Category Archives: Let’s Talk Indepth

Formulating piglet diets without adding antibiotics

Source: Pig Progress, 27 March 2019, photo credit: MorningChores As it becomes increasingly uncommon to ...

Modelling the global economic consequences of a major ASF outbreak in China

Source: pig333.com, photo credit: Swedbrand Group African swine fever (ASF) has spread into East Asia ...

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 ...