Chips lovers breathe a sigh of relieve following falling potato prices.
By Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural Economist, FNB Commercial
The latest update on consumer price inflation (CPI) indicates good news for consumers as food price inflation...
Rainforest Alliance Mobilizes Private Finance to Drive Sustainable Farming in Mount Kenya
The lush agricultural region around Mount Kenya, long known for coffee, tea and smallholder farming, is the scene of a new drive to mobilize...
FNB adds Swoo Pay for Huawei & Android device users, broadening digital payment access
FNB and RMB Private Bank customers using Huawei or Android enabled devices now have access to a new safe and secure contactless payment option...
Zvilo enables So Pure to further build the value chain for clean water distribution...
The deal improves access to clean and affordable water in Sierra Leone, particularly in helping deliver the lowest price water to the most vulnerable.
Zvilo,...
Avenews recognized for bridging Kenya’s agricultural financing gap
Avenews, an Agri-trade fintech company transforming Kenya’s agricultural sector, has been recognized as the Leading Fintech in Agri Trade Financing
The award celebrates Avenews’ pivotal...
New IFAD Country Director to lead US$ 200 million drive to boost rural development...
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has appointed Eric Rwabidadi, as the new Country Director in Cameroon to reinforce its efforts to support...
Elevated meat prices remain a drag on food inflation
By Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural Economist, FNB Commercial
After accelerating to an eighteen-month high of 5.5% year-on-year (y/y) in July, food inflation reversed course and...
Heineken beverages backs its wine brands with big plans
Emboldened by its early but striking success in revitalising flagship wine brand Nederburg, HEINEKEN Beverages is poised to begin a similar exercise with another...
SA’s Agri sector to rethink global strategies and open markets
In the face on ongoing geopolitical change, South Africa’s agricultural exporters are being encouraged to reposition their products into non-traditional markets.
Speaking at an exclusive...
Another stellar performance as agriculture GDP surges by 2.8% in Q2 of 2025
By Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural Economist, FNB Commercial
Despite the serious trade related headwinds in the second quarter of 2025, South Africa’s agriculture GDP again...