The Bureau for Food and Agriculture Policy (BFAP) on Tuesday highlighted, in its latest “Food Inflation Brief”, that South African food and non-alcoholic beverage (NAB) inflation (hereafter,... 

The South African Poultry Association (Sapa) warns it is becoming increasingly more expensive for farmers to produce eggs. Eggs remain one of the most affordable, versatile and nutritious animal... 

Industry body the Agricultural Business Chamber (Agbiz) has urged the South African government to finally take a firm stance against the injustices prevailing in the world, and align the country... 

State-owned Transnet Port Terminals says it has started handling citrus exports at the Durban and Port Elizabeth (Gqeberha) container terminals for the season. The season posed many challenges for... 

The UK has committed to providing developing countries with £4-million to drive down harmful emissions from outdated air conditioning units, cooling refrigeration and cold supply chains. In... 

Frozen foods importer, exporter and distributor Hume International said South Africa urgently needs to agree on a heat treatment protocol for mechanically deboned meat (MDM), such as the protocol... 

Following a “tumultuous and challenging” period, agricultural services company AFGRI Group has entered its centennial year “restructured, refocused and re-aligned”, it says in a statement. Over the... 

On the eve of the start of the 2023 citrus season, industry body the Citrus Growers’ Association of Southern Africa (CGA) has written to Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Ebrahim Patel and... 

Industry body South African Canegrowers Association (SA Canegrowers) has decried the 8% drop in the final accurate recoverable value (RV) price for the 2022/23 season and asked Industry, Trade and... 

Industry body Vinpro has announced its support for a new wine tourism research pilot programme, which intends to generate tourism intelligence and help wineries use this information to grow their... 

Africa’s largest bank by assets Standard Bank has participated in a $300-million dual-currency revolving credit facility (RCF) extended to multinational fresh fruit and related products supplier... 

South African food and non-alcoholic beverage (hereafter: food) inflation jumped 1% in month-on-month terms in February, the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) has reported. In... 

Helplessly watching her maize turn yellow as she waited for free fertilizer from the government, Zimbabwean farmer Marian Kanenungo had nothing but makeshift compost from an anthill to help save... 

South African learners and schools continue to benefit measurably, meaningfully as a result of holistic health and nutrition initiative the Health in Action (HIA) programme. The number of children... 

South African Fruit and Vegetables Canners Export Council (SAFVEC) GM Jill Atwood-Palm says the Gulfood Exhibition that took place in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), from February 20 to... 

As the world undergoes a revolution towards greener and more digitalised technology, and the need to feed almost ten-billion people by 2050 looms, there is consensus from experts speaking at Africa... 

South Africa’s government has contingency plans in place to safeguard key food-production facilities against an escalation in power cuts that are already at record levels, the nation’s agriculture... 

Following what has been an extremely tough year for citrus growers, the Citrus Growers’ Association of Southern Africa (CGA) predicts another year of export declines may be in store, ahead of the... 

There is a massive infrastructure backlog in historic labour-sending regions, or former homelands, and the share of households with piped water inside the house has declined in the Free State,... 

The South African Poultry Association (SAPA) is preparing an application for export accreditation in the European Union (EU) and Saudi Arabian markets, which GM Izaak Breitenbach says could have a... 

Tongaat Hulett Limited, Tongaat Hulett Sugar South Africa and Voermol Feeds have requested a time extension for the publication of the business rescue plan to June 30. The extension was requested... 

Following heavy lobbying from industry bodies the Sugar Association of South Africa and South African Cane Crowers’ Association, government has decided to not increase the Health Promotion Levy... 

Sugarcane industry organisation SA Canegrowers has written to the chairperson of Parliament’s Standing Committee on Finance requesting oversight into the National Treasury’s policy-making regarding... 

The advent of the Sugarcane Master Plan has been a crucial intervention aimed at stabilising the sugar industry and putting it on an upward growth trajectory, especially as it has been impacted... 

A study by the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) finds that an above-inflation increase in the Health Promotion Levy (HPL), or sugar tax, would put 6 000 farm-level jobs and 3 000... 

The Competition Commission has published the final terms of reference for the Fresh Produce Market Inquiry (FPMI), which is aimed at assessing whether there are any features in the fresh produce... 

Major South African mining company Exxaro Resources had based its ambitions regarding the global decarbonisation process on its realisation that its own transition process had to be inclusive,... 

Industry organisation the South African Cane Growers Association (SA Canegrowers) has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to, in his State of the Nation Address on February 9, announce substantial... 

Following the resignation of Tongaat Hulett CEO and executive director Gavin Hudson, with effect from February 28, the company has appointed executive director Dan Marokane as acting CEO. His... 

The impact of loadshedding on the agriculture sector is evident at all levels of operation, including logistics and cold chain management, which necessitates urgent responses from farmers and... 

The National Treasury has missed the 30-day legislative deadline to respond to a Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA) application submitted by industry organisation SA Canegrowers, which... 

Industry organisation the Citrus Growers Association of South Africa (CGA) has called on global body the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to urgently establish a panel to adjudicate on the False... 

The threat posed by pathogens to global wheat crops is increasing as a result of the effects of climate change, researchers at the GEMS Informatics Centre (GEMS) of the University of Minnesota and... 

In its latest “Food Inflation Brief”, covering December, the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) has warned of the consequences of the continuing, rotating, scheduled power cuts (called... 

The African Plant Breeding Academy, which trains plant breeders in advanced crop breeding, is training 11 doctorate-level scientists from across the continent to use Clustered Regularly Interspaced...