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Food industry health risks and how to avoid them

Every organisation operating in the food industry faces a great amount of responsibility. If errors occur within the manufacturing processes, food cultivation or production, the negative effects can be far reaching and devastating.

Coffee

Coffee production in South Africa

Introduction In terms of value, coffee is one of the world’s most important commodities. Coffee is a vital crop for developing countries, providing vital foreign exchange earnings and an income for farmers. It is also an ideal crop for areas with poor infrastructure, as it is one of the few tropical horticultural crop products that […]

Cannabis

Hemp, a cousin albeit with no psychoactive properties, hopes that its own unfettered cultivation and potential might also soon be realised. The seeds, flowers, fibre and stalks can be used in multiple ways (see “Fibre crops” page).

On the Expert Advisory Panel on Land Reform and Agriculture

Emerging farmer support in South Africa

Over the past week, readers will have seen the reports and articles about the findings of the Expert Advisory Panel on Land Reform and Agriculture. Four of the more useful ones (which includes the press statement below) we found were […]