New deal to unlock opportunities for SA beef sector
A new deal has been signed between South Africa and Saudi Arabia, which will see South Africa export beef – amongst other red meat products – to the Kingdom of…
A new deal has been signed between South Africa and Saudi Arabia, which will see South Africa export beef – amongst other red meat products – to the Kingdom of…
South Africa’s consumer food price inflation accelerated further to 12,3% year-on-year in September 2022, from 11,5% year-on-year in the previous month. The products behind this monthly increase were mainly bread…
This year, we commemorate World Food Day in a tough reality. We are confronted with the lingering fragility of our global food systems. The outlook for the food industry remains…
The Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, Thoko Didiza, has launched a R3.2bn blended finance scheme with Land Bank to assist farmers. The programme will be implemented over…
According to Nonie Mokose, South Africa needs to amplify the policies of transformation to empower Black female farmers and force the gender agenda into the mainstream through deliberate actions. Mokose…
Technically, Robertson Winery is 81 years old this year. But in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, multiple alcohol sales bans and the loss of the winery’s CEO Andre Engelbrecht to cancer…
The United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development (Ifad) is in talks with the International Monetary Fund on joining forces on a new financing programme designed to shore up sustainable…
The Agbiz/IDC Agribusiness Confidence Index (ACI) deteriorated further by 7 points to 53 in the third quarter following a 2-point decline in Q2 of 2022. The key factors that survey…
According to Priaash Ramadeen, CEO and cofounder of The Awareness Company, the proliferation of affordable monitoring devices and connectivity presents an opportunity for the agricultural sector to embrace data for…
Citrus growers in Botswana have become members of the Citrus Growers’ Association of Southern Africa (CGA), increasing the organisation’s membership in the region to just over 1,564. The growers join…