Mitigating impact of COVID-19 on Africa regional trade
There has been a slight uptick in trade on the African continent as some restrictions on the movement of food products have been lifted.
Online sales offer opportunities for farmers post-lockdown
Farmers can expect a significant increase in the demand for online retail sales of food directly to end customers due to consumer behavioural changes that occurred during the current lockdowns...
Wave of crime hits agriculture industry during lockdown
Stakeholders in the agriculture sector have expressed concern about the increase in theft of agricultural commodities during the lockdown period for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) global pandemic, which is resulting...
African farmers lose market access as COVID-19 crisis widens
Millions of family farmers across Africa are facing economic devastation as the COVID-19 pandemic disrupts exports and global food supply chains.
North American agri suffers as beef processing plants close
The increasing closure of meat processing plants in the US and Canada amidst the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, will have a marked impact on the agricultural economies in those countries.
Reports of food price gouging during lockdown on the rise
The sellers of foodstuffs, who exploit South Africans currently under lockdown restrictions by unjustifiably hiking prices of high-demand staples, will face serious consequences, such as hefty fines and imprisonment.
Spike in sales of citrus, baking goods amid global lockdowns
The lockdowns that have been put in place in many countries around the world, due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, have seen consumer demand for certain commodities increase sharply.
Special Covid-19 Report – Labour
In this second episode of our special coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic podcast Farmer’s Weekly SA editor, Denene Erasmus again highlights how the publication has adapted to keep readers up to...
Riots spark fear over safety of food transporters – Purchase
Prior to the national lockdown to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), stakeholders in South Africa’s agriculture industry had already started engaging with government about measures that would...
Shearing and wool exports now allowed during lockdown
Unlike highly perishable and other food crops, wool is considered a non-essential agricultural product.
Concerns about agri department’s COVID-19 distress funding
Smallholder farmers have expressed disappointment with the application process for receiving financial relief from the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (department of agriculture) during the lockdown period...
SA blueberry export revenue rises to over R1 billion
The South Africa blueberry industry continues to set record-breaking growth trends, with export volumes for 2019/2020 increasing more than 50% compared with the previous season.
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