South African fruit exports can’t do without Russia
South Africa has had an unusual amount of rain, overlapping among the summer and winter rainfall areas, and days of harvest have been lost. “Every time you think you can
Dichotomy of Abundance and Scarcity: The Paradox of South African Agriculture
by Ali Conn, Chief Innovation Officer of SA Harvest In the verdant heartland of South Africa, a jarring paradox of two opposing food systems manifests – one burgeoning with excess,
Innovative finance mechanisms are needed to bolster post-settlement support and to drive the success of the land reform programme
Land Reform – As South Africa moves towards establishing effective post-settlement support for land reform beneficiaries, a dedicated endeavour to introduce innovative funding models can propel the country forward, says
The changing face of agricultural finance
Ultimately, finance unlocks opportunity. So, to accommodate the changing opportunities and market dynamics in the agricultural landscape, traditional financing needs to evolve.’ This view was shared by Nedbank’s head of
WEF: A New Era for African Agriculture
According to the World Economic Forum’s Insight Report on the deal — AfCFTA: A New Era for Global Business and Investment in Africa — the free trade area, one of
‘African scientists and researchers should more often apply science to agriculture’
Uganda’s state minister for agriculture, Bright Rwamirama, has appealed to African scientists and researchers to apply science to agriculture to enable the continent to become the World food basket. “The
Building a successful business with Wood-Mizer in Ivory Coast
The fertile forests outside Grand Bassam see a worker tending to rice paddies. To get to the village of Yaou where Transchaines’ brush manufacturing division is located, you pass through
Nigeria commits to opposing donkey slaughter for exportation
Nigeria passed a resolution advocating for a moratorium on donkey slaughter for the export of skins from Africa. This commitment is made in light of the December 2023 Pan-African Donkey
EU upholds citrus export restrictions for South African goods
Months of high-level engagements between South Africa and the European Union on the EU’s zero-tolerance approach to citrus black spot have yielded no progress. With the European Union upholding the
Morocco Foodex and German Agriculture Office sign three-year action plan
Morocco Foodex and the German Federal Office for Agriculture and Food have signed a three-year action plan to strengthen cooperation in several fields. Under the agreement, the two institutions will