by Wandile Sihlobo | Apr 25, 2019 | Agricultural Trade
It has been nearly two months since the Chinese authorities temporarily suspended wool imports from SA because of the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak earlier in the year. Recent communication from domestic wool industry group Cape Wool SA, following a meeting with its...
by Wandile Sihlobo | Apr 18, 2019 | Agricultural Trade
I am ending this week, not by highlighting an agricultural story that dominated the news headlines – as it is typically the case — but some encouraging developments for the South African beef industry. After 14-weeks since the first case of foot-and-mouth...
by Wandile Sihlobo | Apr 8, 2019 | Agricultural Trade
The growing emphasis that agriculture should be amongst the key sectors driving the South African economy and job creation has mainly leaned on potential expansion in hectares of labour-intensive, and globally sought-after horticulture products, as well as traditional...
by Wandile Sihlobo | Apr 5, 2019 | Agricultural Trade
In the early days of this blog, I would regularly write a short note on Fridays focusing on one agricultural event that dominated the news wires in a particular week. I am now reviving that practice. There were a number of important events across Southern Africa’s...
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 destroys...
