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| 13% of agricultural land traded in the open market last year was transferred to black individuals, according to statistics kept by WinDeed... read |
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| According to the OECD and FAO's latest 10-year Outlook, the period of high agriculture commodity prices is most likely over. However, as the probability of a... read |
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| Africa is the continent with 46% of the world's underutilised land, the bulk of the ground water resources and the best climate for agriculture production, yet our farmers are the poorest... read |
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| Issued by African Agri Council The African Agri Investment Indaba (AAII), taking place from 28-30 November in Cape Town, covers various facets within the agribusiness and agro-processing sector in Africa, focussing on creating a voice for investment-ready projects... read |
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| Ann Crotty Country Bird Holdings (CBH) looks to be on track to block a proposed scheme that threatens to put control of Sovereign Foods out of its reach... read |
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| Ann Crotty As Country Bird scooped up another 3.5m Sovereign Food shares on Friday, details began to emerge of plans for a huge payout to the top six Sovereign executives in the event of a hostile takeover... read |
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| Marc Hasenfuss After months of speculation, unlisted poultry group Country Bird Holdings (CBH) has finally swooped on Eastern Cape-based rival Sovereign Food Investments, with firm intention for a premium-priced buyout offer... read |
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| African farmers constantly have to compete against climate change, adverse weather conditions, drought, affected soil and high costs... read |
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| Zandile Mbabela The hunt is on for Eastern Cape farmers to supply franchising giant Famous Brands' new tomato paste plant at the Coega Industrial Development Zone... read |
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| Sub-Saharan Africa's agricultural output may rise 2.6% annually through 2025, boosted by productivity improvements... read |
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| Due to stronger aquaculture supply and firm demand, record hauls for some key species and reduced wastage, global per capita fish consumption has risen above 20 kilograms... read |
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| The South-African avocado season is at its end and Peru is halfway there. The harvest from Chile is expected to arrive in Europe at the end of September... read |
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| Limpopo province's smallholder farmers are continuously confronted with the challenges of raising their productivity to boost food security due to limited access and low use of fertilisers... read |
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| UN agencies urged greater preparedness to deal with the possible occurrence later this year of a La Niña climate event, closely related to the El Niño cycle that has had... read |
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| Anna-Bet Stemmet This week we take a look at the machine that makes wine non-stop; happily note that the fine wine market soared in June; check in with VinPro on their scholarship programme; and look forward to the fabulous wine-related events that will take place at the Juliet Cullinan Standard Bank Wine Festival in Hyde Park this week. read |
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| Donald Brown The once-futuristic predictions about how artificial intelligence (AI) will impact the world are becoming reality... read |
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