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News and Speeches for Department of Agriculture

Minister Meyer thanks farmers and agri workers for continued food production

6 April 2020

Minister Ivan Meyer thanks farmers and agri workers for continued food production and taking steps to stop the spread of Covid-19 Read More

Minister Meyer in support of work being done by WC Department of Agriculture

1 April 2020

Media Release by Minister Ivan Meyer in support of work being done by the Western Cape Department of Agriculture and its Stakeholders Read More

Western Cape received an additional R25 million in drought support

20 March 2020

Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Dr Ivan Meyer has expressed his gratitude on the news that the Western Cape will be receiving an additional am Read More

Western Cape Department of Agriculture Budget 2020/21

20 March 2020

Yesterday, the Western Cape Provincial Department of Agriculture’s 2020/2021 Budget of R970,556 million was tabled in the Western Cape Legislature.< Read More

New Head of Agriculture for Western Cape

9 March 2020

Dr Ivan Meyer, Provincial Minister of Agriculture in the Western Cape, has officially announced Dr Mogale Sebopetsa as the new Head of the Western C Read More

Minister Ivan Meyer welcomes decision to declare the drought a national disaster

5 March 2020

Western 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 2020

The 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 2019

The 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 2019

I 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 2019

The 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 2019

WHAT IS THE PRODUCER/FARMER REGISTER (PFR)? Read More

Western Cape launches Producer-Farmer Register

21 November 2019

Today, 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

Agribusiness Investment Unit secures R350 million worth of investment deals for

5 November 2019

I 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 2019

Yesterday, 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 2019

Western Cape Agriculture Veterinary Laboratory Services maintains international accreditation Read More

Western Cape DAFF Female Entrepreneur winners announced

7 August 2019

On 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 2019

Earlier 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 2019

Close 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

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