Welcome to the Agribook Blog
These blogs contain agricultural related information and written by our editor Craig Macaskill as well as guest columnists from time to time.
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Veggie burgers are back on the menu!
In a first for South Africa, the Government Department of Agriculture published, on 18 July 2025, R6436/2025, the Regulations Relating to Meat Analogues for Sale in South Africa.
Tobacco Bill’s command-and-control creep threatens rational governance rights
The Bill is a textbook case of regulatory overkill.
Call for MSMEs to apply for support of up to R23 million
Priority sectors include agriculture. Eligible applicants include co-operatives, private companies, and informal traders.
From farm to shelf: A family farm’s role in South Africa’s 155 000 tonne avocado industry
Springfield Farms in Limpopo is helping feed South Africa’s avo obsession – one sustainable harvest at a time.
Agriculture lessons to be learnt from Clarkson’s Farm
Behind the belly laughs, the hit show highlights some profound lessons for South African farmers & the local agri sector
Industry body in talks to advocate for US tariff relief on rooibos
More than 90% of Rooibos exported to the US is shipped in bulk for blending, packaging and marketing by American companies