by Wandile Sihlobo | Nov 18, 2018 | General Comments
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 | General Comments
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 | General Comments
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 | General Comments
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 | General Comments
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...
