by Wandile Sihlobo | Jul 6, 2019 | Agricultural Environment and Natural Resource
I wasn’t planning on blogging today, but since I’m currently sitting at the car wash and the queue is long, I might as well use this time to say a few words about South Africa’s latest agricultural machinery sales data. The figures for June 2019 showed a drastic...
by Wandile Sihlobo | May 23, 2019 | Agricultural Environment and Natural Resource
Phumulo Masualle, former Premier of the Eastern Cape province in South Africa, pencilled an essay in 2017 calling for the revitalisation of rural, small towns. In short, he argued that the demise of South Africa’s rural small towns stems from the lack of economic...
by Wandile Sihlobo | Mar 30, 2019 | Africa Focus, Agricultural Environment and Natural Resource, Agricultural Labour Market, Agricultural Production, Agricultural Trade, Food Security, General Comments, Land Reform
It is hard to get a clear picture of crop conditions in Zimbabwe after Cyclone Idai. But reports from a number of media outlets who have people on the ground paint a concerning picture. This afternoon, Al Jazeera came out with a headline — Cyclone Idai...