Ministers’ Foot and Mouth Disease Strategy falls short
The KwaZulu-Natal Agricultural Union (Kwanalu) has taken note of the national Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) Mass Vaccination Strategy presented by the Minister of Agriculture,... Read More
Chronic road conditions threaten KZN’s agricultural sector and food stability
KwaZulu-Natal’s agricultural sector, the second-largest contributor to South Africa’s agricultural GDP, accounting for 21% of agricultural GDP in 2024 (Stats SA), is facing rapidly escalating... Read More
Innovative approach secures Creighton dairy farmer 2025 KZN Young Farmer of the Year title
Creighton-based dairy farmer, Dale Hutton has been awarded the prestigious 2025 KZN Toyota Kwanalu Young Farmer of the Year. Hutton’s contemporary, precise approach and responsible... Read More
Kwanalu: FMD response must protect communal lands to commercial corridors
KwaZulu-Natal’s Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak is tightening its grip on the province’s livestock sector – impacting everyone from rural families selling a single... Read More
International markets at stake: National FMD action needed to protect exports & local market
South Africa’s global trade partners are watching closely as Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak in KwaZulu-Natal continues to escalate. Already, China, the country’s largest... Read More
Livestock leaders call on government to declare Foot & Mouth Disease a disaster
Click here to read the press release in Afrikaans. Click here to read the press release in Zulu. KwaZulu-Natal Livestock commodity groups have called... Read More