Plant-based has been a growing food trend for some years now, and with greater consumer interest has come better product innovation...
Hayley Richardson 7 Sep 2020
International quotations for sugar, vegetable oils and coarse grains increased from July, while worldwide cereal harvests remain on course to hit annual record...
3 Sep 2020
Despite earlier reduction in output in the Mpumalanga areas and reports that some of the maize in western areas has been downgraded to WM2, the total maize crop of 15.54 million tonnes is 38% higher year-on-year...
Paul Makube 31 Aug 2020
Forests provide an essential buffer between people and wildlife - and the viruses they carry. Global agriculture is destroying forests, harming biodiversity and may be putting human life at risk...
24 Aug 2020
One of the biggest TV shows in history is coming to SABC 1 in January 2021, owned and produced by Known Associates Entertainment and in partnership with MediaHeads 360...
Issued by MediaHeads 360 18 Aug 2020
It has become increasingly challenging to forecast agricultural production seasons with any level of confidence. One of the factors that has contributed to this challenge is more unpredictable weather conditions, especially over the last decade.
Wandile Sihlobo 31 Jul 2020
The agricultural sector is showing itself to be an anomaly, and it grew almost 30% during the financially turbulent first quarter of 2020...
29 Jul 2020
Despite four consecutive quarters of contraction and ongoing challenges due to the global Covid-19 pandemic, South Africa's agriculture sector rebounded by 27.8% quarter-on-quarter...
Casey Delport 28 Jul 2020
The sector increased by 27.8% quarter-on-quarter due to higher production of animal products, horticulture and field crops amid favourable weather conditions...
Paul Makube 21 Jul 2020
The coconut - an icon of unspoiled tropical idylls - causes more environmental harm than many people realise...
Erik Meijaard 7 Jul 2020
The FAO Food Price Index, which tracks international prices of the most traded food commodities, averaged 93.2 points in June, some 2.4% higher than the previous month...
2 Jul 2020
The latest GDP update from Statistics South Africa shows an impressive rebound in agriculture forestry and fishing industry sector fortunes for the first quarter of 2020...
Paul Makube 1 Jul 2020
After lifting the 2019/20 maize harvest estimate by 2.4% to 15.89 million tonnes in its May 2020 report, the National Crop Estimates Committee (CEC) made a downward revision of the total maize output to 15.51 million tonnes...
Paul Makube 26 Jun 2020
Netflix inks multi-title partnership with prolific Nigerian producer Mo Abudu to develop content from Nigeria...
12 Jun 2020
It is a sunny Tuesday afternoon. Farida Ryklief stands in front of a huge big pot of soup and a crate of bread on a table outside a kitchen in Delft, Cape Town...
Tariro Washinyira 11 Jun 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic has aggravated food insecurity in the most vulnerable communities within our society, says Londiwe Mkhize, Hollard's Group Head of Corporate Affairs...
Issued by Hollard 29 May 2020
South Africa's 2019/20 fourth summer crop production estimates data recently released by the Crop Estimates Committee did not introduce major adjustments from the previous estimates...
29 May 2020
Canada, Brazil, the US and Ireland continue to report closures of meat-processing plants because of Covid-19 infections. This essentially means that if the disruptions in various meat plants persist for some time and spill over into the global market, SA would not be spared from the price impact, particularly on poultry products...
Casey Delport 14 May 2020
FAO expects subdued usage to push up cereal stocks in 2019/20 and FAO's first forecast for wheat markets in 2020/21 points to continued growth in inventories...
7 May 2020
At 15.22 million tonnes, the maize harvest will be the third-largest on record having been raised by 2.8% from the previous month and 35% year-on-year...
Paul Makube 4 May 2020
The global pandemic has stripped daily life down to the essentials, and we find ourselves under lockdown restrictions with our thoughts and actions around food set in a very different context to anything we have known before...
Issued by Association for Dietetics in South Africa 29 Apr 2020
In the past 20 years, a newer model of the Green Revolution has emerged predominantly in sub-Saharan Africa. Domestic and international agribusinesses have a much more prominent place...
Siera Vercillo 14 Apr 2020
The Naledi Theatre Awards has announced the nominees for the 17th edition of the awards programme. The awards acknowledges South African theatre productions staged in 2019...
