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Meat inflation drops to -0.1% year-on-year, boosting festive braai season

Agriculture

Meat inflation drops to -0.1% year-on-year, boosting festive braai season

Paul Makube 4 hours

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Commodities & Fairtrade

FAO reports spike in food prices as vegetable oils soar

2 days

Back to the future: Reviving sorghum in South Africa

Agriculture

Back to the future: Reviving sorghum in South Africa

Christin Hunter 4 Dec 2024

Source: Paul Makube is the senior agricultural economist at FNB Commercial.

Agribusiness

Food prices maintain stability as South Africa sees steep inflation decline

Paul Makube 22 Nov 2024

Global Citizen now comes to Rio De Janeiro, with Cyril Ramaphosa, president of South Africa

Climate Change

Global Citizen now comes to Rio De Janeiro, with Cyril Ramaphosa, president of South Africa

Issued by OnPoint PR 22 Nov 2024

Persistent growth: How IoT solutions could revolutionise agritech

Agri Tech

Persistent growth: How IoT solutions could revolutionise agritech

Issued by ASUS 19 Nov 2024

Rainbow Chicken supports FAO’s 2024 World Food Day Poster Contest initiative

ESG

Rainbow Chicken supports FAO’s 2024 World Food Day Poster Contest initiative

Issued by Rainbow Chicken 16 Oct 2024

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Commodities & Fairtrade

FAO: September sees biggest food price hike in 18 months

9 Oct 2024

Recognising foodbanks as key stakeholders in solving food insecurity, malnutrition, and climate

Food, Water & Energy Security

Recognising foodbanks as key stakeholders in solving food insecurity, malnutrition, and climate

Andy du Plessis, Issued by FoodForward SA 8 Oct 2024

Indaba to tackle food insecurity and drive Zero Hunger by 2030

Agribusiness

Indaba to tackle food insecurity and drive Zero Hunger by 2030

13 Sep 2024

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Commodities & Fairtrade

FAO reports slight dip in global food prices for August

6 Sep 2024

Women in agriculture: Empowering South Africa’s unsung SHEroes

Employment Equity

Women in agriculture: Empowering South Africa’s unsung SHEroes

Beth Cook, Issued by Progression 20 Aug 2024

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Commodities & Fairtrade

FAO reports stable food prices in July

2 Aug 2024

FAO report highlights climate stress on forests and need for innovation

Forestry

FAO report highlights climate stress on forests and need for innovation

30 Jul 2024

Food inflation eases, but weather-induced production challenges remain

Agribusiness

Food inflation eases, but weather-induced production challenges remain

Paul Makube 25 Jul 2024

Grocery stokvels can empower South African households

Retail

Grocery stokvels can empower South African households

22 Jul 2024

Aubrain Lyavuka attended FAO and UNIDO’s OYA programme that trains African youth for jobs in agriculture. He is now seeing great results and growing his fish farm in Ndola, Zambia. ©FAO/Filip Forti

Fishing

Aquaculture training sparks career change for Zambian farmer

12 Jul 2024

World food prices hold steady in June, says FAO

Commodities & Fairtrade

World food prices hold steady in June, says FAO

5 Jul 2024

"Lost crops" provide unique opportunity for food security in Africa

Food Security

"Lost crops" provide unique opportunity for food security in Africa

Zoë Karl-Waithaka 28 Jun 2024

Sustainable Gastronomy Week kicks off, emphasising 'More Taste, Less Waste'

Food Services

Sustainable Gastronomy Week kicks off, emphasising 'More Taste, Less Waste'

20 Jun 2024

Image source: Marcin Jucha –

Agriculture

Farming with a mixture of crops, animals and trees is better for the environment and for people – evidence from Ghana and Malawi

Laura Vang Rasmussen, Hanson Nyantakyi-Frimpong, Ingo Grass, Marney Isaac and Rachel Bezner Kerr 19 Jun 2024

