by Wandile Sihlobo | Jul 21, 2019 | Agricultural Trade
The Business Times newspaper ran a piece today warning that the growing strikes in South African ports could weigh on agricultural exports, particularly the Citrus industry. But this is not where the story ends. There are also infrastructure challenges in the South...
by Wandile Sihlobo | Jul 21, 2019 | Agricultural Production
Essay by Professor Mzukisi Qobo[1] and Wandile Sihlobo[2] Marijuana, cannabis, dagga, weed, pot, Durban poison, ganja, mbanje, insangu, umya — call it what you may, cannabis is set to become a booming industry in the foreseeable future. Cannabis has now been...
by Wandile Sihlobo | Jul 20, 2019 | Agricultural Production
I’ve previously presented the case for agriculture as one of the sectors that could boost rural economic growth and employment in South Africa. The sub-sector that has attracted attention in the recent past is horticulture because it is labour intensive. Within the...
by Wandile Sihlobo | Jul 19, 2019 | Agricultural Production
If the U.S. maize crop was at an advanced stage of growth, the latest U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) report would have convinced us that the supplies will be in better shape than initially feared. Last week, the agency lifted its estimate for U.S. maize...
by Wandile Sihlobo | Jul 14, 2019 | Agricultural Production
“An unemployed, dope-smoking Rastafarian has emerged as a key source for public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s explosive report on public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan.” – this is an opening line of a lead story in today’s Sunday Times issue, South...
