Agri sector ‘holding up’ despite challenging decade
The agriculture sector has weathered the storm over the past few years, coping with drought and policy uncertainty, while income and employment have remained stable.
SA wildlife tourism hard-hit by coronavirus
The closing of countries’ borders in an attempt to contain the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is already greatly affecting the local ecotourism sector.
Artificial insemination project in Zimbabwe goes countrywide
Chinhoyi University of Technology, a university in Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe, recently took its national artificial insemination (AI) project for cattle countrywide.
Interest rate cut good news for farmers, economists
The announcement on Thursday by the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) monetary policy committee of a 100-basis-point cut, or one percentage point, in the repo rate from 6,25% to 5,25%,...
Shipping container dearth due to coronavirus pandemic
Stakeholders in the South African fruit industry have expressed concern about whether there will be sufficient containers to ship produce to various export destinations around the world, due to the...
Coronavirus: Sharp increase in Spanish fresh produce prices
Rising demand for agricultural products in Spain, due to fears about the novel coronavirus outbreak, has seen prices soar.
Record citrus harvest expected for 2020
Southern Africa is expected to export a record 143,3 million cartons of citrus fruit to more than 100 countries in 2020.
Chicken import tariff supporters take wait-and-see approach
While the latest tariffs on imported frozen chicken published in the Government Gazette have been welcomed by key stakeholders in South Africa’s poultry value chain, they are taking a wait-and-see...
Royal Show cancelled amidst coronavirus outbreak
One of the highlights on the South African agricultural calendar, the annual Royal Agricultural Show in Pietermaritzburg, has been cancelled.
Questions about Zim government’s land restoration plans
The Zimbabwean government has announced a legal framework to restore ownership rights to individuals and companies that lost farms over the past 20 years, in terms of the Bilateral Investment...
Load-shedding burdens SA’s fruit industry
The current rolling blackouts by power utility Eskom have struck the Western Cape in the midst of a critical time for the fruit industry.
Good harvest hopes result in combine harvester sales uptick
The higher crop production forecast for the coming season has resulted in a rise in combine harvester sales during February, which could mean farmers are preparing for a good harvesting...
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