by Wandile Sihlobo | Nov 18, 2018 | My categories
The growing need to boost rural economic activity through agricultural development has re-introduced the discussion on the subdivision of land to create as many small farms as possible that will benefit communities in South Africa. Some agricultural economists (myself...
by Wandile Sihlobo | Nov 16, 2018 | My categories
Three months back the United States Department of Agriculture published a note indicating that South Africa has officially opened its market for imports of shell eggs from the US. You see, South Africa is typically self-sufficient in eggs. For example, in the past 17...
by Wandile Sihlobo | Nov 15, 2018 | My categories
So folks, today the review Committee made its recommendation and got everybody talking about land reform in South Africa. It is largely what we expected, but there’s still a long way to go before we know what the amendments are really going to look like. We’ll cross...
by Wandile Sihlobo | Nov 13, 2018 | My categories
Just arrived at O.R. Tambo Airport from a conference in the Midlands of KwaZulu-Natal, and thinking about sugar, not that it was a main subject of discussion at the conference, but I drove past great fields on my way from Durban earlier in the morning. The conference...
by Wandile Sihlobo | Nov 12, 2018 | My categories
If we had the power to control the weather, this would be one of the best seasons in the South African grain and oilseed industry. Almost all the high-frequency data paints a positive picture. Last month, it was the farmers’ intention to plant data which shows that...
