Saai asks for amalgamation of departments
“Due to the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform’s inability, ideological attachment to socialistic models, extensive corruption and nepotism – as pointed out by both the Kgalema Motlanthe report and the special investigating unit – this Department can in its current composition and performance not possibly make a contribution towards creating a class of […]
Family farmer issues are Saai’s priority at launch of UN’s Decade of Family Farming
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), in collaboration with other relevant organisations linked to the United Nations (UN), are handling launch of the UN’s Decade of Family Farming in Rome, Italy, on 29 May 2019.
WFO The farmers route day 1
Day 3 of # WFOGA2019
Saai chairman re-elected as president of the World Agricultural Organisation
Dr Theo de Jager, executive board chairman of Saai, was re-elected as president of the World Agricultural Organisation (WAO) in Luxembourg on 21 May 2019. In 2017 Dr De Jager was the first South African to be elected as president of the WAO and it is the first time in the organisation’s history that a […]
Saai going to the UN: Support Saai’s prioritisation of the family farmer.
The challenges posed to family farmers remain a priority for Saai during the launching of the United Nation’s (UN’s) Decade of Family Farming. The UN will launch its Decade of Family Farming on 29 May 2019 in Rome, Italy, in cooperation with the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development […]