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ONTENTS
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CHANGE IS INEVITABLE
– GROWTH IS OPTIONAL
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OPTIMISING LIVESTOCK
PRODUCTION WITHOUT
DEGRADING THE
ECOSYSTEM
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Editorial team
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Smangaliso Zimbili
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Nkosinathi Mazibuko
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Luthando Diko
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GROWING PROSPERITY
ONE SEED AT A TIME
LENTILS – A POSSIBLE
ALTERNATIVE FOOD
CROP OF THE FUTURE
FACE THE FINANCIAL
WOES OF SOUTH AFRICA
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SAFETY OF FARM
WORKERS HANDLING
PESTICIDES NOT
NEGOTIABLE
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