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Western Cape signs partnerships with Agriculture Commodity Organisations

The Western Cape Department of Agriculture (WCDoA) and commodity partners met yesterday to renew their Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) for...

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Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Economic Development, and Tourism opens Africa Food Show 2025 with vision for growth and food security

Yesterday, 10 June 2025, the Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism, Dr Ivan Meyer, officially opened the...

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Western Cape farmers urged to remain alert following foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks in KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and Gauteng

Livestock farmers in the Western Cape are being urged to remain alert and exercise caution following new outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease...

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Western Cape Celebrates World Milk Day 2025

On Friday, 30 May 2025, the Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism, Dr Ivan Meyer, joined agricultural...

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National Government must reverse ban and support jobs in the cannabis and hemp industry

“The banning of cannabis will stifle the contribution the cannabis and hemp value chain can make to the economic, social and environmental...

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The lifting of the ban on the export of vegetables to Botswana is good news for Western Cape vegetable farmers and economy

Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism, Dr Ivan Meyer, welcomes the lifting of the ban on vegetable exports...

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Minister Ivan Meyer encourage First-Year students to prepare for Agricultural Sector

On Friday, 24 January 2025, the Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism welcomed first-year students to the...

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Elsenburg Agricultural Institute graduates inspire hope

On Saturday, 7 December 2024, 189 students graduated from the Elsenburg Agricultural Training Institute in Stellenbosch with qualifications...

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Lindie-Alet Van Staden names Western Cape Agri-Worker 2024

On Saturday, 2 November 2024, Lindie-Alet van Staden from L’Ormarins Wine Estate, Franschhoek, in the Cape Winelands, was named the Western...

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Western Cape Agriculture harvests another clean audit

Today, the Western Cape Department of Agriculture presented its Annual Report 2023/24 to the Western Cape Provincial Parliament (WCPP). The...

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