Agbiz continues to engage with government and Eskom on load-shedding challenges
The severe load-shedding has increased food security risks in South Africa, and financial pressures on farmers, agribusinesses and the value chain role players.
The Agribook Paywall & Subscription
Why the Paywall? The Agribook first entered print in 2004 as the National Agricultural Directory and gained success as a comprehensive hard copy reference book for the entire South African agricultural value chain. The traditional “print” business model has however changed with pervasive internet reach and convenient online book formats. This has made it difficult […]
Urgent action needed to avoid food security collapse
Francois Baird writes about what threatens South Africa’s farmers and the country’s food security and job creation.
Farming in South Africa: 6 things that need urgent attention in 2023
South Africa’s agricultural sector has great potential to reduce poverty and create jobs.
The South African government has been buying farmland for black farmers. It’s not gone well.
A look at land reform and lessons learned (or not learned) …
Africa’s free trade area offers promise for cities – but only if there’s investment
The African Continental Free Trade Area came into operation on 1 January 2021. This is a considerable achievement. The free trade area is now the world’s single largest market for goods and services, when measured by number of countries, after the World Trade Organisation. It is also the largest in terms of geographic area and population size.
Global deal to reverse nature loss by 2030 agreed, but immediate action and funds needed to deliver
Two years later than planned, due to delays caused by the COVID pandemic, WWF welcomes the adoption of the Kunming-Montreal Agreement, committing the world to halting and reversing biodiversity loss by 2030 – a global goal hailed as the equivalent to climate’s 1.5C.
TERRAGRN’S Mpumalanga agroforest set to create 50,000 jobs in 10 years, while accelerating SA’s move to a just energy transition
Pioneering green economy multinational player TERRAGRN is creating positive social, environmental, and economic change in South Africa through innovative community-centric and nature-based solutions.
Consumers are feeling the pinch, and so are food producers
Local beef producers and the agriculture sector in general have experienced severe input cost pressures throughout the entire value chain over the last two years. Despite this, Beefmaster Group is firmly focused on keeping the cost of beef in check in 2023.
Take seriously the implementation of the National Rural Safety Strategy to prevent violent crime on farms
While Agri SA welcomes the 2022 safer festive season operations launched by the South African Police Service (SAPS) in November, it remains essential that Minister Bheki Cele provides details for the rollout of the National Rural Safety Strategy in rural farming communities after the Rural Safety Summit held in June 2022 in Parys. Agri SA urges Minister Cele and police management to take seriously the implementation of the strategy.