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Farm workers earn through carbon credit programme

15 Dec, 2016 admin #carbon , #farmers , #soil , #soilcarbon , #southafrica , #spier , #westerncape

Twenty-seven employees of the Spier wine estate, in Stellenbosch, have, through a climate change mitigation initiative, shared half the R204 000 paid out from carbon credits – derived from practicing regenerative farming on a section of the organically certified wine farm. An average of R4 000 was given to each worker, with those managing the […]

Drought to impact WC agriculture production by 10%

27 Jan, 2016 admin #agriculture , #drought , #harvest , #westerncape

The ongoing drought conditions in the Western Cape will reduce animal, crop and horticultural production by as much as 10%, which will have a significant impact on the price of consumer goods, Western Cape Economic Opportunities Minister Alan Winde warns. At a Minister and Members of Executive Council meeting, held in Pretoria last week, Winde […]