by Wandile Sihlobo | Mar 15, 2021 | Food Security
Most food-insecure provinces also have vast tracts of underutilised land. These provinces should be a priority in the agriculture and agro-processing master plan. With a commercial focus where conditions permit, agriculture improvement would help job creation and, ultimately, household food security.
by Wandile Sihlobo | Feb 18, 2021 | Food Security
South Africa is a food secure country at national levels. Still, the household level is food insecure, and the numbers increase because of the pandemic’s economic shock. There are risks to the country’s food security, which policymakers, farmers and agribusiness will need to monitor closely.
by Wandile Sihlobo | Feb 17, 2021 | Food Security
South Africa’s food price inflation softened to 5,6% y/y in January 2021, from 6,2% y/y in the previous month. The deceleration was in most product prices in the food basket except for bread and cereals, which accelerated from the levels seen in December 2020. Nevertheless, this was overshadowed by the slowing price inflation in meat; fish; milk, eggs and cheese; fruit; and vegetables.
by Wandile Sihlobo | Feb 12, 2021 | Food Security
The current increases in agricultural commodity prices is a global issue, but an expected sizable South Africa’s maize harvest could help ease price pressures in the coming months.
by Wandile Sihlobo | Jan 20, 2021 | Food Security
The higher grain prices and a decline in cattle slaughtering activity over the past few months have started to transmit into the prices of products consumers pay when doing their groceries. In the fourth quarter of 2020, South Africa’s food price inflation was...
by Wandile Sihlobo | Jan 6, 2021 | Food Security
While 2020 was generally a good year for most of South Africa’s agricultural sector on the back of large production, a few subsectors were slightly under pressure. The poultry and livestock industries are among such subsectors (including the wine and tobacco...