News and Speeches for Department of Agriculture
Pet owners are encouraged to be on the lookout for rabies
24 August 2021Yesterday, the Western Cape Department of Agriculture Veterinary Services confirmed that they had received laboratory results confirming rabies in two dogs in Khayelitsha in the City of Cape Town. Investigations are currently underway to determine... Read More
Minister Meyer welcomes the prospect of good export season for apples and pears
23 August 2021I welcome the news that the 2021 harvest season is finished with excellent crops realised. This augurs well for the 2021 export season. Read More
Cape Winelands economy receives boost with investment in infrastructure
18 August 2021Road infrastructure investment such as with the Ashton Arch Bridge in Ashton will boost the growing agricultural sector in the Cape Winelands, improving the condition under which the horticultural products are transported and the connectivity... Read More
West Coast Projects to be funded by Western Cape Agriculture
11 August 2021With much excitement, the Greenhands Community Food Garden project in Stompneus Bay on the West Coast and Middelpos Farm near Malmesbury received the news that the Western Cape Government will be funding their respective projects in this current... Read More
Minister Meyer pays tribute to VLV on Women's Day
9 August 2021On the eve of the celebration of Women’s Day 2021, I wish to pay tribute to the Cape Women Agricultural Association. Read More
Agricultural Workers get their jab
3 August 2021Today, the Western Cape Department of Agriculture’s research farm, Elsenburg, hosted a vaccination outreach to agri-workers on the farm and from surrounding areas. Read More
Agricultural Workers get their jab
30 July 2021Yesterday, Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Dr Ivan Meyer, visited the Western Cape Government’s Covid-19 vaccination facility at the Satellite Health Facility at Bovlei Farm in Wellington, where approximately 500 agri-workers lined up for... Read More
Move to Alert Level 3 will provide a welcomed boost to the wine industry
27 July 2021The move to Adjusted Alert Level 3 will provide a welcome boost to the Western Cape’s wine industry. This sector is a major employer in the Western Cape and has been under immense pressure. Read More
Western Cape observes World Youth Skills Day
15 July 2021Today, the Western Cape Department of Agriculture joins the United Nations in observing World Youth Skills Day. We do so by highlighting the training opportunities on offer and acknowledging the resilience and creativity of youth through the... Read More
Call for amendments to Level Four Regulations for online sales and deliveries
14 July 2021Given the current pandemic, we have to consider innovative ways to protect lives and livelihoods within the wine sector. Read More
WCDoA develops Smart Decision-Making tool for the Ostrich Industry
9 July 2021Earlier today, Dr Ivan Meyer, Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, launched the Ostrich Slaughter Planner, a smart technology tool developed by the Western Cape Department of Agriculture in response to the industry's need to streamline... Read More
WCDoA and key partners to host 9th World Congress on Conservation Agriculture
1 July 2021Following the recent announcement that the Western Cape Department of Agriculture will be hosting the International Symposium on Irrigation of Horticultural Crops in 2023 in Stellenbosch, another major international congress, The World Congress on ... Read More
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
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