Technology to drive SA agriculture toward sustainability
Agriculture’s role as a critical sector, driving growth and job creation in the South African economy has come back under the spotlight. The effects of climate change on the industry…
The lash of lockdown: A potato farmer’s story of resilience
Potatoes SA shares Limpopo Province potato farmer Johan Holtzhausen’s story as he details how he had contracted Covid-19 and at the same time faced challenges that his business went through…
SA consumer food price inflation lifted marginally in March 2021
Consumer food price inflation accelerated to 5,9% y/y in March 2021 from 5,4% y/y in the previous month. The product prices underpinning the uptick were mainly bread and cereals; fish;…
Agribusiness during Covid: How leadership creates winning strategies
The year 2020 will forever be defined by the massive disruption that the Covid-19 pandemic had across the board and around the world, says Dr John Purchase, CEO of the…
SA avocado sector expected to see uptick in exports
According to Derek Donkin, CEO of the South African Subtropical Growers’ Association (Subtrop), who presented at PMA South Africa’s live broadcast, in partnership with Beanstalk.Global on 22 April, the South…
Saai-Neasa partnership promises huge impact for family farmers
The family farming organisation Saai and the employers’ organisation National Employers Association of South Africa (Neasa) on 22 April 2021 signed a partnership agreement to bridge labour issues in agriculture…
Improving South Africa’s food security
South Africa ranked 69 out of 113 countries in the recently released 2020 Global Food Security Index (GFSI) report after being ranked two places higher last year. The country’s top…
South Africa makes progress on geographical indications to support rural, agricultural development
South Africa is making progress on developing legal and regulatory frameworks for geographical indications (GI), which are designations for products that are linked to a region of origin and that…
Good financial decisions will ensure SA agriculture survival during bad times
According to the latest economic growth figures released by Statistics SA, agricultural sector production expanded by 13.1%. The sector has hit the reset button and after almost two gruelling years…
FAO, AUC launch guide to help countries enter Africa’s new single market
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the African Union Commission’s Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable Development (AUC-DARBE) have launched a guide…