14 Apr 2020
Weakening demand and falling oil prices due to the global pandemic drive down international prices for major food commodities
2 Apr 2020
The season so far has progressed well, and all indications are that we are going to finish the year on a positive note...
Paul Makube 26 Mar 2020
By understanding the brand message and target market, DMX was able to curate a unique recipe for Baglios's exceptional in-store journey...
Issued by DMX 24 Mar 2020
This year's Pannar Extravaganza focused on plant health; a theme specifically selected to tie in with the United Nations' International Year of Plant Health 2020.
Ursula Human 13 Mar 2020
It won't be without its challenges, but soybean could well be the answer to Africa's agricultural and food security woes...
4 Mar 2020
According to a report published by IndexBox, the global oil crops market revenue amounted to $394.4bn in 2018, picking up by 7.6% against the previous year...
24 Feb 2020
Indigenous and local communities face threats from biodiversity loss...
Julie Mollins 20 Feb 2020
The Nigerian Academy of Science has called for the current outbreak of Lassa fever in Africa's most populous nation to be declared a national health emergency because of its severity...
13 Feb 2020
According to the conservation organisation World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), South Africa will have to produce 50% more food by 2050 in order to feed an estimated population of 73 million people. The implementation of sustainable farming practices is therefore crucial to ensure food security.
Claudi Nortjé 12 Feb 2020
The latest forecast released by South Africa's Crop Estimates Committee points to a somewhat optimistic outlook for the agricultural sector as seasonal conditions turned positive...
Paul Makube 30 Jan 2020
Nigeria recently approved the world's first GM cowpea, which provides full protection against the pod-borer Maruca, a major problem for this important crop...
28 Jan 2020
Maryanne Maina interviews Adebola Williams, CEO of StateCraft in Nigeria, a political communications company, on their mission to galvanise a generation to make informed choices...
Maryanne Maina 14 Jan 2020
The broader agricultural economic environment is changing, and this would require us to revisit how we determine our success as well...
Nico Groenewald 13 Jan 2020
More than 14,000 South Africans have officially signed up to partake in this year's Veganuary campaign, joining 350,000 other people across more than 150 countries...
Lauren Hartzenberg 10 Jan 2020
Coffee has fuelled people's mornings for hundreds of years, and like other fuels, it comes with its own unique environmental issues...
Jonathan Robinson 8 Jan 2020
2019 Eat Out Award-winning chefs Bertus Basson of Overture Restaurant, Candice Philip of Grei, Gregory Czarnecki of The Restaurant at Waterkloof, Ivor Jones of Chef's Warehouse Beau Constantia, Michael Cooke of Camphors at Vergelegen and Ryan Cole of Salsify at The Roundhouse, weigh in with their top food and restaurant trends for 2020...
20 Dec 2019
We've compiled our annual #BestofBiz 2019 lists across all our industries featuring our most popular articles, most-read contributors and brand press offices with the most views...
17 Dec 2019
World food prices rose significantly in November, reaching their highest point in more than two years, driven by jumps in the international prices of meat products and vegetable oils...
5 Dec 2019
Spur Steak Ranches has launched a new plant-based menu at its restaurants across the country...
19 Nov 2019
"The masterplan is an industry framework that will ensure that chicken, which has become a staple protein in millions of local homes, will retain its place as South Africa's favourite food."
7 Nov 2019
The Conversation Africa bolsters West African team to continue expansion into the African continent...
Alexandra Storey, Caroline Southey, Lyrr Thurston 15 Oct 2019
African Development Bank President Akinwumi Adesina receives Emeka Anyaoku lifetime achievement award...
14 Oct 2019
Brand Summit South Africa is excited to announce that 1-5 June 2020 has been dubbed "Brand Summit Week" in Cape Town, launching a pan-African theme in response to calls to expand the strategic reach of the event to embrace the entire African continent from 2020 onwards...
Issued by Africa Brand Summit 9 Oct 2019
According to the FAO Food Price Index, global food prices were steady in September, as lower sugar prices were offset by increased quotations for vegetable oils and meat...
8 Oct 2019
Alchemy Elixzar has launched South Africa's first complete range of CBD-infused skincare products...
7 Oct 2019