New swine fever outbreak confirmed in Gauteng
The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development has confirmed a new outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) on a farm in Gauteng. The department said the farm has…
Load shedding could cost sugar industry more than R723m
SA Canegrowers has appealed to government to put short-term measures in place to mitigate the impact of load shedding on growers while long-term solutions are considered. Data compiled by the…
How load shedding is worsening South Africa’s food crisis
South Africans have had to endure some the harshest load shedding in history over the past few weeks, disrupting lives and putting food security at risk. The persistent blackouts have…
DPWI approves release of 1,199ha of land to settle Mpumalanga restitution claim
In a statement on Sunday, 29 January, minister of public works and infrastructure, Patricia de Lille, announced the approved release of 1,199 hectares of land, valued at approximately R7.4m, to…
Anti-dumping tariffs lapse on French fry imports
The anti-dumping tariffs on French fries placed on three European countries by the International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (Itac) have lapsed. In July 2022, Itac – the organisation…
Omnia, WKN Windcurrent sign MoU to evaluate green ammonia production at Sasolburg plant
The Omnia Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with WKN Windcurrent to evaluate the onsite production of green hydrogen and ammonia at Omnia’s Sasolburg plant in the Free…
Funding puts insect protein maker ahead of food security fight
By 2050, the global population is projected to reach 10 billion people. Current food production systems will be unable to meet the growing demand and protein scarcity is a concern.…
Shell Supporting Farm of The Future
Standerton farmer is one of the lucky recipients of a brand-new drone Koos Uys from Standerton is one of the lucky recipients of a brand-new drone, compliments of the Shell…
African Union member states pledge to improve nutrition and food security in Africa
African Union member states meeting in Abidjan have called on governments to speed up investment, co-ordination and implementation of programmes to improve nutrition and food security in Africa. African leaders…
Adjusting the intensity of farming can help address climate change
BY: DEREK LYNCH We have little chance of tackling climate change and reducing biodiversity loss without a redesign of the world’s largest industry: agriculture and food. While shifting to more plant-based diets and reducing…