Op-Ed: Livestock derived foods- vital to tackling food and nutrition insecurity in Africa.
By: Dr Chimimba David PhiriMore than one-third of the world’s undernourished people reside in Africa. The number of chronically undernourished continues to rise on...
Vumelana notes the outcome of the EWC debate and vote – now government must...
The Vumelana Advisory Fund has noted the outcome of deliberations and voting in the National Assembly on the proposed amendments to section 25 of...
Third quarter 2021 slump in agriculture GDP a surprise but not a concern
Statistic South Africa’s latest update on the country’s overall real GDP for 3Q2021 shows a decline of 1.5% quarter-on-quarter (q/q) seasonally adjusted (but not...
The IDC provides a lifeline for land reform funding in an ailing economy
Land Reform - The outbreak of COVID-19 and a challenging economic environment which has resulted in budgetary cuts and re-allocation of resources to other...
Sentiment cruises to a record high in the latest Agribusiness Confidence update
Unlike the RMB/BER Business Confidence Index that remained stable at 43 index points in 4Q21, the Agbiz-IDC Agribusiness Confidence cruised to a second record...
Make 2022 a year of action
Dr Theo de Jager, Chairman of the board of Saai and president of the World Farmers Organisation, writes:Farmers across the world saw the...
Record high fuel prices impact on agriculture profit outlook and on consumers’ pockets
Unfortunately, South Africa’s petrol price has breached the R20/ litre level after the announcement of the December 2021 fuel update by the Department of...
‘Subsidizing farmers ; preferred ways for sustainable food future
Dr. Nimrod Israely - Founder and CEO - Biofeed Ltd.
According to World Bank estimates, “COVID-19 drove an additional 97 million people into extreme poverty...
Why Relativity Matters In Agro-Business Investments?
"True commitment is the result of creating a shared destiny.”
There are many reasons why investments do not “run” to invest in the African agricultural...
Looming agriculture profit margin pressures ahead as the rate hike cycle resumes
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) followed on its previous warnings that it would not hesitate to hike rates if the inflation trajectory carried...