Fourth consecutive fuel hike will hit the consumer
Commentary from Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural Economist at FNB AgriBusiness
South Africa, 2 July 2018– As expected, another fuel hike is scheduled for midnight Wednesday...
What is South Africa’s Position in Global Cucumber Production?
by Wandile Sihlobo :
Since Thursday, I have been feeling the urge to write a short blog entry about the history and production trends of...
South Africa will have Sufficient Maize Supplies in 2018/19 Marketing Year
by Wandile Sihlobo
I have recently discussed South Africa’s maize production dynamics, but I thought it would be good to provide an update following...
SADC Union SACAU bids farewell to former President Theo De Jager
The Southern African Confederation of Agricultural Unions (SACAU) hosted its 2018 Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Annual Conference on 14-16 May in Victoria Falls,...
Africa Day op-ed: “Maturing Africa In The Quantum Age”
By Mimi Kalinda, a key speaker at the African Innovation Summit (AIS) and a respected thought leader in Africa.
It takes a village to raise...
A Few Notes on Africa’s Soybean Production
By Wandile Sihlobo :
South Africa, Nigeria, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Uganda and Egypt are the only African countries amongst the world’s top 40 soybean producers, according...
Unchanged interest rates bode well for Agric sector
Comment by Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural economist at FNB Agri-Business
From an agriculture perspective, unchanged rates bode well for the sector as it is grappling...