by Wandile Sihlobo | Jan 31, 2020 | Africa Focus
If there is one thing that stood out for me in the South African agricultural markets yesterday, it was the reports of maize exports to Zimbabwe. In the week of 24th of January 2020, South Africa exported 16 210 tonnes of maize to Zimbabwe. This may not seem like a...
by Wandile Sihlobo | Jan 30, 2020 | Agricultural Production
In the afternoon today, I will present brief remarks at a conference about the value of traceability in monitoring livestock. Essentially, I will attempt to show why traceability[1] is key to fostering the trade of livestock and livestock products. Traceability is...
by Wandile Sihlobo | Jan 29, 2020 | Agricultural Production
Today, South Africa’s Crop Estimates Committee will release its preliminary planting estimates for 2019/20 summer crops. This is important data as it will give an idea of the potential size of major grains harvest, such as maize. In our (Agbiz) weekly note, we...
by Wandile Sihlobo | Jan 28, 2020 | Africa Focus
We rarely talk about Africa’s wheat production due to its size relative to other regions of the world. Africa produces only 3% of the world’s wheat, compared to the European Union region which produces 20% of the world’s wheat and Back Sea region which produces 17%....
by Wandile Sihlobo | Jan 27, 2020 | Africa Focus
If you read the international news on Africa this past weekend, you probably noticed that Time magazine (here), The Guardian (here), New York Post (here), The Japan Times (here), and the Financial Times (here) ran a similar story about the worst swarms of locusts...
