https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/742.html South Africa news 15 Agro-processing news - South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/742.html en-us Mon, 28 Sep 2026 19:56:35 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/propak-cape-highlights-latest-advances-in-sustainable-plastics-and-recycling-742522a The South African plastics recycling industry continues to make strides in creating a circular economy for plastics. Recent statistics from Plastics SA revealed that plastics recycling increased by 3% in 2025 to 485-thousand tonnes, across the packaging, building, construction, agriculture, mining, automotive and consumer goods sectors. 1-271982 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 08:26:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agro-processing 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 Agro-processing South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/engineering-school-brings-agriculture-into-hands-on-learning-297407a Soshanguve Engineering School of Specialisation is adding practical agriculture to its engineering and technical education, with 40 Grade 9 learners gaining hands-on experience in horticulture through two new tunnels and an accredited plant production part-qualification. 1-271840 Fri, 18 Sep 2026 09:06:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agro-processing South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/sa-olive-awards-2026-names-south-africas-top-evoos-742832a The SA Olive Awards 2026 has announced its winning Extra Virgin Olive Oils (EVOOs), with producers recognised across delicate, medium and intense styles at an awards ceremony held at Grande Roche in Paarl on 15 September. 1-271762 Wed, 16 Sep 2026 11:19:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agro-processing South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/2026-chenin-blanc-top-10-winners-announced-742122a Ten South African Chenin Blanc wines have been named the winners of the 2026 Standard Bank Chenin Blanc Top 10 Challenge, following three days of blind judging that assessed 150 entries from 97 producers across 36 Wine of Origin (WO) classifications. 1-271682 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 10:05:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agro-processing South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/sappo-advances-traceability-and-welfare-as-pig-disease-risks-persist-419809a South Africa’s pork industry is strengthening traceability, animal welfare and disease-control measures after a year marked by the country’s largest African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak and 17 Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) incidents in commercial piggeries. 1-271665 Fri, 11 Sep 2026 11:16:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agro-processing South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/agrisa-agbiz-push-for-deeper-agricultural-trade-across-brics-853203a AgriSA and Agbiz are calling for practical measures to deepen agricultural trade across Brics markets, including lower tariffs, improved sanitary and phytosanitary cooperation and more efficient trade facilitation. 1-271639 Thu, 10 Sep 2026 16:06:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agro-processing 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 Agro-processing South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/south-african-cherries-gain-first-time-access-to-china-186606a South African cherry producers have gained access to China for the first time, opening up a major new export market for the industry. 1-271578 Wed, 09 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agro-processing South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/ivory-coast-cocoa-crop-delay-raises-export-concerns-297937a Ivory Coast's delayed 2026/27 main cocoa crop could lead to port congestion as exporters seek to move large volumes before stricter European Union deforestation rules take effect at the end of the year, industry sources say. 1-271320 Tue, 01 Sep 2026 08:04:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Agro-processing South Africa