Food prices saw large jump in 2020
Recent research from the Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice and Dignity Group (PEJDG) shows that food prices rose by 17% over the course of 2020, going up faster than inflation for the year. In December 2020, the total price of a basket of food to feed a family in a month was at R4,002.42, marginally lower than the same basket in November (R4,018.22).
No Ringing in the New Year for South Africans – Alcohol Banned Again
On December 28, 2020, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a total ban on the sale of alcohol from stores, restaurants and bars until January 15, 2021, except in the case of exports or for sanitizers.
Wayne – Africa’s largest and leading gumboot specialist over the last 80 years
Wayne Safety started manufacturing gumboots an incredible 80 years ago, with Wayne Rubber producing rubber gumboots in KZN.
Farming for Change
A 34-year-old from Benoni shares her knowledge with the community on how to grow their own food in a bid to address challenges of poverty and unemployment.
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.
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.
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 […]
AGRIBOOK AGRICULTURE WEEKLY: Covid-19’s effect on global coffee production, employment opportunities that arise from crises, discussions around post-Covid-19 growth and how cannabis has flourished with cigarettes being illegal (ISSUE 6.23)
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1592896832094{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]We look at what pages on the website were most visited this week, as well as stories of interest in the general agriculture media. Top pages this week: Landing page Finance for New Farmers and SMMEs Poultry Agriculture in the Provinces Vegetables Abattoirs and the Meat Industry Beef Cattle Farming Agricultural Education […]
Agribook Agriculture Weekly: South Africa’s healthy trade surplus, more Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) reports and seeing opportunity in our growing urban populations (issue 6.16)
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1592314804010{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]A look at some items in the agricultural media the past seven days … International Fresh Plaza‘s weekly global overview was on the global blueberry market. From the US Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) this week came the following reports: The world trade in coffee. Fresh Apples, Grapes, and […]
Agribook Agriculture Weekly: Americans turn to home-farming on food supply fears, Covid-19 affecting South Africa’s ability to export and the Land Bank’s financial woes (issue 6.09)
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1591713116874{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] Photo by Roy P. on Unsplash Our weekly look at significant stories in the agriculture and the agricultural media the past seven days: International Fresh Plaza’s weekly global update deals with the Raspberry, Blackberry And Redcurrant Market. US Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Services (FAS) reports included “Food Labeling […]