Forestry Authority to invest 140 billion shillings in forest plantations
The National Forestry Authority is set to invest 140 billion Shillings to establish 40,000 hectares of plantations by the private sector to boost the country’s forestry cover. The Acting Executive Director of the National Forestry Authority, Paul Musamali, says it has set aside 200,000 hectares of land for alternative forest cover. 80,000 of these have […]
Diversification sees I-CAT expand its Fire and Agri-Forestry Divisions
A successful diversification strategy has seen I-CAT expand two of its biggest growth areas at the moment, namely its Fireand Agri-Forestry Divisions. The period 2016 to 2017 saw I-CAT focus mainly on its FireDivision, putting in place products and staff to support significant growth. “This year we are focusing largely on our Agri-Forestry Division, capitalising on our products and services in this regard,” I-CAT Director Winston Warriesreiterates. “The change in […]
Growing agriculture with technology
South Africa’s Bio-Economy Strategy aims to beneficiate South Africa’s natural biological resources by developing them into commercial products – and agriculture is foremost among these resources. However, as farmers well know, a range of inconvenient phenomena from finance to climate change place obstacles along the way. Fortunately, these obstacles can to a large extent be […]
Statement regarding potential capital investment projects
Mondi Group notes recent reports in local Bulgarian media regarding a potential expansion of its Stambolijski mill. Mondi constantly evaluates potential investments at its cost advantaged operations and is currently assessing various options at its Stambolijski mill in Bulgaria. At this stage, no decision has been made and as such no further information is available. […]
