New ministers for departments of agriculture and land reform
South Africa’s new cabinet ministers for agriculture, and land reform and rural development, might hail from different political parties, but their ideologies are much aligned in theory to that of...
Danish government to impose world’s first carbon tax on cattle
Following a wide-ranging compromise reached with farmers, industry leaders, labour unions and environmental groups, the Danish government has announced the introduction of a tax on livestock carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions...
Rankings place SA ports among world’s worst
In the recently released World Bank and S&P Container Port Performance Index 2023, the Port of Cape Town fell from 347th place in the 2022 rankings, when only 348 ports...
Agribusiness Confidence falls to a 15-year low
The Agbiz/IDC Agribusiness Confidence Index (ACI) has fallen by 2 points to 38 in the second quarter of 2024, indicating that agribusinesses remain downbeat about business conditions in South Africa.
In pictures: Farmers in dire need as Namibia faces severe drought
Namibia has been battling severe drought conditions since 2012, with the past few years proving especially dire. Although there have been occasional years of good rainfall, most have seen extreme...
Land degradation threatens global food security, UN experts
Extreme weather is resulting in degraded land in some parts of the world being pushed beyond use. In some of the most deprived regions around the globe, this is reaching...
SA’s fresh produce prices vs the world’s: are they the cheapest?
The elephant in the Competition Commission’s Fresh Produce Market Inquiry (FPMI) has yet to be addressed despite the provisional report being released on Wednesday.
Fresh produce inquiry confirms dilapidated infrastructure impedes transformation
An untenable environment in which farmers have to operate has been cited as the reason transformation has mostly failed within the fresh produce sector in South Africa, and why participation...
Water Affairs’ Senzo Mchunu appointed acting agriculture minister
Former agriculture minister Thoko Didiza was elected National Assembly Speaker at the first sitting of the National Assembly on Friday. In her place, Senzo Mchunu, the minister of Water Affairs...
Namibia minister issues groundwater warning
Namibia is experiencing a serious drought, with the lowest run-off recorded in the past 100 years. This is an indication that groundwater resources would become less reliable in future.
Can increased export demand rescue the US pork industry?
With domestic consumption of pork in the US declining sharply, experts are hoping that increased demand from Mexico and other trading partners could strengthen prices.
Pushback against EU’s ‘discrimination against wool’
Proposed methodology to measure the environmental footprint of apparel and footwear are threatening the feature sustainability of natural fibres.
Botswana considers extra global grain imports
Botswana is seeking to import grains from international suppliers to supplement its supplies after this year’s devastating drought. According to a Bloomberg report, the country is experiencing its worst drought...
Eskom’s latest plan to load farmers’ power bills slammed
Eskom’s latest plan to drastically elevate charges on fixed costs in the agriculture sector would only worsen the power utility company’s challenges and made no economic sense, Francois Wilken, Free...
World’s most expensive cow sets new Guinness World Record
Viatina-19 FIV Mara Movéis, a three-year-old Nelore cow from Brazil, valued at US$4 million (around R75 million), has been named by Guinness World Records as the most expensive cow ever...
Livestock farmers warned to get welfare in place
While the pork industry is showing optimism in terms of production and market growth, producers have been warned to pay more attention to animal welfare issues to maintain the positive...
Namibia lifts ban on South African poultry imports
The Namibian Directorate of Veterinary Services lifted its ban on poultry meat imports from South Africa on 20 May 2024.
South Africans encouraged to take action on World Environment Day
In a unified effort to address environmental challenges, the Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment is calling on all South Africans to commemorate World Environment Day.
Extreme weather blamed on climate change and El Niño
Heavy rains and gale-force winds caused destruction in some parts of the country, but brought welcome relief in other parts.
Zimbabwe’s economic growth down to 2%
The African Development Bank (AfDB) revised Zimbabwe’s economic growth forecast for 2024 downward to 2%, a significant reduction of 1,6 percentage points from its previous projection.
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