South African agriculture needs to become expert at international relations

Stephanie van der Walt, Agbiz Fruit Desk “Now is the time to think strategically and ...

Sows undergo changes in structure over time, research suggests

Sows undergo changes in structure over time, according to research by Melanie Trenhaile-Grannemann, a graduate ...

Balancing the risks and opportunities on the African continent

It would be remiss to paint the African continent with one brush as many countries ...

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 ...

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 ...

How to succeed in agriculture in 2020

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

Latest on FMD

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

Bulgaria culls 24 000 pigs to contain ASF

The Bulgarian authorities have culled over 24 000 pigs in order to keep African swine ...

Additional funding for African swine fever measures welcomed

Funding for additional agricultural inspectors at ports to help prevent African Swine Fever (ASF) has ...

Are preventative African swine fever culls in Japan’s future?

The Government of Japan is asking the Japanese National Diet to amend the Act on ...

Three ways farms of the future can feed the planet and heal it too

Intensive agriculture may be nourishing most of the Earth’s inhabitants, but it’s doing the opposite ...

2020: Expect more expensive food, and higher tax

Consumers will get their first indication of what 2020 has in store for them on ...