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Western Cape Government champions Blended Finance as a catalyst for agricultural transformation

Today, 9 September 2025, Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism, Dr Ivan Meyer, addressed over 250 farmers...

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Western Cape celebrates Women in Agriculture at 2025 Entrepreneur Awards

On Thursday, 28 August 2025, the Western Cape Department of Agriculture hosted the prestigious Women Entrepreneur Awards 2025 at the...

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Avian Influenza detected in Western Cape: Public urged to stay alert, not alarmed

The Western Cape Department of Agriculture (WCDoA) wishes to alert poultry farmers and the general public to new outbreaks of high...

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Exports are the cornerstone of the Western Cape Government’s Growth for Jobs Strategy

The Western Cape Government today reaffirmed its commitment to accelerating export-led economic growth at the West Coast Export Seminar held...

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Canada – The door is open to the Western Cape

“The door is open to the Western Cape for Canada to boost investment,” was the key message from a high-level meeting between Canada’s...

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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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