Daily Archives: 20 April 2020

Canada asks government to create emergency fund for farmers

The Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) is asking the federal government for “immediate, meaningful help” ...

20
Apr
Smithfield Foods closes two more processing facilities

By Aidan Fortune, GlobalMeatnews.com US processor Smithfield Foods has revealed it will close two more ...

20
Apr
Not enough want to work on British farms

Finding enough summertime labour has often been a struggle for British farmers. Factory workers used ...

20
Apr
#Covid19: Mitigating the impact on global food trade

When acting to protect the health and well-being of their citizens, countries should ensure that ...

20
Apr
A big thumbs up for #YesMrPresident campaign

SAPPO’s #YesMrPresident Facebook campaign has received great support to date and SAPPO would like to ...

20
Apr
BFAP briefs on COVID-19

COVID-19 has caused widespread turmoil and volatility since the start of 2020 and the measures ...

20
Apr
See that your workers are safe with this YouTube video by pig333

In light of the unprecedented challenges the world are currently facing as a result of ...

20
Apr
Agriculture after the pandemic

Wandile Sihlobo, Agbiz After suffering severe labour shortages due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it seems ...

20
Apr
What policy interventions have been implemented to support SA agriculture?

Wandile Sihlobo, Agbiz It is crucial to assist small-scale farmers that were already struggling prior ...

20
Apr
Riots spark fear over safety of food transporters

Sabrina Dean, Farmer’s Weekly Prior to the national lockdown to contain the spread of the ...

20
Apr
Food Lover’s Market thanks farmers for their contribution to feeding SA

Brian Coppin, CEO of Food Lover’s Market, thanked farmers for their contribution to feed South ...

20
Apr