by WANDILE SIHLOBO | Jun 30, 2018 | General Comments
Regular readers of this blog might remember that back in March 2018, I wrote about increasing imports of horse meat into South Africa. Given the interest on the issue at the time, I thought it would be good to keep tabs on it on a quarterly basis. Well, I have just...
by WANDILE SIHLOBO | Jun 29, 2018 | General Comments
The weather and trade policy will remain topical issues in the South African wheat market for some time. From a weather perspective, the new season crop is still in its early stages of development which needs moisture. With the exception of the Southern Cape, the...
by WANDILE SIHLOBO | Jun 27, 2018 | General Comments
A few days back I tweeted about honey adulteration issues – which simply means a production of fake honey using sugar or other ingredients. At the time I suspected that the issue would be linked to foreign products only. Well, turns out we also have bad guys here in...
by WANDILE SIHLOBO | Jun 23, 2018 | General Comments
I recently posted a graph on Twitter showing the past 100 years of South African agricultural employment, which has of course been declining for some time, in line with the international trend. The feedback from a couple of interactions suggested that the agricultural...
by WANDILE SIHLOBO | Jun 22, 2018 | General Comments
On Fridays I try to search for positive developments in the South African and regional agricultural sector, sometimes without success, to share in this blog. Today I will put the spotlight on Zimbabwe’s maize industry. My good friend and fellow agricultural economist,...
