A cut in summer crop output but not worse off
Comment by Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural Economist at FNB Agri-Business
The rebound in production conditions from the beginning of January 2019 spurred farmers to catch...
Op-ed: Strengthening Africa’s trade links through stronger Sanitary and Phytosanitary capabilities
Ghana’s vegetable exports continue after improvements to its SPS capabilities
By Dr Dennis Rangi – Director General – Development, CABI
Like many of my fellow Africans,...
Good rains lift crop production estimates
Comment by Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural economist at FNB Agri-Business
After a slow start to the 2018/19 summer crop season with severe dryness during December...
A macroeconomic impact assessment of a policy of land expropriation without compensation in South...
By Dr Roelof Botha (GIBS Faculty – part-time) and Prof Ilse Botha (University of Johannesburg)
Executive Summary
Any doubts over the overwhelming impact that the debate...
Media statement accompanying the results of an independent economic impact assessment (EIA) of a...
Background:
During 2018, land expropriation without compensation (EWC) dominated the public discourse in South Africa to such an extent that it was declared the Word...
Lessons from Zimbabwe’s failed land reforms
By :William Gumede
Giving communal land to individual households, rather than mostly corrupt traditional overseers, will unlock real value, energy and entrepreneurship.
Zimbabwe's failed populist-based land...
GDP shocker, and a further drop in agriculture output
Comment by Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural economist at FNB Agri-Business
South Africa : Following a stellar performance in 2017, South Africa’s agriculture output shrank by...
Achieving solutions with farmers isn’t radical: why is it so hard?
By Kenny Ewan, CEO of Wefarm
A stranger enters the room, from another world, and tells a long-time team to do things differently.
The chances of...
Advice for Female Farmers in South Africa
Up to 80% of Africa’s agricultural production is delivered by small farms. And though common stereotypes may suggest otherwise, most of these small agricultural...
Diversifying market richness through semi-processing and value addition on commodities
By Innocent Mhangarai :
Most small scale farmers experience post-harvest loses season after season due to lack of proper handling facilities and this has...