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Agribusiness confidence fell to the lowest level since the 2009 financial crisis

Source: Agbiz media release, 15 June 2020, photo credit: TIBCO Software The Agbiz/IDC Agribusiness Confidence ...

SA’s agricultural trade expected to remain vibrant in 2020 despite lockdowns

Source: Fin24, photo credit: The Economist/Intelligence Unit/Perspectives The ongoing Covid-19 crisis has brought uncertainty to ...

Cooking up a storm: SA food media thrives under lockdown

Source: Bizcommunity, 9 June 2020, photo credit: Restaurant & Café Trends show that food and ...

Controlling COVID-19 will carry devastating economic cost for developing countries

Source: The Conversation, 2 June 2020, photo credit: CNN Business Many African countries quickly closed ...

Consumer markets under pressure in 2020

Source: Camilla Butler, Bizcommunity, 5 June 2020, photo credit: Diplomatic Courier As coronavirus (Covid-19) shifts ...

The impact of Covid-19 on South Africa’s agriculture economy

Photo credit: Copernicus Climate Change Service Dr Peter Oberem, Bizcommunity We are all living through ...

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 ...