Nestlé opens its largest R+D Accelerator
Nestlé has inaugurated its largest R+D Accelerator yet at its fundamental research centre in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is part of Nestlé’s global R+D Accelerator network, which was launched in 2019…
Global food commodity prices rebound in August
According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), global food commodity prices rebounded rapidly in August after two consecutive months of decline, led by strong gains…
SA’s agricultural employment stats up due to good harvests
After falling to its lowest levels since 2014 in the first quarter of this year, South Africa’s agricultural employment statistics rebounded in the second quarter to 862,000 (up 8% year-on-year).…
Expropriation without compensation threatens agricultural sector
Government’s proposed land expropriation without compensation initiative threatens to jeopardise food security, dissuade investment and will have a profoundly negative impact on South Africa’s economy. Earlier this year Agri SA…
50+ NGOs call on COP26 to acknowledge climate impacts of animal agriculture
More than 50 global animal protection, environmental and food justice organisations are calling on United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s (UNFCCC) COP26 climate change conference to publicly recognise the…
Land Bank makes another loss, debt plan not yet finalised
South Africa’s Land Bank made another loss in the year to the end of March and is yet to finalise a debt restructuring plan, the bank said on Tuesday. The…
SA needs a solution-driven approach to ensure access to safe and healthy food
Food insecurity has long been an issue in South Africa. According to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), between September and December 2020, 9.34 million people faced high levels…
Expropriation Bill public hearings resume in Free State
The Portfolio Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure will from Thursday resume a four-day public hearing programme on the Expropriation Bill in the Free State. The committee had earlier this…
Public Works to host Land Reform webinar
Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Patricia de Lille will on Thursday host a Women’s Month Land Reform webinar. “Women are the invisible workforce, the unacknowledged backbone of the family, who…
Vinpro heads to court to fight ongoing alcohol ban
The court case whereby Vinpro contests the approach followed by government towards liquor ban restrictions within the Disaster Management Act is set down for hearing in the Western Cape High…