Hell for leather … er, mushrooms
We have used leather for thousands of years, for clothes, footwear, furniture, containers and “recently”, in motor cars. An article in The Conversation this morning speaks of the option of making leather products in the near future from mushrooms.
NAMPO Agriculture Expo & Conference now open and running!
This first virtual agriculture show and conference opened successfully in Pretoria, South Africa on Wednesday 9 September. The event is open until and including Saturday 12 September.
What to Expect With Inputs Costs
The Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) 2020-2029 Baseline has been released, and we will be doing two or three blogs on some BFAP findings. The first one is on the place of agricultural inputs in South Africa.
The Top 5 websites for emerging farmers
A random test this week showed that a link from the Agribook website to a grower guide on the Department of Agriculture website was no longer working. A few more clicks showed that none of the others were as well, nor, as it turned out, was https://www.daff.gov.za/!
Lions are less likely to attack cattle with eyes painted on their backsides
The predation of livestock by carnivores, and the retaliatory killing of carnivores as a result, is a major global conservation challenge. Such human-wildlife conflicts are a key driver of large carnivore declines and the costs of coexistence are often disproportionately borne by rural communities in the global south.
COVID-19 has hit SMEs in South Africa’s food sector hard. What can be done to help them
COVID-19 has prompted widespread discussion of the resilience of food systems and how efficiency and competitiveness have been previously understood. Recent decades have seen the growth of increasingly complex food value chains. These are underpinned by just-in-time delivery systems, a growing share of food products sold through supermarkets, and increasing concentration of ownership among powerful, large food manufacturers.
Wine consumption and sales: Saai soon in court
The family farming organisation Saai will urgently approach the Northern Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on 18 August 2020 to have the ban on the sale and consumption of wine in restaurants set aside.
Alcohol ban: What could be done instead
Thousands of jobs are in jeopardy because of the renewed ban on alcohol sales. The following steps would produce better results.
Adapting to Change: South Africa’s Fresh Produce Markets
How are fresh produce markets and associated businesses adjusting their strategies to adapt to the changing market dynamics across the country?
AGRIBOOK AGRICULTURE WEEKLY: Financial relief for the Land Bank and other agricultural budget mentions, the state’s land redistribution gaining pace and the supply of diesel causing problems for the Maize industry (ISSUE 6.30)
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1593503470435{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] A look at some articles of interest in the agricultural- and broader media this week … Landbouweekblad reported (in Afrikaans) that the state has identified state land to distribute to previously disadvantaged individuals, also giving the breakdown of how much land in each of the provinces will be distributed. The DA […]