White maize meal prices and trends from shortage to deficit – Part 2
April 2018
DR CHRISTO JOUBERT, manager: Agro-Food Chains, Market and Economic Research division, National Agricultural Marketing Council and RIKA VERWEY, senior economist: Agro-Food Chains, National Agricultural Marketing Council
The maize meal value chain experienced many challenges...
Kies die regte sonkragstelsel
Met die afname in die koste van kragkomponente asook stygende elektrisiteitspryse, is daar al hoe meer huishoudings en besighede wat sonkrag begin oorweeg. Die moontlikheid vir gereelde beurtkrag na afloop van die grendeltydperk ondersteun...
The INEFFICIENT producer? Questioning the South African wheat value chain’s core competitiveness
June 2018
MICHAEL DAY, managing director, AfriValue Consulting; research conducted in fulfilment of MSc (Agric), Agricultural Economics at Stellenbosch University
The term ‘competitiveness’ is best understood as the ability of a sector, industry, firm or farm...
New trading environment analysed at 25th International Grains Council Conference
November 2016
WANDILE SIHLOBO, head economist: Agbiz
South Africa is one of the key players in global grain markets and its footprint is clear in international forums such as the International Grains Council. Every year, the...
On-farm participation crucial for CA research
Conservation agriculture (CA) refers to an agricultural management system based on the simultaneous application of three principles: minimum mechanical soil disturbance, an organic soil cover throughout the year and the use of crop and...
The scourge of wildlife poisoning
Few countries in the world can compete with South Africa’s wildlife wealth: We have around 24 000 indigenous higher order plant species, over 900 bird species, more than 400 mammals as well as a...
Veediefstal neem aansienlik toe
Tydens die grendelperiode het die voorkoms van veediefstal in die meeste dele van Suid-Afrika aansienlik toegeneem. Dit word onder meer toegeskryf aan die feit dat plaaspatrollies nie tydens dié tydperk toegelaat is om te...
A look at the maize crop quality of the 2013/2014 production season
August 2015
JOLANDA NORTJÉ, laboratory manager: The Southern African Grain Laboratory NPC
During the 2014 harvesting season (April to August), a representative sample of each delivery of maize at the various silos was taken according to...
Sasol Agricultural Trust to benefit agricultural industries at large
July 2017
LEON DU PLESSIS, administrator, Sasol Agricultural Trust
The Sasol Agricultural Trust was founded in March 2012 by Sasol Chemicals Industries Limited. The Trust received donations from the founder in the amount of R30 million.
The...
Judgement on farm dwellers – implications for landowners
A recent judgement in the Pietermaritzburg High Court on the right of farm dwellers and labour tenants to be provided with services by relevant municipalities, may hold important implications for landowners. Annelize Crosby, policy...
