The agro-processing industry in the country received a major boost with the announcement of an R1.5 billion bio-fuels processing plant, making it the largest soybean processing facility in Africa. 19 Mar 2008
The 2008 edition of South Africa's most authoritative supply-chain research study, being released today, reveals that SA companies making the right moves to cope with global complexity in their supply chains, as well as ensuring they have the right skills and capabilities on board to do so, are up to six times more profitable than their competitors and peers. 11 Mar 2008
Local emerging farmers have been given a shot in the arm with the donation of seedlings by Macadamia enterprise, Mununzwu Newco. 7 Mar 2008
The Production Price Index (PPI) came in at 10.4% year-on-year (y/y) in January, reported Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) on Thursday, 6 March 2008. 6 Mar 2008
By naming Makgoro Mannya the Female Farmer of the Year, the agriculture department just scratches the surface of her achievements, writes Neels Blom. 29 Feb 2008
South Africa's genetically modified (GM) maize, soya and cotton, in terms of area planted, increased by 30% to 1.8 million hectares (ha) over 2006/07. 29 Feb 2008
South African agri-processing company Tongaat Hulett is in negotiations to supply Eskom with electricity generated at its plants, in answer to the government's call for co-generation projects by industrial players. 27 Feb 2008
Climate change is emerging as the latest threat to the world's fast declining fish stocks, which could affect millions of people who depend on the oceans for food and income, says a new report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). 27 Feb 2008
The communities of the Amajuba District Municipalities in the northern part of the KwaZulu-Natal are to benefit from a R6 million dry bean corridor massification project. 26 Feb 2008
The group, under investigation by the Competition Commission for alleged involvement in a bread price-fixing cartel, said it was still considering listing on the JSE, but a listing might be postponed due to the investigation. In the meantime, is has budgeted R1,2bn to boost output in the new financial year. 25 Feb 2008
In a bid to promote the breeding of indigenous, South African Nguni cattle, the Limpopo Department of Agriculture handed over more than 100 cattle to two previously disadvantaged farming communities on Thursday, 21 February. 22 Feb 2008
USA - Monsanto Company has received final regulatory approval in the Asian countries and areas of Japan, the Philippines and Taiwan for its second-generation soybean technology, Roundup Ready 2 Yield. These approvals represent significant progress toward the commercialisation of this new, reportedly higher-yielding, soybean technology. 20 Feb 2008
The arrival of an interconnected global marketplace on Internet time means value chains are rapidly replacing supply chains. This switch requires business owners to think well beyond traditional supply-chain arrangements in terms of greater levels of collaboration with both suppliers and customers. It also requires employees with skills far superior to their predecessors and a world outlook framed by these new realities. 15 Feb 2008
In line with South Africa's objective to strengthen and diversify the industrial sector, government has pledged R2.3 billion over the next three years to support industrial policy. 8 Feb 2008
"And ultimately, what's good for consumers is good for SA," he says. 7 Feb 2008
With food inflation in South Africa running at over 10%, a new danger is haunting the marketplace – a creature called 'agflation' or agricultural price inflation. 6 Feb 2008
The world's largest companies are moving their buying and selling to the Web. A majority of them purchase from suppliers online via the Web or with Web-based supplier integration software, according to Forrester Research. As old procurement and back-office systems mature and the opportunity for greater data analysis and efficiencies rise, these global supply chains will be linked electronically. 5 Feb 2008
Vulnerable and hungry people living in Johannesburg's inner city are enjoying the fruits of the successful Siyakhana Food Garden in Bezuidenhout Park. 5 Feb 2008
The profitability of South Africa's agricultural businesses rose by a significant 24% last year, mainly as a result of increased turnovers and improved management styles. 4 Feb 2008
The South African textile industry has long been assumed to be in terminal decline, but perhaps there is cause for some optimism. 30 Jan 2008
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