Category Archives: Let’s Talk Fresh

August inflation higher than expected

South Africa’s consumer inflation rose by 4.3% in August, compared to 4% in July. This ...

24
Sep
South Africa wastes 10m tonnes of food annually

A 2017 report by the World Wide Fund for Nature South Africa (WWF-SA) – Food ...

24
Sep
Growing optimism about South Africa’s 2019/20 maize harvest

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has also joined the party in forecasting a potentially big ...

19
Sep
East Cape farmers’ high-tech crime-fighting plan

Travellers in the rural Eastern Cape may start spotting something usually not associated with the ...

19
Sep
A global look at African swine fever

When it comes to discussing African swine fever (ASF), it’s almost easier to say where ...

19
Sep
SAPPO’s latest ASF update

Here is SAPPO’s latest ASF update for the period 10 April to 11 September 2019.Read ...

13
Sep
Entrepreneurs: Time to deliver climate change solutions

Unprecedented glacial melts in Greenland in 2019. Permafrost releasing carbon monoxide at rates not factored ...

12
Sep
Agricultural sector and academia join hands

Agri SA and Stellenbosch University’s (SU) Faculty of AgriSciences hosted a colloquium to facilitate important ...

12
Sep
SA concludes trade deal with UK in case of no-deal Brexit

South Africa has concluded a new trade deal with the UK, which will kick in ...

12
Sep
UK and EU to step up Brexit talks as Parliament showdown looms

United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit team will meet with European Union officials at ...

03
Sep
Latest crop estimate good news for livestock farmers

Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural Economist at FNB Agri-Business The latest production estimate showed a further ...

03
Sep
Should the SA government incentivise farmers to control the spread of African swine fever?

Wandile Sihlobo, Daily Maverick Since April 2019 there have been 14 reported outbreaks of African ...

03
Sep