Chris Hani Co-operative Development Centre

06/02/2024

17/08/2022

Call for applications to participate in the EC farmer support, below a link for application forms.

Deadline for applications is 9 September 2022.

http://www.drdar.gov.za/.../FARMER-SUPPORT-APPLICATION

14/07/2022

01/12/2021

Today, December 1, is World Day.

We stand with people living with HIV worldwide, and join the call to put an end to the threat of AIDS as well as discrimination towards people living with the illness.

From us at the Chris Hani Co-operative Development Centre.

01/10/2021

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Soil health: farming with nature, guided by science

Changing to a healthier production system may pose new challenges, but is worthwhile in the long run.

Changing to a healthier production system may pose new challenges, but is worthwhile in the long run. Glenneis Kriel spoke to a number of influencers and pioneers about making the switch.

24/09/2021

Happy Heritage Day!

17/09/2021

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Tuberculosis in cattle

Tuberculosis (TB) can occur in many animals (cattle, sheep, goats, chickens, pigs, dogs, and wildlife such as lions, baboons and buffaloes), but this article focuses mainly on TB in cattle, which is termed bovine TB.

Tuberculosis is an important zoonotic disease that spreads slowly in animal populations.

10/09/2021

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Irrigation systems for undercover cropping:

Maximising -use efficiency in South African undercover crop farming operations has become both a and moral imperative.

Maximising water-use efficiency in South African undercover crop farming operations has become both a financial and moral imperative. But selecting the most appropriate undercover irrigation technologies can be a challenge in itself. Three local experts shared their advice on this increasingly compl...

03/09/2021

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Budgeting basics: Every successful farm has one

A comprehensive and all-inclusive is critical to the success of any operation:

https://www.farmersweekly.co.za/farm-basics/how-to-business/budgeting-basics-every-successful-farm-has-one/ .

A comprehensive and all-inclusive budget is critical to the success of any production operation, according to Anche Suurd, an agricultural economist at NWK. Without this basic financial tool, it is extremely difficult to obtain a clear idea of the actual performance of the business, or sustainably c...