Business

SA’s Land Bank can be fixed: change the funding model and narrow the focus

Johann Kirsten, Stellenbosch University and Wandile Sihlobo, Stellenbosch University It is disheartening to see how many South Africans, including... Read more

12 Jul, 2023

Agriculture

SA presses for recognition of its high-end olive oil

Stellenbosch – South Africa is famous for its wines but not necessarily for olive oil, where Greece, Italy and... Read more

24 May, 2023

Agriculture

Bitter battle: SA slams ‘unfair’ EU citrus trade rule

Pretoria – President Cyril Ramaphosa condemned the EU on Tuesday for restrictions on citrus exports from South Africa to... Read more

27 Apr, 2023

Countries

Kenya launches probe into sex abuse claims at UK tea firms

Nairobi – Kenyan prosecutors on Wednesday said they will investigate accusations of sexual abuse on tea estates that supply... Read more

23 Feb, 2023

Business

Africa’s agribusiness sector should drive the continent’s economic development: Five reasons why

Lilac Nachum, City University of New York Africa’s agriculture sector accounts for about 35% of the continent’s gross domestic... Read more

21 Feb, 2023

Business

Energy crisis ‘is taking a heavy toll on SA’s food sector’

Johannesburg – From dairy farms unable to keep milk refrigerated, to chickens suffocating en masse as ventilators fall idle,... Read more

24 Jan, 2023

Countries

Sudan’s prized gum trees ward off drought but workers wither

Demokaya – A vast belt of trees vital for global production of fizzy drinks helps Sudanese farmers adapt to... Read more

23 Jan, 2023

World

Argentine grain harvests threatened by persistent drought

Buenos Aires – Argentina lost half of its seasonal soybean harvest in its main production area – the rich... Read more

17 Jan, 2023

Countries

Prickly pear producers predict cacti cosmetics cash-in

Zelfen – Rows of sprawling cacti fill a valley in central Tunisia, where producers are hoping the spiky fruit... Read more

24 Nov, 2022

Business

Ivory Coast and Ghana ease tug-of-war with buyers over cocoa prices

Abidjan – Ivory Coast and Ghana, the world’s two biggest cocoa producers, said on Monday there had been progress... Read more

22 Nov, 2022