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Department of Agriculture

Department of Agriculture

Clean Audit

Western Cape Agriculture harvests another clean audit

Today, the Western Cape Department of Agriculture presented its Annual Report 2023/24 to the Western Cape Provincial Parliament (WCPP). The...

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Apples and Pears

Port inefficiencies cost apple and pear farmers R26 000 per hectare

“While we recognise that the Port of Cape Town (PoCT) management is implementing a terminal turn-around strategy and welcome the acquisition...

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Western Cape Provincial Vets week highlights the importance of veterinary services and promotes biosecurity

Saturday, 5 October 2024, marked the successful conclusion of another impactful Western Cape Provincial Vet’s Week, a testament to the...

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WC Agriculture and Case IH sign agreement to boost research and precision farming

The Western Cape Department of Agriculture (WCDoA) has signed a five-year Memorandum of Agreement with CASE IH, an agricultural machinery...

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National GDP growth indicate improving economic conditions in the WC economy

“The growth observed in 7 out of 10 national sectors, particularly in finance, energy, and construction, is encouraging and suggests the...

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Minister addresses French and German business chambers

On 26 August 2024, the Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism, Dr Ivan Meyer, addressed the German and...

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Direct export of horses to the EU resumes after 14 years, a boost for jobs

Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Dr Ivan Meyer, has welcomed the news that the export of thoroughbred horses from South Africa to the...

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The port of Cape Town is important to Western Cape’s economic growth and jobs

On Monday, 12 August 2024, Dr Ivan Meyer, the Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism, met with Transnet’s...

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Mr Mohale Sebopetsa

Dr Mohale Sebopetsa lives by the motto that states that today's problems can't be solved by the same level of thinking that created the...

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Dr Ivan Meyer

Minister Ivan Meyer grew up in Bishop Lavis, Cape Town. In his teenage years, his family moved to Vredenburg on the West Coast, where he...

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