News and Speeches for Ministry of Agriculture
Minister Meyer welcomes amendments to section 29 of Alert Level 4 Regulations
30 June 2021I welcome the news that following my letter to the national Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, Thoko Didiza, Section 29 of the Alert Level-4 Covid-19 Lockdown Restrictions dated June 2021 have now been amended. Read More
Implement amendments to level four regulations to allow transportation of wine
29 June 2021Earlier today, I wrote to the National Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, Thoko Didiza, to request her assistance to address specific challenges of the Level-4 Covid-19 Lockdown Restrictions and, particularly, regarding its... Read More
Protecting and restoring our natural ecosystems will boost our economy
17 June 2021Today, the Western Cape joins the United Nations member states to celebrate Desertification and Drought Day. Read More
Ministers Didiza and Meyer commission Ebenhaeser irrigation scheme
15 June 2021On Saturday 12 June 2021, the National Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, Thoko Didiza and Western Cape Minister for Agriculture, Ivan Meyer, officially commissioned the Ebenhaeser Irrigation Scheme, West Coast District. Read More
Rural Safety Desk and Rural Safety Monitoring Dashboard tracks rural crime
15 June 2021Yesterday, the Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Dr Ivan Meyer, visited Raymond and Betty O’Grady, the elderly owners of the Hillcrest Berry Farm in Stellenbosch. They survived a vicious farm attack in the early hours of 21 August 2020. Read More
The GDP results show that Agriculture in the Western Cape remains resilient
10 June 2021South Africa’s economy increased by an annualised and adjusted quarterly growth rate of 4.6% in the first quarter of 2021, according to StatsSA’s latest report. This same report further indicated that the agricultural sector’s performance declined... Read More
WCDoA to host 10th International Symposium on Irrigation of Horticultural Crops
8 June 2021An expert group of approximately 120 international and South African irrigation and horticultural scientists will be warmly welcomed to Stellenbosch on 29 January 2023 for a four-day symposium at the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study... Read More
Minister Meyer welcomes EU designation of "Rooibos/Redbush"
7 June 2021Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Dr Ivan Meyer welcomes the announcement that the European Commission has approved the registration of the designation ‘Rooibos’/’Red Bush’ in its Register of Protected Designations of Origin and Protected... Read More
Western Cape Celebrates World Milk Day
1 June 2021Tomorrow, 1 June 2021, we join the world in celebrating World Milk Day. We do this by saluting our dairy industry for providing milk to our people, growing our food basket and contributing to South Africa’s economy. Read More
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