FAO foresees stable food commodity markets amid 2024/25 outlook

Commodities & Fairtrade

FAO foresees stable food commodity markets amid 2024/25 outlook

14 Jun 2024

Oceana Group reveals record first-half performance

Banking & Finance

Oceana Group reveals record first-half performance

12 Jun 2024

FAO report: Global seafood reaches record high, led by aquaculture boom

Fishing

FAO report: Global seafood reaches record high, led by aquaculture boom

10 Jun 2024

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Commodities & Fairtrade

Global food prices rise for third straight month

7 Jun 2024

FAO's Earth Map wins Google impact award for climate monitoring

Agriculture

FAO's Earth Map wins Google impact award for climate monitoring

7 May 2024

April sees marginal increase in global food prices

Commodities & Fairtrade

April sees marginal increase in global food prices

3 May 2024

4 crucial steps to strengthen climate resilience against El Niño and La Niña

Agriculture

4 crucial steps to strengthen climate resilience against El Niño and La Niña

2 May 2024

FAO issues warning on southern Africa maize shortfall

Agriculture

FAO issues warning on southern Africa maize shortfall

24 Apr 2024

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Commodities & Fairtrade

World food prices up in March

8 Apr 2024

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Agribusiness

Food inflation decelerates to a 25-month low

Paul Makube 22 Mar 2024

Source: Pixabay.

Economy

2024 must be the year of sustainable investment

Carl Roothman 3 Apr 2024

Jumbo and Cash & Carry stores introduce Econo Maize Meal

FMCG

Jumbo and Cash & Carry stores introduce Econo Maize Meal

20 Mar 2024

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Commodities & Fairtrade

FAO report: World food commodity prices decline for 7th consecutive month

11 Mar 2024

Agriculture – farming for the future with modernised systems

Agriculture

Agriculture – farming for the future with modernised systems

Clive Roberts 16 Feb 2024

FAO reports decline in global food prices led by wheat and maize

Commodities & Fairtrade

FAO reports decline in global food prices led by wheat and maize

5 Feb 2024

Ghana wants to make importing food like rice and tomatoes more costly: expert explains why it’s a bad idea

Import/Export

Ghana wants to make importing food like rice and tomatoes more costly: expert explains why it’s a bad idea

Sylvanus Kwaku Afesorgbor 23 Jan 2024

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Commodities & Fairtrade

FAO reports decrease in global food prices for December

9 Jan 2024

Vaccinating livestock against common diseases is a form of direct climate action

Agriculture

Vaccinating livestock against common diseases is a form of direct climate action

Jude Capper and David Barrett 27 Dec 2023

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Commodities & Fairtrade

Global food prices remain unchanged in November

8 Dec 2023

#COP28: 7 food and agriculture innovations needed to protect the climate and feed a rapidly growing world

Agriculture

#COP28: 7 food and agriculture innovations needed to protect the climate and feed a rapidly growing world

Paul Winters 4 Dec 2023

3 ways AI can help farmers tackle the challenges of modern agriculture

Agri Tech

3 ways AI can help farmers tackle the challenges of modern agriculture

Joe Hollis 30 Nov 2023

Cooking oil prices tamed amid the record 2023 canola harvest

Agriculture

Cooking oil prices tamed amid the record 2023 canola harvest

30 Nov 2023

Global food prices dip in October

Commodities & Fairtrade

Global food prices dip in October

3 Nov 2023

Bird flu could be eradicated by editing the genes of chickens - our study shows how

Food Security

Bird flu could be eradicated by editing the genes of chickens - our study shows how

Alewo Idoko-Akoh 3 Nov 2023

Fire-smart farming: How the crops we plant could help reduce the risk of wildfires on agricultural landscapes

Agriculture

Fire-smart farming: How the crops we plant could help reduce the risk of wildfires on agricultural landscapes

Tim Curran, Md Azharul Alam, Tanmayi Pagadala and Thomas Maxwell 31 Oct 2023

FAO report: Food production plummets as disasters cost $123bn yearly

Agriculture

FAO report: Food production plummets as disasters cost $123bn yearly

13 Dec 2023

Shoprite calls for action to counter food insecurity

ESG

Shoprite calls for action to counter food insecurity

17 Oct 2023