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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 […]

Agripreneur shines brightly with herb-farm empire

Basil Williams started Herbal View Hydroponics out of his parents’ backyard. Since then, the company has grown and boasts a second director and five permanent employees. Herbal View hydroponics is located in Simondium in the Western Cape and uses cutting edge hydroponic technology to grow delicious herbs, this allows them to provide customers with superior quality culinary herbs at any time of year.

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 […]

Brazil’s long term agricultural projections, the knock-on effect the Rand’s volatility will have on wheat supplies and how toilet paper saved the timber industry. (Issue 6.02)

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1591088077931{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]A look at some notable items of news from the past seven days …   International This week Fresh Plaza presented its Overview Global Stone Fruit Market, looking at how the supply and trade in apricots, peaches and nectarines is doing all around the world. From agricultural superpower Brazil: The Brazilian Ministry […]