Big win for poultry industry

South Africa’s poultry industry scored a major legal victory after the Supreme Court of Appeal overturned a High Court ruling that had sided with importers attempting to block antidumping duties...

SA young farmer of the year hails innovative producers

The future of agriculture took centre stage at the 2025 AgriSA/Toyota SA Young Farmer of the Year Awards, held in Johannesburg on Thursday. Francois Rossouw (30) was named the 2025...

Industry, government warn against use of illegal FMD vaccines

Following recent reports of the illegal use of Kenyan foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) vaccines in South Africa, Red Meat Industry Services (RMIS) immediately alerted authorities, which led to the detection of...

Agriculture needs G20 action to match commitments

South Africa’s G20 presidency concluded with an unexpected diplomatic achievement: securing near-unanimous support for a 30-page Leaders’ Declaration, despite a boycott by US President Donald Trump and reported efforts by...

Clearer finance applications key to growth for essential oil producers

Rising demand for indigenous essential and vegetable oils offers small- and medium-sized producers in South Africa opportunities to expand into local and export markets. However, many struggle to access finance...

SA’s national herd to be vaccinated against FMD

Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen announced on Wednesday that the country’s entire national cattle herd will be vaccinated against foot-and-mouth disease, marking a major shift from the long-standing targeted vaccination...

Global re-export hubs reshape international wine trade

Re-exportation is becoming an increasingly important force in global wine trade, enabling producers and traders to reach new markets through specialised bottling, logistics, and distribution hubs.

Help for Cape Town port during strong winds in peak export season

Strong winds and network outages have significantly soured port operations in Cape Town over the past two weeks, but Transnet is optimistic that it can still deliver a positive season...

Foreign influence threatens South Africa’s banana industry

South African banana farmers face low prices and plant diseases that could threaten the industry’s sustainability if proper safeguards are not put in place.

Record-breaking season for SA citrus industry

In the 2025 season, the South African citrus industry delivered its strongest performance yet, packing 203,4 million 15kg cartons for global markets, the highest export volume ever recorded in the...

Cheers fail to mask global rupture amid US diplomatic rift at G20

The G20 Leaders’ Summit in Johannesburg concluded on Sunday with cheers and ululation as President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered his closing remarks.

Four bidders still in the running for Daybreak Foods partnership

Four bidders remain in contention to become Daybreak Foods’ strategic partner, with the process now at an advanced due diligence stage, according to senior business rescue practitioner Tebogo Maoto.

G20 Summit ends with bold commitments under SA’s leadership

President Cyril Ramaphosa described the G20 South Africa Summit Leaders’ Declaration as more than rhetoric, calling it “a commitment to concrete actions that will improve lives in every part of...

Nick Serfontein calls on Steenhuisen over FMD crisis

Nick Serfontein, Sernick Group chairperson and Bonsmara stud breeder from Edenville in the Free State, warns that South Africa’s cattle industry is on the brink of an abyss due to...

GastroTour promotes food and wine training

Agritourism, particularly the fast-growing field of food and wine tourism, came under the spotlight during the two-day GastroTour gathering held from 17 to 19 November in the Western Cape.

Ubuntu: the only way to global food security?

As world leaders walked the red carpet at the opening of the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Johannesburg on Saturday, it was impossible not to be reminded of the spirit of...

SA-Brazil alliance to drive growth in South Africa’s bioindustry

Under the theme ‘Unlocking the value of bio-inputs through collaborative partnerships’, the Bio-Alliance SA-Brazil 2025 Conference, held at Future Africa in Pretoria on 5 and 6 November, explored how collaboration...

Ramaphosa opens G20 Summit with call for Solidarity, Equality, Sustainability

President Cyril Ramaphosa opened the first-ever G20 Leaders’ Summit on African soil on Saturday with a powerful call for global co-operation, shared responsibility, and accelerated action to address the world’s...

South Africa places biosecurity at the centre of G20 agricultural agenda

South Africa has used its G20 presidency to elevate biosecurity as a central pillar of the forum’s agricultural work for 2025.

‘Africa has only four harvests to change food security trajectory’

Debra Mallowah, Bayer Africa Head for Crop Science and chairperson of the B20 Task Force on Sustainable Food Systems and Agriculture, delivered a message that urgently called for action at...

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