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Question marks over the future of AGOA
Question marks over the future of AGOA
[Hamlet Hlomendlini] One of the questions posed by Trump's team particularly probed AGOA, which gives some products made in Africa duty-free access to the US... read
Agriculture
Questions about fall armyworm infestation asked and answered
Questions about fall armyworm infestation asked and answered
Paul Makube believes SA is in a good position to deal with the fall armyworm due to early detection. He answers some questions asked about the recent invader... read
Agribusiness
New national minimum wage announced brings certainty for agriculture sector
New national minimum wage announced brings certainty for agriculture sector
Agriculture will, as from March this year, start paying R15,39 per hour. This is in light of an 8% increase in minimum wage levels for agriculture announced by the Minister of Labour... read
SONA pronouncements create further uncertainty in agribusiness
SONA pronouncements create further uncertainty in agribusiness
Pre-SONA pronouncements on expropriation of 70% of SA's land as well as pronouncements on ‘radical economic transformation', have created considerable uncertainty in the agribusiness sector... read
Agro-processing
Can Agri-parks be the ‘silver bullet' for small farmer and rural development in South Africa?
Can Agri-parks be the ‘silver bullet' for small farmer and rural development in South Africa?

Annelize Crosby, Dr. Jack Armour and Theo Boshoff

The Agri-parks are conceptualised as one-stop shops for agro-production support, processing, logistics, marketing and training within district municipalities... read
Commodities & Fairtrade
Fair Play Movement takes EU to task over chicken dumping
Fair Play Movement takes EU to task over chicken dumping
The Fair Play Movement is bringing international experts to help stop the proliferation of the predatory trade practice of dumping worldwide... read
Food Security
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Urban farming produces more than food: social networks are a key spinoff

David Olivie

By talking to the farmers we found that even having a small backyard food garden puts you in touch with neighbours, NGOs and local government, which in turn creates a wealth of spin-off benefits... read
Kate HoltAusAID via
Building capacity of women farmers key to addressing food security
If the government and development stakeholders do not actively address obstacles facing women producers, addressing food insecurity faced by about 14 million South Africans will remain a pipe dream... read
Africa
Why the US has a lot to gain from investing in Africa's agri-food systems
Why the US has a lot to gain from investing in Africa's agri-food systems

Thomas Jayne

US farmers and agribusiness can help themselves by helping Africa meet its rapidly growing food needs. This can be done through investments in agri-food systems as well as supporting a sustainable, efficient global food system... read
Oxfam East Africa via
Is Africa really undergoing a smallholder agricultural revolution?

Brendan Brown and Ian Nuberg

The general story is that farmers are adopting improved agricultural practices, that productivity is increasing and that rural economies are burgeoning... read
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Business
Kruger with his latest book released with Penguin, looking at the concept of strategic rule-breaking for businesses.
SONA and strategic rule-breaking: The art of doing the unexpected for amplified results

Douglas Kruger

Rules are a great idea. Except when they aren't. If you're fascinated by the idea of breaking rules, last Thursday's amazing travelling circus show, the State of the Nation Address, will have struck you as a veritable feast of chaotic delights. Wearing your proudly South African cap, your emotional reaction may have been somewhat different, but let's put national dignity aside for a second and think about the idea of strategic rule-breaking... read
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