South African farmers can reduce the impact of fuel price hikes on production costs
Given the perfect storm currently raging amongst the traditional drivers of South Africa’s fuel price, the question can be asked: “What can farmers do to manage today’s increased production costs and heightened price risk?” […]
Renewable and alternative energy
Batteries, Biogas, Biomass, Geothermal Energy, Hydro Energy, Solar Energy, Waste to Energy, Landfill Gas, Wind Energy
Technology is ‘disrupting’ agriculture and will bring benefits to 21st century farmers, says Standard Bank.
Technology is changing the face of agriculture by enabling farmers to increase production, reduce costs and streamline activity across the entire agricultural value chain to help ensure that long-term food security is maintained, says Standard Bank […]
Big in Japan: Rooibos booms
Rooibos is becoming a big deal in Japan – one of the largest tea-drinking nations in the world – with exports of our indigenous tea hitting record highs in 2018…
Agriculture has the solution to load shedding within a year
Agri SA’s members have the potential to supply the electricity needed to prevent future load shedding through solar power generation. There are already 500 applications for solar generation plants, that have the potential to contribute 1 400 MW to relieve strain on the grid. If the administration processes are streamlined, these 500 applications and others can be rolled out.
What does agriculture require from government to be a success in South Africa?
Last week we attended a viewing and discussion on the annual budget speech given by the South African Minister of Finance, Mr Tito Mboweni. The event was hosted in Sandton by Absa Agribusiness and steered very ably by Dr Tobias Doyer. The quests would hear a panel discussion by prominent agricultural economists and role players, prior to watching the Minister’s speech on a big screen, followed by an analysis by the same.
Developing the potential of agriculture is key to driving economic growth: Absa
For South Africa’s agricultural industry, budgetary allocations emanating from the 2019 National Budget Speech this week, are expected to reinforce the importance of the agricultural sector in the South African economy, as outlined in the State of Nation Address (SONA).
Biofuel production in sub-Saharan Africa should be prioritised for aviation
By Craig Macaskill Posted 2019-01-24 In Blog Press release A WWF-SA report has found that while there is a small but not insignificant potential for the production of sustainable biofuels in sub-Saharan Africa, this should be prioritised for the aviation industry which has limited other options when it comes to reducing carbon emissions. It’s estimated that by 2050, […]
Digitally transforming agriculture across distances
By Craig Macaskill Posted 2019-01-24 In Blog Cloud based solutions enable 50% savings Sensors can transmit vital information over 50 kilometres Digital data speeds up compliance reports The implementation of the cloud, the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and Industry 4.0 can offer benefits to the agriculture industry by enabling farmers to optimise their operations through digital transformation, […]
Fresh Produce Markets
Introduction The fundamental reason for the existence of markets has never changed i.e. where supply and demand meet to establish a value for a product so that a sale can be made. There are different types of agricultural markets, such as farmers’ markets where the farmer is on hand to sell his products, or wholesale […]