Mike Mlengana to take over as director-general of DAFF It was recently announced that Mike Mlengana, former president of the African Farmers' Association of South Africa (AFASA), will take over the reins as director-general of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) from Dr Edith Vries. (Source: Farmer's Weekly)
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SA's poultry imports have a deficit effect Speaking at the 110th Avi Africa Conference in Kempton Park, Kevin Lovell, CEO of the South African Poultry Association, said in 2015, poultry imports accounted for a massive R4,6-billion in an industry that is among the most unprotected in the world, with applied average tariff protection equating to barely a few percent a year. www.bizcommunity.com
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