Another stellar performance as agriculture GDP surges by 2.8% in Q2 of 2025
By Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural Economist, FNB CommercialDespite the serious trade related headwinds in the second quarter of 2025, South Africa’s agriculture GDP again...
SPAR’s Rural Hub: Building a Sustainable Food Future for South Africa
In South Africa, over 20% of South African households have inadequate or severely inadequate access to food, a critical concern in a country where...
Empowering Africa’s Smallholders Toward a Sustainable and Profitable Future with Industrial Hemp
In a world facing unprecedented climate challenges and the pressing need for sustainable development, a Hemp revolution is taking place across Africa. The global...
Consumer inflation lifts in July
By Koketso Mano, FNB Senior EconomistHeadline inflation lifted to 3.5% y/y in July, up from 3.0% in June. The print was slightly below...
How Women Farmers Like Leydah Sekgobela Are Cultivating Change This Women’s Month
When it comes to farming, it doesn’t matter whether your starting small or going all ]out big. More women farmers in South Africa’s rural...
Industry body in talks to advocate for U.S. tariff relief on Rooibos
In response to the 30% tariff recently implemented by the United States on all South African imports, including Rooibos, the South African Rooibos Council...
Western Cape apple and pear industry lost R1 billion to port inefficiencies
— calls for urgent privatisation to protect exportsSouth Africa’s apple and pear export industry is sounding the alarm over mounting losses caused by inefficiencies...
Tariff concerns – cautious reaction to interest rates
Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural Economist, FNB CommercialToday’s SARB interest rate decision will be cautiously reacted to by the agricultural sector amid the looming deadline...
IFAD calls for urgent action to prioritize investment in rural people to transform global...
As global leaders convene for the UN Food Systems Summit +4 Stocktake, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is calling for urgent action...
Meat prices push up grocery bills
By: Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural Economist, FNB CommercialMeat was the biggest driver of food inflation after surging to a 25-month high of 6.6% y/y...