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Welcome. You have entered the NERPO Press Room. Below you will
find a selection of news releases issued by NERPO. If you require
more information on any of these releases then please contact
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NERPO hosts its AGM - 18 Sep 2011
The National Emergent Red Meat Producers Organisation (NERPO) will host its two-day Annual General Meeting starting from Wednesday, 21 September at the St George Hotel, east of Pretoria. About 120 delegates, representing emerging farmers from different provinces are expected to attend the event.
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AFASA welcomes release of Green Paper on Land Reform - 16 Sep 2011
The African Farmers Association of South Africa welcomes the long-awaited Green Paper on Land Reform recently released to the public by the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform.
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Beef awards are an indication of the strength of beef industry, says Government - 16 Sep 2011
The ARC Beef Star Performers Awards took place during the annual Spring Show (formerly known as Pretoria Show) at the Tshwane Event Centre at the end of August. Sponsors of this event are the Agricultural Research Council, Absa, Farmers Weekly, GMPBasic and Vleissentraal.
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NERPO calls on government to investigate why land beneficiaries resell their land - 02 Sep 2011
The National Emergent Red Meat Producers Organisation (NERPO) has learnt with shock news that black farmers including those who benefitted from land restitution are reselling their land.
The Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform, Mr Gugile Nkwinti was quoted in the media admitting that South Africa has reversed gains in its goal of transferring 30% of commercial farmland to blacks by 2014 after aspirant farmers resold land bought for them by the government.
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NERPO calls on government to intervene against vandalisation of farms - 01 Sep 2011
The National Emergent Red Meat Producers Organisation (NERPO) appeals to the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform to take a stand against acts of vandalism and theft of property experienced by farmers whose property neighbours human settlements.
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Right people should benefit from land reform measures - 30 Aug 2011
The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform has started a process of scrutinising its programmes and come with solutions that will ensure that right people benefit from land reform programmes. This is according to Deputy Minister, Mr Thulas Nxesi.
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German Deputy Minister of Agriculture visits South Africa - 25 Aug 2011
German Deputy Minister for Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection, Mr Peter Bleser was recently in South Africa to have talks with Government on matters on common interest around agrarian reform.
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Emerging farmers to benefit from Land Bank's revised business model - 18 Aug 2011
Support for emerging farmers was the key message from all guests who spoke at the Land Bank's function held in Pretoria on the 18 August, where the Bank was presenting its 2010/11Annual Report to its stakeholders.
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Climate Smart Agriculture is the way to minimise risks posed by climate change - 05 Aug 2011
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishers (DAFF) recently hosted a two-day conference on National Climate Change. It was held at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) Convention Centre in Pretoria. It was attended by representatives of various organisations including government, non-governmental organisations, civil society organisations, business organisations, international bodies, institutions of higher learning, research bodies and media organisations.
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Land Bank explores ways of financing emerging farmers - 18 Jul 2011
The Land Bank recently had a seminar to discuss challenges related to financing of emerging farmers. The seminar took place in Pretoria. Representatives of various organisations were invited including AFASA and NERPO.
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Agricultural Commodity Associations call for unity amongst the farmers of South Africa - 10 Jul 2011
Farmer commodity associations would like to see unified agricultural unions in South Africa. This emerged at a recent meeting of major commodity associations held in Pretoria and attended by representatives of GrainSA, NERPO, Emerging Milk Producers' Organisation (EMPRO), South African Pork Producers' Organisation (SAPPO), Wildlife Ranching and Potato SA.
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Brand new black emerging farmers association launched - 12 Apr 2011
With the establishment of the African Farmers� Association of South Africa (AFASA) today in Boksburg, Gauteng, developing farmers now have a new, powerful voice. This move was a result of an urgent interdict lodged by Mr Joe Gondo, supported by Mr Molefe Mokoene, Reverend Otto Mbangula and Ms Carol Motshegara to forbid farmers of South Africa to gather under the name of National African Farmers� Union of South Africa (NAFU-SA). In response to this interdict the African farmers of South Africa immediately signed a declaration to launch the new association. The launch of AFASA is the culmination of a yearlong consultation process with developing farmers country-wide to determine their need for an official structure that represents their interests.
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President Zuma to address black farmers - 13 Mar 2011
Excitement is mounting for the re-launch of the National African Farmers' Union of South Africa (NAFU-SA) from 10 -12 April 2011 at the Birchwood Hotel & Conference centre in Boksburg, Johannesburg.
This elective conference is a culmination of an intensive 12-month consultation process with emerging farmers countrywide, to obtain their views on the necessity of a representative body for emerging farmers in South Africa.
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NERPO commends the Minister for hands-on control of the FMD - 01 Mar 2011
The National Emergent Red Meat Producers� Organisation (NERPO) has commended the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Ms Tina Joemat-Petterson, for her hands-on control of the recent symptoms of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD).
In a statement issued by the Ministry, it was reported that during a routine surveillance in the protection zone for the disease, the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) has picked up some suspect positive serological results for the FMD.
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Deputy Minister to address emerging farmers - 28 Feb 2011
Deputy Minister of Rural Development & Land Reform, Mr Thembelani Nxesi will address the Eastern Cape farmers on land reform matters
The Deputy Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform will address the red meat producers of Eastern Cape on land reform matters on Friday 4 March 2011 at Carnarvon Estate, Sterkstroom, at a NERPO Annual Farmer Information Day. The theme of the Day is Biodiversity in Agrarian Reform.
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KZN sets the tone on the re-launch of NAFU-SA - 17 Feb 2011
The developing farmers of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Province have set the tone on the re-launch of the National African Farmers� Union of South Africa (NAFU-SA), as over 700 farmers successfully elected the first provincial leadership of NAFU-SA, in accordance with the resolutions of the Bloemfontein (Mangaung) Farmers� Convention. This tone-setting Provincial Elective Conference was held this morning at CEDARA Agricultural College near Pietermaritzburg.
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NERPO welcomes the prioritization of the rural development and agrarian reform programme - 10 Feb 2011
In reaction to President Jacob Zuma�s State of the Nation Address delivered at the Joint Sitting of Parliament in Cape Town, the National Emergent Red Meat Producers� Organization (NERPO) has welcomed the prioritization of rural development and agrarian reform.
�NERPO has noted with great delight the prioritization of rural development and agrarian reform programme as one of government�s top five priorities of economic development. We will wait with bathed breath, for the relevant Ministers to pronounce on the finer details of the Comprehensive Rural Development and Agrarian Reform Programme, during their respective Budget Vote speeches�, so said the Group Managing Director of NERPO Mr. Aggrey Mahanjana.
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