News archive - June-2015
Plan ‘verdeel landbou oor klas- en raslyne’
DIE voorgestelde verbod op buitelandse grondeienaarskap het die landbougemeenskap oor klas- en raslyne verdeel, het Gugile Nkwinti, minister van landelike ontwikkeling en grondhervorming, gesê.
25.06.2015 / Agbiz in the news
Land Commission receives over 50,000 claims
A total of 55,973 land claims have been lodged to the Land Claims Commission, since government re-opened the restitution claims process last year, Rural Development and Land Reform Minister, Gugile Nkwinti, announced on Tuesday. "As of 15 April 2015, a total of 55,973 claims have been lodged with the Commission. This represents 70% of the 79,696 claims lodged over a period of four years in the previous window, confirming that reopening the Restitution process was indeed the right thing to do," he said.
Hokaai met kritiek op nuwe landbouwet
Landboukenners het vandeesweek wal gegooi oor nuusberigte dat die minister van landbou in die toekoms aan boere kan voorsê waarmee hulle moet boer. Dit is na bewering een van die implikasies van die beoogde Wetsontwerp oor die Bewaring en Ontwikkeling van Landbougrond. Kommentaar oor die wetsontwerp word tans deur die departement van landbou, bosbou en visserye verkry.
Grond: ‘Beleid sal beleggers geensins vervreem’
Die voorgestelde verbod op buitelandse grond­eienaarskap het die landbou­gemeenskap oor klasse- en ­rasse-lyne heen verdeel, aldus Gugile Nkwinti, minister van landelike ontwikkeling en grondhervorming.
24.06.2015 / Agbiz in the news
Minister firm on farm size limit, despite opposition
RDLR Minister Gugile Nkwinti rejected opposition to announcement that land ownership by foreign nationals would be prohibited. The Banking Association of South Africa, Agbiz and Agri-SA argued against the policy - Business Day
Tot 397 000 nuwe grondeise verwag
Sowat 397 000 nuwe grondeise, wat die land tot R179 miljard kan kos, moet verwag word, sê dr. John Purchase.
23.06.2015 / Agbiz in the news
Nkwinti defends foreign land ownership
Government on Tuesday tried to alleviate jitters that the prohibition of land ownership by foreign nationals would drive away investors.
- IOL News
US meat imports not quite a done deal
John Purchase, chief executive of Agbiz, said nontariff barriers, such as sanitary regulations, were often a greater barrier to trade than tariffs. “People are looking to use that as barriers to entry and South Africa is a part of that.”
19.06.2015 / Agbiz in the news
Nene 'overoptimistic' about economic growth prospects
Real GDP at market prices for the first quarter of 2015 increased by an annualised rate of 1,3%. This was well below Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene's GDP growth forecast for 2015 of 2% during his budget speech. At the time, Lindie Stroebel, agribusiness intelligence manager at Agbiz, told Farmer's Weekly that growth would probably not be much higher than 1,4%
12.06.2015 / Agbiz in the news
Emphasing sustainable grain production during the process of land reform
Grain SA members, government officials, agricultural role players and other interested parties gathered on 4 and 5 March at NAMPO Park for the annual Grain SA Congress. The theme, “Sustainable grain production during the process of land reform”, promised to highlight important discussion points and encourage lively debate.
- Harvest SA
10.06.2015 / Agbiz in the news
'Stick to your knitting'
Well done to the organisers of the Pietermaritzburg Royal show for yet another splendid event. In its 165th year, the show manages to stay true to its character while keeping up with the times.
08.06.2015 / Agbiz in the news
Regerings ook nou in hoenderkryt
Met ’n gaping van 60 000 ton hoendervleis tussen wat Amerika wil hê en wat Suid-Afrika bereid is om op te offer, het die twee lande se regerings nou ingegryp by onderhandelings tussen die twee pluimveebedrywe.
05.06.2015 / Agbiz in the news
Plafonne bestem vir grondwethof
Al is die deur nog nie finaal toe vir gesprekke oor grondplafonne nie, wil dit voorkom of die onderskeie partye nie hul standpunte daaroor gaan verander nie en of die kwessie uiteindelik in die Grondwethof sal draai.
Agbiz political agri-economics report
RSG Geldsake interviewed Lindie Stroebel of Agbiz on the objectives and findings of the new political agri-economy report. The first report is almost like a status quo – Agbiz created a background of the political environment that will act as a basis for the next reports.
Klimaat laat sakevertroue daal
Algemene landboutoestande en veral die klimaat is een van die redes vir die daling in agri-besighede se sakevertroue in dié sektor. Agri-besighede se sakevertroue was in die eerste kwartaal van vanjaar 12% laer as ʼn jaar gelede en 3% laer as in die vorige kwartaal.
02.06.2015 / Agbiz in the news
Stuur jou bootjie in die
Byna elke artikel oor grondhervorming begin met 'n aanhaling uit die mond van 'n belangrike rolspeler wat bevestig dat grondhervorming 'n belangrike politieke prioriteit is. Die artikels gaan dan voort om te verduidelik dat die vraag lankal nie meer is of grondhervorming moet plaasvind nie, maar eerder oor hoe dit gedoen moet word. Dus, hoe kan grondhervorming volhoubaar bestuur word sodat voedselsekerheid, die winsgewendheid van kommersiele boerderye en die reg op grondbesit in Suid-Afrika behoue bly en beskerm word?
01.06.2015 / Agbiz in the news
Land reform boat afloat
Almost every article on land reform starts with a quote from an important role-player confirming that land reform is an important political priority. These articles explain that the issue at hand isn't whether land reform is necessary anymore, but rather how it should be done. In other words: how can land reform be managed sustain- ably to maintain and protect food security, the profitability of commercial farming and the right of land ownership in South Africa?
The political environment has become a determining factor for most big business decisions.