News and Speeches for Department of Agriculture
Minister Ivan Meyer welcomes decision to declare the drought a national disaster
5 March 2020Western Cape Minister for Agriculture in the Western Cape, Dr Ivan Meyer welcomes the announcement made yesterday by the National Minister of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs to declare the drought a national disaster. Read More
Veterinary Services Portfolio boosted by bio-safety Level 3 Laboratory
29 January 2020The Western Cape’s veterinary laboratory services boosted their portfolio significantly with the addition of a Biosafety Level 3 mobile laboratory, which was introduced this morning by the Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Dr Ivan Meyer. Read More
Western Cape Minister of Agriculture congratulates Elsenburg graduates
13 December 2019The Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Dr Ivan Meyer congratulates the class of 2019 who recently graduated from the Western Cape Government’s Elsenburg Agricultural Training Institute. Read More
Ivan Meyer calls on retail companies to support our farmers and farm workers
2 December 2019I am calling on all major retail companies who benefitted massively from Black Friday to back government and agricultural organizations’ drought relief efforts. The drought continues to threaten farmers and farm workers putting food security at... Read More
Drone Users Conference 2019
21 November 2019The Western Cape Department of Agriculture in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme-GEF5 Sustainable Land Management project, the Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) and Department of Environment, Fisheries and Forestry (DEFF)... Read More
Producer-Farmer Register (PFR)
21 November 2019WHAT IS THE PRODUCER/FARMER REGISTER (PFR)? Read More
Western Cape launches Producer-Farmer Register
21 November 2019Today, I launched the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) Western Cape’s Producer/Farmer Register (PFR) at the Western Cape Department’s Research Farm, Langgewens, outside Malmesbury. Read More
Conviction of Robertson man for terrorising farming community welcomed
11 November 2019Voice Clips: Read More
Agribusiness Investment Unit secures R350 million worth of investment deals for
5 November 2019I am pleased to announce that Wesgro, the Western Cape Government's mandated international trade and investment promotion agency, has helped secure Read More
Premier Winde and cabinet laud the start of recovery for agriculture
15 August 2019Yesterday, Premier Winde, Minister of Agriculture Ivan Meyer and the Western Cape cabinet met with representatives from the agricultural sector to d Read More
Western Cape Agriculture Veterinary Laboratory Services maintains international
12 August 2019Western Cape Agriculture Veterinary Laboratory Services maintains international accreditation Read More
Western Cape DAFF Female Entrepreneur winners announced
7 August 2019On the eve of Women’s Day 2019, the Western Cape Department of Agriculture recently held its annual Female Entrepreneur Awards Ceremony in Stellenbosch on Friday night, honouring the many hard-working women in the sector and the role they play in... Read More
Western Cape Minister of Agriculture visits farming projects in the Cape Metro
5 July 2019Earlier today Western Cape Minister of Agriculture Dr Ivan Meyer, visited two agriculture projects currently supported by the Western Cape Departmen Read More
Western Cape Department of Agriculture scoops another award for SmartAgri plan
1 July 2019Close on the heels of being awarded with the 2018 Premier Service Excellence Award Gold in the Category Best Implemented Plan, the SmartAgri plan of Read More
Ministers Meyer and Fritz welcome the arrest of Klapmuts farm attack suspects
13 June 2019Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Dr Ivan Meyer and Minister of Community Safety Adv Albert Fritz welcome the news that Western Cape police have Read More
Ministerial Rural Safety Committee to be established in response to farm attacks
30 May 2019Following a meeting between Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Dr Ivan Meyer and Western Cape Minister of Community Safety, Adv. Read More
Minister Alan Winde Addresses Farmer and Farm Worker Dialogue Workshop
10 June 2014Minister Winde identifies agricultural sector as a key economic area and encourages open dialogue to foster business growth. Read More
African Horse Sickness Case in Robertson
5 May 2014There has still only been the one confirmed case of African Horse Sickness (AHS) in the Robertson area. Census and clinical surveillance is still underway by State officials and through the work of private veterinarians. Read More
African Horse Sickness Update
5 May 2014In total there have been a total of 23 affected properties as a result of the African Horse Sickness (AHS) outbreak in 2014 in the Porterville and Wellington region of the Western Cape. In total, 66 confirmed cases have been identified with 10... Read More
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