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 [...]

The family farming organisation Saai will urgently approach the Northern Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on 18 August 2020 to have the ban on the sale and consumption of wine in restaurants set aside.

Thousands of jobs are in jeopardy because of the renewed ban on alcohol sales. The following steps would produce better results.

Last week’s PMA Talks: South Africa explored how fresh produce markets and associated businesses are adjusting their strategies to adapt to the changing market dynamics across the country.

The curious case of prohibited tobacco trade in South Africa as part of the national strategy “to combat COVID-19”, has left hundreds of tobacco farmers and many more farm workers in despair.

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 [...]

The food manufacturing sector continues to fight valiantly in the face of mounting economic pressure compounded by the ongoing uncertainty and immense cost implications that increased COVID-19 [...]