The South African water sector offers huge potential for enabling economic recovery, combined with a quick turnaround, to ensure a greener economy post COVID-19.

With the partnership between Peritum Agri Institute and Reitz Landbou Akademie this has become a reality.

Agbiz welcomes the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement, which showed continuity between former Finance Minister Tito Mboweni and his successor Enoch Godongwana.

South Africa has a high number of deaths from noncommunicable diseases, which are largely linked to diet and lifestyle. Under particular scrutiny are the so-called ultra-processed foods, such as [...]

Most of the national government’s agricultural policies and programmes depend on implementation by the provincial governments and municipalities for their success.

A report by Boston Consulting Group shows that policy innovations that focus on the demand rather than the supply side can effectively transform Africa’s food systems.

Rising input costs, such as direct materials, direct labour and other overheads, are posing a major challenge to food production in South Africa.

One of the few positives from the COVID-19 pandemic is that it created growing consumer demand for healthy foods, which has driven investment in a number of agri-business sectors, including fresh [...]

For a year and many months after launching our website, “Finance for new farmers and SMMEs” was the most visited page and it still ranks in the top 10 along with “Careers and employment in [...]

Above normal temperatures are expected, and above normal rainfall is anticipated for north-eastern half of the country during spring and early summer.  With the above forecast in mind, the [...]