by Wandile Sihlobo | Oct 29, 2020 | Agricultural Production
This essay first appeared on Business Day, October 29, 2020 The good news keeps pouring in for SA’s agricultural sector, at least from a production perspective. Figures released on October 28 by the Crop Estimates Committee (CEC), a government crop forecasting body,...
by Wandile Sihlobo | Oct 25, 2020 | Agricultural Production
This essay first appeared on Fin24, October 20, 2020 South Africa’s 2020 large agricultural output, coupled with higher commodity prices which were precipitated by the weaker domestic currency, further linked with growing global demand, improved farmers’ finances...
by Wandile Sihlobo | Oct 24, 2020 | Land Reform
By Wandile Sihlobo and Prof Johann Kirsten[i] Agriculture, land reform & rural development minister Thoko Didiza’s announcement that 700,000ha of agricultural land will be released for distribution is a positive step for agricultural expansion and inclusive...
by Wandile Sihlobo | Oct 18, 2020 | Agricultural Production
Written for and first appeared on Fin24, October 12, 2020 We are just over two weeks before the Crop Estimates Committee (CEC) releases data on South African farmers’ intentions to plant summer crops for the 2020/21 season. The available data such as tractors sales,...
by Wandile Sihlobo | Oct 17, 2020 | Land Reform
Essay by Theo Boshoff, Wandile Sihlobo and Prof Johann Kirsten[i] At the beginning of October 2020, South Africa’s Department of Public Works and Infrastructure published the Expropriation Bill (2020) in the Government Gazette along with an explanatory memorandum....
