee lande se regerings nou ingegryp by onderhandelings tussen die twee pluimveebedrywe.
- Landbouweekblad
05.06.2015 / Agbiz in the news
MoreAl is die deur nog nie finaal toe vir gesprekke oor grondplafonne nie, wil dit voorkom of die onderskeie partye nie hul standpunte daaroor gaan verander nie en of die kwessie uiteindelik in die Grondwethof sal draai.
- Landbouweekblad
05.06.2015 / Agbiz in the news
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MoreByna elke artikel oor grondhervorming begin met 'n aanhaling uit die mond van 'n belangrike rolspeler wat bevestig dat grondhervorming 'n belangrike politieke prioriteit is. Die artikels gaan dan voort om te verduidelik dat die vraag lankal nie meer is of grondhervorming moet plaasvind nie, maar eerder oor hoe dit gedoen moet word. Dus, hoe kan grondhervorming volhoubaar bestuur word sodat voedselsekerheid, die winsgewendheid van kommersiele boerderye en die reg op grondbesit in Suid-Afrika behoue bly en beskerm word?
01.06.2015 / Agbiz in the news
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MoreAlmost every article on land reform starts with a quote from an important role-player confirming that land reform is an important political priority. These articles explain that the issue at hand isn't whether land reform is necessary anymore, but rather how it should be done. In other words: how can land reform be managed sustain- ably to maintain and protect food security, the profitability of commercial farming and the right of land ownership in South Africa?
- FarmBiz
01.06.2015 / Agbiz in the news
MoreThe political environment has become a determining factor for most big business decisions.
- Opportunity
01.06.2015 / Agbiz in the news
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