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**First Black Woman to get a PhD in Agricultural Economics**
First black woman to get a PhD in Agricultural Economics - It was with great pleasure and excitement that we read about the achievements of Dr Karabo Mabe in The New Age newspaper today (Tuesday, May 15, 2012). read more
**The 2012 National Arbor City Award Competition for Municipalities.**
The Department of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries, in association with the Institute for Environment and Recreation Management (IERM) and Total South Africa, invite all category B (local municipalities) and metropolitan municipalities to enter the National Arbor City Award Competition. ....read more
The Minister of DAFF, Ms Tina Joemat-Pettersson confirms her refusal to address the Cape Town Press Club.
The Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Ms Tina Joemat-Pettersson confirms her refusal to address the Cape Town Press Club earlier this morning after finding out that the DA's Pieter van Dalen would be sitting in...read more
Draft Plant Health (Phytosanitary) Policy comments invitation.
Ms Tina Joemat-Petterson: Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries hereby invites all interested institutions, organisations and individuals to submit written comments on the draft Plant Health (Phytosanitary) Policy..read more
**Budget Vote 2012**
Minister to deliver Budget Vote 2012
The Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Honourable Tina Joemat-Pettersson delivered her Budget Vote to the National Assembly on 3rd May 2012... read more
Keynote address by the Director-General of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries at the National Agricultural Cooperatives Indaba
In the first place, it is important to remember that one of the key aspects of our agrarian reform programme is the promotion of our smallholder sector. Of course, we already have a smallholder sector, but it is small and...read more
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