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Biosecurity is vital for SA’s successful agricultural growth and export strategy
Frequent outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease, avian influenza and African swine fever suggest weakness in biosecurity controls and the effect of climate change
Crop data reaffirms South African agriculture’s recovery path
This could be good for consumers as prices drop.
Citrus clash: South Africa takes on the EU’s tough new export rules
The European Union has set out new regulations for citrus exports that will hurt South African citrus growers
What does the latest inflation data mean for your shopping cart?
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City planners, street vendors and spaza shops could help keep South Africans fed. Here’s how
Local governments back many projects where people can grow vegetables in urban areas, but researchers say that it’s not enough to curb hunger
South African consumer food price inflation could average just above 6.0%
The outlook on food products prices will remain mixed, despite the recent broad increase in products prices.
Of love, loss and watermelons …
When in Obs obnoxious hippies are a given — but sometimes you can meet the love of your life and lose them just as swiftly
Rotten deals follow Cosmo Fruit
Liquidators are searching for assets after Ioannis Ntinos’s company was declared insolvent
Farmers face ruin as consequences of strikes take root
South Africa’s fruit industry is beginning to tally the losses after two weeks of unrest by striking farm workers across the Western Cape.
What’s the carbon footprint of SA’s fruit and wine?
South African fruit and wine farmers have launched an initiative to determine the environmental impact of their industries.