The outbreak of animal disease is a concern but there’s good news from the field crops, horticulture and poultry sectors

This could be good for consumers as prices drop.

The mid-summer drought and animal diseases resulted in reduced crop yields and hurt the poultry, piggery and cattle sectors

The widening trade surplus is mainly a result of a notable decline in import value, not necessarily a growth in exports

Local governments back many projects where people can grow vegetables in urban areas, but researchers say that it’s not enough to curb hunger

​A vast collaborative project staged over three cities confronts the colonisation of plants

A stretch of farmland that could prove vital to Cape Town’s food security is threatened by development, illegal dumping and informal settlements.

Almost 70 years after Britons were urged to Dig For Victory to produce hearty home-grown food to help the war effort, domestic horticulture is coming back.