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FAO forecasts record highs for global food crops amid market uncertainty

Commodities & Fairtrade

FAO forecasts record highs for global food crops amid market uncertainty

12 Jun 2025

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Agriculture

Goss’s Wilt and Leaf Blight: A new threat to South African maize production

Dr. Rikus Kloppers 19 Mar 2025

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Commodities & Fairtrade

FAO: Global food prices rise in February

10 Mar 2025

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Agriculture

South Africa's agriculture may recover in 2025

Wandile Sihlobo 7 Jan 2025

Global competition and local challenges shake SA maize prices

Agribusiness

Global competition and local challenges shake SA maize prices

11 Nov 2024

Agriculture

African Agri Investment Indaba targets transformative change in agriculture sector

7 Oct 2024

Cape Town's HQ Foods named SMME of the Year at Pick n Pay awards

Awards

Cape Town's HQ Foods named SMME of the Year at Pick n Pay awards

1 Aug 2024

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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

A villager arrives to collect her monthly allocations of food aid provided by the World Food Program (WFP) in Mumijo, Buhera district east of the capital Harare, Zimbabwe, 16 March 2024. Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo/File Photo

Food, Water & Energy Security

More than half of Zimbabwean population will need food aid, cabinet says

Nyasha Chingono 17 May 2024

1% upward revision for maize estimates, still down 18.5% year-on-year

Agribusiness

1% upward revision for maize estimates, still down 18.5% year-on-year

Paul Makube 26 Apr 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

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Commodities & Fairtrade

Global food prices remain unchanged in November

8 Dec 2023

KwaZulu-Natal Premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube speaking at the Operation Sukuma Sakhe Cabinet Day. Source: x.com

Infrastructure & Utilities

KZN Premier references Freedom Charter in housing project unveiling

30 Aug 2023

Yellen calls for urgent action to improve food security, climate resilience in Africa

Food, Water & Energy Security

Yellen calls for urgent action to improve food security, climate resilience in Africa

Andrea Shalal 25 Jan 2023

#BizTrends2023: SA agricultural trends to watch in 2023

Trends

#BizTrends2023: SA agricultural trends to watch in 2023

Wandile Sihlobo 9 Jan 2023

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Agro-processing

Global food prices hold steady in November

8 Dec 2022

Agribusiness

Another bullish crop outlook despite marginal hike in planting area amid favourable prices, weather

Paul Makube 1 Nov 2022

Helping rural women to cultivate 'good food for all'

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Helping rural women to cultivate 'good food for all'

Issued by Sappi 14 Oct 2022

SA summer crop harvest shows decent levels, with soybeans reaching a fresh high

Agriculture

SA summer crop harvest shows decent levels, with soybeans reaching a fresh high

Wandile Sihlobo 29 Jun 2022

Pursuing sustainable livelihoods - these South African youths are shining examples of resilience

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Pursuing sustainable livelihoods - these South African youths are shining examples of resilience

Issued by Sappi 20 Jun 2022

Rising atmospheric CO2 may benefit maize crops: first experiment in African conditions

Agro-processing

Rising atmospheric CO2 may benefit maize crops: first experiment in African conditions

Brad Ripley and Susanne Vetter 3 May 2022

Global food prices rise to record high in February

Commodities & Fairtrade

Global food prices rise to record high in February

7 Mar 2022

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Agriculture

How Russia-Ukraine conflict could influence Africa's food supplies

Wandile Sihlobo 25 Feb 2022

SA consumer food price inflation rate increases to 6.2%

Agriculture

SA consumer food price inflation rate increases to 6.2%

Wandile Sihlobo 16 Feb 2022

High global demand, elevated prices bode well for SA's agricultural exports

Agribusiness

High global demand, elevated prices bode well for SA's agricultural exports

Dawie Maree 6 Sep 2021

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Agriculture

Global food prices fall for the first time in 12 months

9 Jul 2021

Small towns are collapsing across South Africa. How it's starting to affect farming

Agribusiness

Small towns are collapsing across South Africa. How it's starting to affect farming

Wandile Sihlobo 21 Jun 2021

How research, collaboration are contributing to food security in Africa

Research & Development

How research, collaboration are contributing to food security in Africa

14 Jun 2021

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Agribusiness

Accommodative Sarb and growth rebound positive for the pumping agriculture sector

Paul Makube 21 May 2021

Sub-Saharan Africa's food security has turned out better than feared. But risks remain

Food Security

Sub-Saharan Africa's food security has turned out better than feared. But risks remain

Wandile Sihlobo 7 May 2021

What SA consumers can expect from food price inflation this year

Agriculture

What SA consumers can expect from food price inflation this year

Wandile Sihlobo 1 Apr 2021

There is room for an upward adjustment of SA maize production estimates

Agriculture

There is room for an upward adjustment of SA maize production estimates

Wandile Sihlobo 29 Mar 2021

Infrastructure spend: insights from the effect of a bridge across the Zambezi on maize prices

Agriculture

Infrastructure spend: insights from the effect of a bridge across the Zambezi on maize prices

Sam Jones 9 Mar 2021

Global food price index rises for 9th consecutive month

Agriculture

Global food price index rises for 9th consecutive month

4 Mar 2021

Cost of soybeans will remain high for South Africa's poultry industry

Agribusiness

Cost of soybeans will remain high for South Africa's poultry industry

Wandile Sihlobo 12 Feb 2021

How sub-Saharan Africa can rethink its approach to agriculture

Agriculture

How sub-Saharan Africa can rethink its approach to agriculture

Michael Aliber and Wandile Sihlobo 15 Dec 2020

Positive growth from SA's agriculture sector despite economic crisis

Agribusiness

Positive growth from SA's agriculture sector despite economic crisis

21 Oct 2020

Failing Africa's farmers, starving the continent

Agriculture

Failing Africa's farmers, starving the continent

Timothy A. Wise 11 Sep 2020

Will Zimbabwe's ambition to notably lift its maize production in 2020/21 materialise?

Agro-processing

Will Zimbabwe's ambition to notably lift its maize production in 2020/21 materialise?

Wandile Sihlobo 7 Sep 2020

Why more Ugandan farmers aren't adopting drought tolerant maize

Agro-processing

Why more Ugandan farmers aren't adopting drought tolerant maize

HyeJin Lee 3 Sep 2020

SA leads Africa's maize trade during Covid-19

Agribusiness

SA leads Africa's maize trade during Covid-19

Casey Delport 29 Jun 2020

South Africa can expect bigger summer grains and oilseeds crop

Agro-processing

South Africa can expect bigger summer grains and oilseeds crop

29 May 2020

A positive outlook for SA's agricultural exports

Agriculture

A positive outlook for SA's agricultural exports

Casey Delport 18 May 2020

Global food commodity prices drop in April

Commodities & Fairtrade

Global food commodity prices drop in April

7 May 2020

Conservation agriculture can boost maize yields

Research & Development

Conservation agriculture can boost maize yields

Engela Duvenage 5 May 2020

Research & Development

ARC launches new maize information guide for farmers

21 Feb 2020

WFP calls on global community to support hungry millions in Zim

Food, Water & Energy Security

WFP calls on global community to support hungry millions in Zim

31 Dec 2019

Southern Africa could face another season of poor agricultural output

Agribusiness

Southern Africa could face another season of poor agricultural output

Wandile Sihlobo 9 Dec 2019

Farming in South Africa is under threat from climate change. Here's how

Sustainable Farming

Farming in South Africa is under threat from climate change. Here's how

13 Nov 2019

Maize production holds great potential for the African continent

Agriculture

Maize production holds great potential for the African continent

24 Oct 2019