Bullish grain supplies estimates will help tame food inflation
Comment by Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural economist at
FNB Agri-Business
South Africa’s Crop Estimates Committee (CEC) made a further...
The Aftermath of the Coronavirus Crisis and Lessons For The Agri-Sector
FROM KNOWLEDGE TO POWER TO SECURITY!
By: Dr. Nimrod Israely - Founder and CEO - Biofeed Ltd...
A rate cut, downside inflation outlook and supportive rand boost agriculture rebound
In the midst
of a recessionary domestic economy, favourable inflation outlook and lower oil
prices, the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) got room to...
OPINION PIECE | Why plantations are NOT green deserts
The patchwork nature of forestry with the mixture of insect-rich grasslands and tall trees for nesting lends itself as the ideal...
The long-term impact of quarantine pests
The problems associated with the spread of the coronavirus
(COVID-2019) affects each of us personally, and many countries economy as well.
FNB welcomes lifting of ban on livestock auctions
By Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural Economist at FNB
The lifting of the ban on livestock auctions is a...
Why Solving Poverty Should Get Higher Priority Versus Hunger
226.7 MILLION AFRICANS LIVE IN HUNGER
Hunger –
definition: less than 1,800 calories per day. It is a result...
Optimistic outlook for agriculture
The latest forecast released by South Africa’s Crop Estimates Committee (CEC) points to a somewhat optimistic outlook for the agricultural sector...
DOES LESS (farmers) MEAN MORE (success) FOR THE STATE?
THREE LEVELS OF AGRICULTURE
Export, and in very big countries (e.g., India and China) internal distribution to premium markets, is the fastest and most sustainable...
PROCESSING or FRESH – WHICH IS BETTER?
This story brings up a basic dilemma that many fruit growers face:
what is better for me; selling my fruits to a Processing Plant or...