Category Archives: Let’s Talk Fresh

What factors will underpin SA agriculture production in 2020?

Wandike Sihlobo, chief economist, Agbiz The underperformance of South Africa’s agricultural sector in 2019 was ...

19
Jan
Business warns Ramaphosa on government inertia in fixing Eskom crisis

Business Unity SA president Sipho Pityana said the failures to turn around Eskom have resulted ...

19
Jan
How to succeed in agriculture in 2020

Nico Groenewald, head Agribusiness, Standard Bank The broader agricultural economic environment is changing, and this ...

19
Jan
Latest on FMD

Four further cases of FMD were reported since mid-December 2019, with three cases reported in ...

19
Jan
When rainfall isn’t enough

Wandile Sihlobo, Agbiz economist December is always a great month for me to get insight ...

08
Jan
FMD: Beware of fake news

Media Statement 07 January 2020 JOINT STATEMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, LAND REFORM AND ...

08
Jan
Ban lames red meat industry

“It is of critical importance that the situation in the red meat industry normalise as ...

08
Jan
What happens to SA after Brexit?

The UK is expected to leave the European Union on January 31, 2020 – provided ...

08
Jan
Clem Sunter: The World and South Africa in the 2020s

There have always been two crossroads for South Africa to take the High Road in ...

21
Dec
Agriculture: What is waiting in 2020?

The South African agricultural sector remains relatively healthy and a robust agri-food industry, but the ...

21
Dec
Be more alert and prepared during festive season

Agri SA and TLU SA, in a joint statement said it was difficult to urge ...

21
Dec
Contextualising the ASF outbreaks

The Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) in collaboration with SAPPO compiled a report ...

04
Dec