Category Archives: Let’s Talk Fresh

Don’t miss SAPPO’s webinars

Source: SAPPO News, July 2020, photo credit: ALS Association SAPPO is adjusting to the “new ...

03
Aug
IMF Grants $4.3 Billion to South Africa in biggest virus loan

Source: Daily Maverick/Bloomberg, 27 July 2020, photo credit: Geld Winst Financering, Pixabay/Foodlog The International Monetary ...

28
Jul
The biggest threat to farmers and food security is rising farm debt

Source: Sifiso Ntombela, Fin24, 15 July, photo credit: News24/Citypress In the last six years, farm ...

28
Jul
Negative outlook for agri employment, despite good harvests

Source: Siyanda Sishuba, Farmer’s Weekly, 11 July 2020, photo credit: Agri News Net Farmingportal The ...

28
Jul
Latest state of the agricultural sector in South Africa’ economy

Source: Paul Makube, senior agricultural economist at FNB agri-business, photo credit: www.cherryfarm.co.za/Klondyke Cherry Farm 21 ...

28
Jul
Agri SA’s latest drought report and repeal of the classification of drought a national disaster

Source: Media release, Agri SA, 17 July 2020, photo credit: The Statesman/iStock Agri SA has ...

20
Jul
Forecasts of bumper harvests suggest subdued food prices this year

Source: Wandile Sihlobo, Fin24, 30 June 2020, photo credit: Dean Hutton/Bloomberg The high-frequency data on ...

20
Jul
International Bar Association hosts webinar on the impact of Covid-19 lockdowns on global trade

Source: Theo Boshoff, Agbiz e-newsletter, 17 July 2020, photo credit: Reuters/Stringer/World Economic Forum International Bar ...

20
Jul
Gap between farm and retail prices ‘warrant investigation’

Source: Sabrina Dean, Farmer’s Weekly, 16 July 2020, photo credit: The Network Effect A mixed ...

20
Jul
Agbiz meets with SAPIA on diesel availability

Source: Agbiz e-newsletter, 10 July 2020, photo credit: Pleasureofart/Getty Images/ThoughtCo. The lack of diesel availability ...

13
Jul
Increasing imports could jeopardise the local agricultural economy

Source: Agri SA media release, 13 July 2020, photo credit: A & A Contract Customs ...

13
Jul
Nampo Harvest Day to ‘go virtual’ in 2020

Source: Annelie Coleman, Farmer’s Weekly, 30 June 2020, photo credit: Twitter This year, Nampo Harvest ...

13
Jul