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| Cari Coetzee The emerging realities that will continue to affect farming are the ever increasing costs of irrigated land, inflation on input costs and the shift to longer term crops... read | | | Justin Smith South African companies, including those in the retail sector, continue to experience a significant change in mindset among customers. The reality is that doing business is no longer just about profit, but also about creating shared value and meeting responsibilities to contribute to inclusive economic development, and to give back to communities and our planet... read | |
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| Colleen Goko Local wheat production has been in decline since 2000 as farmers are dumping the crop in favour of more profitable produce such as maize and soya beans... read |
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| Multinational food processing and retailing company Associated British Foods swallowed SA's biggest sugar industry player, Illovo, in May last year. Crookes Brothers now stands out as another highly attractive potential target... read |
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| Mark Allix South African chicken producers, the South African Poultry Association, and labour mainly blame "dumping" of dark chicken meat products, such as legs, for the industry's woes as producers struggle to sustain operations... read |
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| Asha Speckman The agricultural sector was considering the adoption of smart disaster aid after sections of the industry were brought to their knees by the prolonged drought... read |
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| SACAU CEO Ishmael Sunga will join global leaders in Davos-Klosters in Switzerland for the World Economic Forum's 47th annual meeting taking place from 17-20 January 2017, in order to promote African agriculture... read |
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| "Economic uncertainties, including movements in exchange rates, are likely to influence food markets even more so this year." read |
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| Dr Yudhvir Seetharam says it isn't all doom and gloom as he shares his outlook on a few trends that we can expect in 2017 in various industries... read |
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| 2017 SA Wine & Cellar Classifications have announced the 82 wines that form part of the Top Wine SA Hall of Fame. read |
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| While KwaZulu-Natal farmers have welcomed three days of rain, the drought is far from over... read |
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| Companies increasingly fear the unpredictable business environment, where markets are volatile and political perils are on the rise... read |
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