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Environment & Natural Resources

HPAI virus suspected to have reached Marion Island

14 hours

Astral Foods predicts profit as bird flu outbreak, power cuts subside

Agro-processing

Astral Foods predicts profit as bird flu outbreak, power cuts subside

30 Oct 2024

Namibia lifts ban on poultry imports from South Africa

Agro-processing

Namibia lifts ban on poultry imports from South Africa

3 Jun 2024

Chicks of broiler chicken are seen at Gruisfontein farm in Lichtenburg in the North West province, South Africa, 19 January 2023. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

Agriculture

Top poultry producer flags bird flu risk amid vaccine delays

Nelson Banya 21 May 2024

Agriculture

South African poultry industry calls for urgent vaccination strategy amid Avian Influenza crisis

14 May 2024

Agriculture

Vigilance in containing FMD critical for red meat export growth

Paul Makube 10 May 2024

Astral Foods rebounds from bird flu outbreak, expects 300% rise in profits

Agriculture

Astral Foods rebounds from bird flu outbreak, expects 300% rise in profits

1 Feb 2024

#BestofBiz 2023: ESG & Sustainability

ESG & Sustainability

#BestofBiz 2023: ESG & Sustainability

19 Dec 2023

Quantum Foods suffers R35m loss on bird flu, power cuts

Agro-processing

Quantum Foods suffers R35m loss on bird flu, power cuts

Nelson Banya 1 Dec 2023

Astral Foods swings to loss on R2bn electricity, bird flu hit

Food Security

Astral Foods swings to loss on R2bn electricity, bird flu hit

Nelson Banya 20 Nov 2023

Diseases on farms in South Africa: Recent outbreaks point to weaknesses in the system

Agribusiness

Diseases on farms in South Africa: Recent outbreaks point to weaknesses in the system

Wandile Sihlobo 14 Nov 2023

Spar explores egg imports as bird flu hits supplies

FMCG

Spar explores egg imports as bird flu hits supplies

6 Oct 2023

SA retailers ration eggs as shortages persist

Retailers

SA retailers ration eggs as shortages persist

6 Oct 2023

Govt considers vaccination to contain the spread of avian influenza

Agro-processing

Govt considers vaccination to contain the spread of avian influenza

3 Oct 2023

Source: Reuters.

Food, Water & Energy Security

RCL Foods culls 410,000 chickens amid bird flu outbreak

Nelson Banya 29 Sep 2023

Food, Water & Energy Security

South African poultry industry in crisis: Urgent appeal for importation of HPAI vaccines

29 Sep 2023

Agro-processing

Namibia bans poultry imports from SA due to bird flu

Nyasha Nyaungwa 28 Sep 2023

Your omelette is not yet under threat despite the recent Western Cape bird flu outbreak

Agribusiness

Your omelette is not yet under threat despite the recent Western Cape bird flu outbreak

Paul Makube 6 Jun 2023

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Agro-processing

SA poultry grows 15% in gross volume

Susan Marais 10 Mar 2023

Biosecurity measures can reduce the risk of avian influenza in farmer flocks

Food Security

Biosecurity measures can reduce the risk of avian influenza in farmer flocks

17 May 2021

Avian Influenza outbreak confirmed on Ekurhuleni farm

Agro-processing

Avian Influenza outbreak confirmed on Ekurhuleni farm

13 Apr 2021

Agro-processing

Global poultry production to reach 137m tonnes in 2020

10 Jul 2020

Agriculture

SADC updates bird flu disaster response plan

15 Mar 2018

Agriculture

Bird flu wipes out R954m, SA turns to imports

15 Feb 2018

Derek Keats via

Agriculture

Spread of avian influenza in WC poultry sector halted

10 Jan 2018

Western Cape set to get poultry sector going again

Agribusiness

Western Cape set to get poultry sector going again

27 Nov 2017

From left to right: Marco Torsius (standing), Back: Esther Malan, Dorah Sitole, Marthinette Slabber Stretch, Glynnis Horning, Christa Swanepoel, Zola Nene. Front: Madeleine de Villiers, Herman Lensing, Suzanne Crozier, Abigail Donnelly and Anna Montali.

Media

The egg-and-chicken race of the #GalliovaAwards2017

Leigh Andrews 26 Oct 2017

Department working to control avian flu outbreak

Agriculture

Department working to control avian flu outbreak

24 Oct 2017

Agriculture

Bird flu outbreak sees egg shortage, hefty price increases on the cards for SA

18 Oct 2017

Avian flu may spread via aerosol and droplets

Agriculture

Avian flu may spread via aerosol and droplets

12 Oct 2017

Agribusiness

Farmers to bear costs of culled poultry

Bekezela Phakathi 15 Sep 2017

Government affirms support for poultry industry

Agriculture

Government affirms support for poultry industry

4 Sep 2017

Myriams-Fotos via

Agriculture

New bird flu cases reported

29 Aug 2017

Avian influenza detected on a cape poultry farm

Agriculture

Avian influenza detected on a cape poultry farm

28 Aug 2017

Agriculture

Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries update report on HPAI H5N8 outbreak in South Africa

15 Aug 2017

cocoparisienne via

Agriculture

Western Cape Department of Agriculture on possible incidence of bird flu in Western Cape

14 Aug 2017

Alison Burrell via

Agro-processing

Zim, SA lose one million chickens to bird flu

Elita Chikwati 8 Aug 2017

Agriculture

Avian influenza confirmed in Mpumalanga

27 Jun 2017

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Agriculture

Avian influenza H5N8 outbreak confirmed in SA

23 Jun 2017

Infectious Diseases

New genetic evidence can improve avian influenza surveillance programs

14 Jan 2010

Infectious Diseases

Ghana needs US$14m to prevent avian influenza from spreading

7 Jun 2007