Category Archives: Let’s Talk Indepth

Covid-19 and food safety: Are SA’s food handling regulations up to scratch?

Photo credit: AJAR Hospitality Fortunately South Africa’s food production safety standards have already progressed to ...

Medical doctors and swine veterinarians team up to fight Covid-19

Photo credit: facebook.com/foto.studio.color24 Jennifer Shike, Farm Journal’s Pork Building on swine veterinarian experience and insights ...

Take note of these economic drivers

Photo credit: The Hindu Prof Johan Willemse We all agree that the world of doing ...

South Africa’s level 3 lockdown – what you need to know

Photo credit: University of Washington The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) has ...

A positive outlook for SA’s agricultural exports

Recent media reports have flagged disruptions in global meat markets, particularly the US beef market. ...

Biosecurity only defence against African swine fever

As the rest of South Africa fights the disastrous Coronavirus, in the Eastern Cape, farmers ...

A resilient Africa will continue to rise above the Covid-19 crisis

Africa Day (25 May) is an annual opportunity to reflect on the progress we have ...

Rising electricity tariffs are a major constraint for agriculture and the overall economy

Nicol Jansen, Agri SA Chairman: Economics and Trade Centre of Excellence NERSA has announced its ...

How code is improving food security

Bizcommunity, 7 May 2020 The evolution of civilisation runs hand-in-glove with the earliest forays by ...

The geography of Covid-19 and a vulnerable global food system

William G. Moseley, World Politics Review, 12 May 2020 Late last month, as the coronavirus ...

Coronavirus: Why the risk of a meat shortage is different in SA

Carin Smith, Fin24, May 17 2020 As the US grapples with a meat-supply crunch that ...

Breaking new ground in global agriculture post-Covid

By Wandile Sihlobo, Economics, 12 May 2020 As the coronavirus continues to spread around the ...