by Wandile Sihlobo | Apr 10, 2019 | Food Security
The South African government has detected an outbreak of African swine fever on a farm in North West. The African swine fever is a fatal animal disease affecting pigs and wild boars with up to 100% mortality, but it is harmless to humans. Now, the reports suggest that...
by Wandile Sihlobo | Apr 9, 2019 | Food Security
While it remains a challenge to get a clear picture of the scale of damage to maize fields in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe after Cyclone Idai, my back-of-the-envelope calculations suggest these countries will collectively have to import more than 1-million tonnes...
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...
by Wandile Sihlobo | Mar 24, 2019 | Food Security
The situation in Mozambique is devastating. Tropical Cyclone Idai, which hit the coastline of Mozambique on March 14th has caused a heavy loss of lives and affected more than 600 000 people, according to some estimates – the number will most likely rise after...
