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An image of Maltento CEO Dean Smorenburg, Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis and Cape Town premier Alan Winde
Maltento aiming to bolster sustainability efforts
18th March 2024 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

Maltento CEO Dean Smorenburg and commercial director Dominic Malan were joined by Western Cape Premier Alan Winde and Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis on a tour of the fly-farm’s facilities in... 


UFS agronomy researcher Dr Jerry Dlamini
Rain-fed agriculture emissions research shows climate-smart interventions can help
15th March 2024 By: Schalk Burger

Preliminary findings of a two-year study from the University of the Free State (UFS) Kenilworth Experimental Farm indicate that climate-smart agriculture interventions, such as legume rotation and... 


Mushrooms next to two manufactured leather rounds
White biotechnology solutions highlighted
15th March 2024

Market intelligence specialists IDTechEx reported in February that handbags made of mushroom leather and biodegradable foodware are two examples of how white biotechnology can produce functional... 


Roast chicken
SAPA says rebates for chicken imports are unjustified, unnecessary
11th March 2024 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The South African Poultry Association (SAPA) says it is puzzled by the International Trade Administration Commission’s (Itac’s) recommendation to Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Ebrahim... 


Drought-affected maize crops
El Niño scorches Southern Africa with driest February on record
8th March 2024 By: Bloomberg

A swathe of Southern Africa suffered the driest February in decades that wiped out crops, precipitated power shortages and threatened to send already high food prices surging further. Last month,... 


Avos and other fruit in crates
South African food inflation continued to decelerate in January
27th February 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

In January, for the second month in a row, South African food and non-alcoholic beverage (NAB) inflation (hereafter to be referred to as food inflation, for short) declined, in year-on-year terms,... 


Winter and summer conditions impacted on grain producers – Grain SA
26th February 2024 By: Schalk Burger

The current conditions in the summer grain regions are having a significant economic impact on grain producers, with the summer grain production regions experiencing major challenges with drought... 


A farm with irrigation equipment
Innovative interventions needed to turn around underperforming growth trajectory – Agbiz
22nd February 2024 By: Schalk Burger

Against the backdrop of a profoundly challenging macroeconomic environment where South Africa’s economy is expected to continue underperforming, averaging at 1.6% growth in the next three years,... 


SA Canegrowers maintains sugar tax increase will destroy jobs
20th February 2024 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Ahead of Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s Budget Speech on February 21, industry body the South African Cane Growers’ Association (SA Canegrowers) has called on National Treasury to prioritise... 


Chickens and eggs
Association concerned about assumptions in commission's poultry market inquiry
13th February 2024 By: Schalk Burger

Industry organisation the South African Poultry Association (SAPA) has expressed concern about some of the statements and assumptions in the Competition Commission’s announcement of a market... 


Chickens
Competition Commission invites comments on poultry industry market inquiry draft terms
9th February 2024 By: Schalk Burger

The Competition Commission will conduct a market inquiry into the poultry industry value chain, saying it has reason to believe there are features in the poultry market that may impede, distort or... 


Oranges
CGA welcomes support from shipping company to boost citrus exports
8th February 2024 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The Citrus Growers Association of Southern Africa (CGA) has welcomed the announcement that global liner shipping company Hapag-Lloyd will be helping to export citrus from the ports in Durban and... 


National food loss, waste reduction strategy on the cards
6th February 2024 By: Schalk Burger

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment’s (DFFE's) Draft Strategy for Reducing Food Losses and Waste, published for comment in September 2023, will likely result in a newly... 


Wine industry calls for balanced taxes, improved law enforcement
6th February 2024 By: Sabrina Jardim

Ahead of the forthcoming State of the Nation Address (SoNA), nonprofit advocacy organisation South Africa Wine highlights issues that it says require immediate attention for the betterment of the... 


An image depicting Maltento CEO Dean Smorenburg
Black Soldier Fly factory recycles agroprocessing waste
5th February 2024 By: Sabrina Jardim

Agri-tech company Maltento is transforming South Africa's recycling landscape by breeding black soldier flies to convert agroprocessing waste, including spent grains from the beer industry, into... 


South African food inflation decelerated in December
1st February 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

After three consecutive months of moving up, South African food and non-alcoholic beverage (NAB) inflation (henceforth to be referred to simply as food inflation) decelerated again in December.... 


A sugarcane field
Sugar industry meets R1bn transformation funds disbursement goal
31st January 2024 By: Schalk Burger

Industry organisation the South African Cane Growers Association (SA Canegrowers) says that, following the disbursement of transformation funding this month, the sugar industry has met its... 


Live chickens
Astral returns to profit, questions poultry import tariff rebate in market without chicken shortages
31st January 2024 By: Schalk Burger

JSE-listed poultry producer Astral Foods CEO Chris Schutte, in a voluntary trading statement, said the company had returned to profitability during the first quarter of the current financial year,... 


Oranges packed in a box
Association launches citrus farming programme for high school learners
25th January 2024 By: Schalk Burger

Industry organisation the Citrus Growers' Association of Southern Africa (CGA) has launched a Citrus Secondary programme qualification in citrus production at 16 schools in South Africa. The... 


