“A safe and conducive environment is necessary for the agricultural sector to flourish in the Free State and South Africa” says Francois Wilken, President of Free State Agriculture (FSA). To date government has failed to provide this conducive environment, choosing…
Free State Agriculture (FSA) today handed to Parliament its official submission on the Expropriation Bill. The document is supported by more than 80 000 individuals across the country who rejects the Expropriation Bill as tabled in its current form. “Although…
“This is nothing more than a repetition of Zimbabwean land policy.” This was the reaction of Free State Agriculture (FSA) after the former Minister of Agriculture, Tina Joemat-Pettersson, announced during the state of the nation address debate on Wednesday that…
Expropriation without compensation (EWC) will not accelerate land reform, land ownership or transformation. EWC simply means more land in the hands of the state. According to Free State Agriculture (FSA), nothing prevents the state from expropriating land from black land…
SONA: Three questions should be posed to Pres. Ramaphosa 1. Why do black farmers not receive title deeds? 2. Why destroy agriculture jobs through the new minimum wage? 3. How can government build new cities if current infrastructure is crumbling?…
Free State Agriculture (FSA) views the coming State of the Nation Address (SONA) as an opportunity for government to realign its policy and objectives with what agriculture and the broader economy requires to rebuild South Africa and create jobs for…
Free State Agriculture (FSA) notes with shock and disappointment the increase in the National Minimum Wage, as published in the Government Gazette on 8 February 2021. “The government’s decision to adjust the National Minimum Wage by 16% comes at a…
Members of the public must clearly understand the two legislative processes currently at play to try to establish a principal that land could be expropriated for nil compensation; namely the Expropriation Bill process and the Draft Constitution 18th Amendment Bill process,…
Free State Agriculture (FSA) has analysed farm attacks and murders for 2020 and will release a full report in March. Comparing 2020 with 2019, the agricultural community is concerned about the rise in attacks and murders. This increase is evident…