Agribook Agriculture Weekly: Crime wave hits Agriculture in SA and the Land Bank is on the rocks plus more important news you might have missed. (Issue 4.27)
Agribook Agriculture Weekly is a weekly blog post that covers all the important news in the farming and agriculture industry. Each week we put together a list of important news articles, blog posts and industry developments both nationally and internationally. This week we continue our focus on the impact of Covid-19 and also provide updates on global produce markets.
Unhelpful Government Threatens Food Security, say Farmers
The lockdown measures to combat the Covid-19 pandemic make excessive demands on security forces and yet the government has not availed itself of the support offered by organised agriculture in terms of the Rural Safety Strategy.
Agribook Agriculture Weekly: Important Farming News You Might Have Missed (Issue 4.20)
Agribook Agriculture Weekly is a weekly blog post that covers all the important news in the farming and agriculture industry. Each week we put together a list of important news articles, blog posts and industry developments both nationally and internationally. This week we continue our focus on the impact of Covid-19 and also provide updates on global produce markets.
Online application platform for CADS Fund now available
Saai establishes an online platform to help financially distressed small-scale farmers to apply for funds.
Agribook Agriculture Weekly: Important Farming News You Might Have Missed (Issue 4.11)
A look at some items of interest to the agricultural value chain for the week ending 11 April.
Support Programmes for Businesses during Covid-19 Lockdown
What financial support is on offer to assist businesses during Covid-19? In addition to the Solidarity Fund there are others.
The Case for Small-scale Producers and the Informal Food Value Chain during the Covid-19 Lockdown.
Spaza shops will be opening again. What is the case for spaza shops and informal food vendors to be allowed to operate during the Covid-19 lockdown?