PMA’s Fresh Connections conference and expo are back this year, and although it has a new name, it will still be the same vibrant event as it has been for…
A combination of runaway inflation, tightening policy cycle by major global central banks, and uncertainty over the Russia-Ukraine war with its ramifications for commodity prices and economic growth forced the…
If Russia keeps to the deal it has signed with Ukraine allowing for the resumption of grain exports, much needed relief will be provided to importing countries, including many in Africa.…
South African farmers are expected to harvest 9.8% less maize in the 2021/2022 season compared with the previous season, the government’s Crop Estimates Committee (CEC). The CEC’s latest summer crop forecast estimates…
While it’s not quite at the high level it was this time last year, the contribution of South Africa’s agri sector to the country’s GDP is currently still very positive.…
The South African poultry industry has been hard hit by Eskom’s recent power cuts in different parts of the country. The SA Poultry Association says many farmers have been forced…
The SA Innovation Summit has announced that it has launched The Foodtech Programme in partnership with Anza Capital. The programme is offering promising South African food tech innovators and fast-growing…
South Africa’s largest food producer Tiger Brands has announced that it will extend operations at its deciduous fruit business Langeberg & Ashton Foods (L&AF) for a further season, retaining jobs…
Western Cape premier, Alan Winde, the provincial minister of agriculture, Ivan Meyer, as well as provincial minister of finance and economic opportunities, Mireille Wenger, along with various other stakeholders, including…
On 9 June 2022, Tiger Brands gave personnel producers and clients a 60-day consultation period notice to close down its factory in Ashton in the Western Cape. Agri SA has…