Empowering Africa’s Smallholders Toward a Sustainable and Profitable Future with Industrial Hemp
In a world facing unprecedented climate challenges and the pressing need for sustainable development, a Hemp revolution is taking place across Africa. The global...
Consumer inflation lifts in July
By Koketso Mano, FNB Senior Economist
Headline inflation lifted to 3.5% y/y in July, up from 3.0% in June. The print was slightly below...
How Women Farmers Like Leydah Sekgobela Are Cultivating Change This Women’s Month
When it comes to farming, it doesn’t matter whether your starting small or going all ]out big. More women farmers in South Africa’s rural...
Industry body in talks to advocate for U.S. tariff relief on Rooibos
In response to the 30% tariff recently implemented by the United States on all South African imports, including Rooibos, the South African Rooibos Council...
Western Cape apple and pear industry lost R1 billion to port inefficiencies
— calls for urgent privatisation to protect exports
South Africa’s apple and pear export industry is sounding the alarm over mounting losses caused by inefficiencies...
Tariff concerns – cautious reaction to interest rates
Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural Economist, FNB Commercial
Today’s SARB interest rate decision will be cautiously reacted to by the agricultural sector amid the looming deadline...
IFAD calls for urgent action to prioritize investment in rural people to transform global...
As global leaders convene for the UN Food Systems Summit +4 Stocktake, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) is calling for urgent action...
Meat prices push up grocery bills
By: Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural Economist, FNB Commercial
Meat was the biggest driver of food inflation after surging to a 25-month high of 6.6% y/y...
How Technology and Finance Can Unlock Africa’s Agricultural Potential
By Humphrey Nxumalo, Head of Programmes, Solidaridad Southern Africa
Across Africa, smallholder farmers sit at the heart of the continent’s food systems, yet many remain...
Ten Years On, DACS Ventilation System Still Delivers for Belgian Poultry Farmer
Ten years ago, poultry farmer Marc van de Thournout made an investment that would change the way he runs his operations. Based in Pittem,...