https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/650.html South Africa news 15 Food Security news - South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/650.html en-us Mon, 26 Oct 2026 20:33:07 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/global-food-prices-set-to-climb-as-shipping-shocks-squeeze-supplies-636051a Global food inflation is expected to accelerate in the coming months and persist into 2027 as conflict-related shipping disruptions, rising freight and input costs, and El Niño-driven drought put pressure on cereal supplies. The impact is being felt across food-importing markets, with higher prices squeezing consumers and increasing costs for food producers and processors. 1-272671 Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:19:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Food Security South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/kfc-add-hope-and-sas-brightest-young-minds-tackle-the-hunger-crisis-636071a Some of South Africa’s brightest young minds shared innovative solutions with KFC Add Hope during its Biggest Hunger Hack last year. Now, on World Food Day, the corporate feeding programme shares how it is working with its partners to tackle the country’s hunger crisis, one meal at a time. 1-272621 Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:20:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Food Security South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/el-nino-risk-puts-sas-food-prices-and-fmcg-margins-in-focus-747172a The threat of hotter, drier conditions during South Africa’s summer planting season is raising questions about food price inflation, agricultural supply and the resilience of businesses exposed to rising input costs. 1-272612 Fri, 16 Oct 2026 09:53:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Food Security South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/tia-invests-r14m-in-livestock-bio-surveillance-programme-858403a The Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) has invested R14m in TokaBio to strengthen South Africa’s capacity to detect and respond to livestock diseases that threaten agricultural production and commodity exports. 1-272239 Mon, 05 Oct 2026 09:30:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Food Security South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/food-waste-in-sa-is-increasingly-becoming-a-supply-chain-problem-636621a South Africa’s food-waste challenge extends well beyond the household bin, with significant volumes of edible food losing value across production, processing, storage and distribution. 1-272161 Thu, 01 Oct 2026 08:05:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Food Security South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/private-sector-to-scale-arc-fmd-vaccine-production-742562a The Agricultural Research Council (ARC) and its board have approved a proposal to allow qualifying private companies to use the council's intellectual property to manufacture its Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccine at scale. 1-271972 Wed, 23 Sep 2026 09:45:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Food Security South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/the-future-of-food-reflections-from-the-2026-africa-food-systems-conference-742112a I have just returned from the Africa Food Systems Forum in Kigali, Rwanda - the 20th anniversary of a gathering that began as a small agricultural conference and has grown into the continent's most important annual meeting point for policymakers, financiers, farmers, and food-system practitioners. 1-271602 Wed, 09 Sep 2026 16:55:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Food Security South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/green-businesses-win-big-at-nedbank-green-economy-indaba-964434a Three South African green entrepreneurs shared R710,000 in funding and business support at the 2026 Nedbank Green Economy Indaba and the Nedbank Green Economy Awards in Johannesburg, Houghton. 1-271504 Mon, 07 Sep 2026 10:42:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Food Security South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/el-nino-drought-risk-puts-farmers-on-alert-for-202627-season-631571a Agriculture Minister Willie Aucamp has assured farmers and farming organisations that government will work with the sector to prepare for potentially challenging conditions during the 2026/27 summer season, as an El Niño weather pattern raises the risk of below-normal rainfall and higher temperatures. 1-271421 Thu, 03 Sep 2026 08:18:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Food Security South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/sea-harvest-lifts-profit-and-cuts-debt-despite-weaker-catches-297997a Sea Harvest has delivered a resilient set of interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2026, with the seafood group improving profitability and reducing debt despite pressure on fishing volumes, fuel costs and exchange rates. 1-271350 Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:28:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Food Security South Africa