Limes produced by the Moletele community and Komati Fruit
SAB’s R19m investment in lime production proves fruitful for community, industry
25th January 2024 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Since beverage manufacturing group South African Breweries (SAB) invested R19-million in 2020 to develop a lime supply source near Hoedspruit, in Limpopo, the farm has grown to 60 ha of orchards... 


Cattle on a farm in South Africa
Saudi Arabia to import meat from new Brics partner South Africa
25th January 2024 By: Bloomberg

Saudi Arabia will start importing South African beef and lamb products as part of an investment push into the continent’s most developed economy. The kingdom’s Food and Drug Administration lifted a... 


UFS, ZZ2 company NovaLogix to develop, make fresh produce probiotic
22nd January 2024 By: Schalk Burger

The University of the Free State (UFS) and fresh produce company ZZ2 have launched a joint venture company NovaLogix to develop and produce a probiotic used in the production of fresh produce to... 


Aerial view of Cape Town and Table Mountain
Wesgro, Standard Bank, facilitate new agricultural export deal with China
22nd January 2024 By: Rebecca Campbell

Western Cape provincial trade, tourism and investment promotion agency Wesgro and Standard Bank South Africa have collaborated to support the conclusion of an export deal worth R300-million a year... 


Containers loaded onto wagons at DCT Pier 2
Steps being taken to improve turnaround at DCT Pier 2 ahead of the citrus season
19th January 2024 By: Schalk Burger

The Durban Container Terminal (DCT) Pier 2 is prioritising fluid terminal operations ahead of South Africa’s citrus season, and the terminal is providing a rail link solution for its customers’... 


Sugarcane
SA Canegrowers hopes new Tongaat owner will honour industry levy dues
12th January 2024 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Following shareholder approval of embattled sugar manufacturer Tongaat Hulett’s business rescue proposal, which involves the Vision Group acquiring Tongaat’s debt in exchange for equity, industry... 


Sugarcane fields
RCL Foods withdraws application to interdict one of Tongaat Hulett's rescue plans
7th January 2024 By: News24Wire

RCL Foods, the owner of Selati Sugar, says it will withdraw its application for an urgent interdict against one of the business rescue plans of Tongaat Hulett after engaging with that company's... 


Image of Ashley Jon Bell, new Bell CEO
Bell Equipment management returns to the family as it appoints new CEO
12th December 2023 By: Irma Venter

Bell Equipment has appointed Ashley Jon Bell (41), grandson of company founder Irvine Bell, as new group CEO, effective January 1. This follows the July resignation of outgoing group CEO, Leon... 


World Bank makes $100m in financing available for African climate research
11th December 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

The World Bank will make $100-million available to the Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centres (CGIAR) through the bank’s International Development Association (IDA) as part of... 


Nedbank announces R10m Green Economy Fund
8th December 2023 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

At the Nedbank Green Indaba, held on November 30, Nedbank Corporate Social Investment executive head Poovi Pillay announced that the bank had set up its Green Economy Fund with initial capital of... 


Dutoit Group family business celebrates 130 years of fresh produce
7th December 2023 By: Schalk Burger

Agricultural investment company Dutoit Group is celebrating its 130th anniversary. The group was started in 1893 by Gysbertus du Toit planting the first fruit trees on Kromfontein Farm, in the... 


RCL Foods, SASA launch court bid to defer Tongaat business rescue plan vote
6th December 2023 By: Schalk Burger

JSE-listed food manufacturer RCL Foods and sugar industry organisation the South African Sugar Association (SASA) on December 5 launched urgent applications at the Durban High Court to prevent the... 


Sugarcane fields
Court rules Tongaat, Gledhow must pay R1.5bn in sugar industry agreement fees
5th December 2023 By: Schalk Burger

Durban High Court judge Rashid Vahed on December 4 ruled that the Sugar Industry Agreement creates statutory, not contractual, obligations that are not overridden by the business rescue process... 


EIB, Bank of Kigali to develop €100m fund for climate fund adaptation for farmers
4th December 2023 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Bank of Kigali on December 2 confirmed that they are developing a new targeted sustainable agriculture financing initiative, the first climate resilience... 


Tongaat BRPs publish proposed rescue plans
30th November 2023 By: Darren Parker

The business rescue practitioners (BRPs) of sugar company Tongaat Hulett have published updated business rescue plans for the company and its subsidiaries, Voermol Feeds and Tongaat Hulett Sugar... 


AMIE warns of higher poultry prices
28th November 2023 By: Schalk Burger

Industry organisation the Association of Meat Importers and Exporters of Southern Africa (AMIE) has warned that poultry prices may increase over the festive season and into the new year owing to... 


Bureau Veritas goes off-grid at lab in Cape Town
28th November 2023 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Global testing, inspection and certification body Bureau Veritas has installed a solar power plant at its AgriFood Laboratory, in Cape Town, to enable operations to continue without reliance on the... 


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