The worsening energy crisis is having a devastating effect on South African agribusinesses. The record 5 761 GWh of load-shedding in 2022 – more than double the figure for 2021 – severely disrupted agriculture and agro-processing operations to the point that the sector reportedly lost R23 billion due to crop failure and a decrease in productivity ...

Avicarvil is a leading poultry producer, processor and retailer in Romania with an annual farming and processing capacity of over 30 million chickens/year. The company plans to double this capacity in the years to come by building a greenfield processing plant in close collaboration with Marel. In Vâlcea County, Avicarvil will build the most modern ...

Agriculture faces an almost impossible task: How must it meet the food demands of a global population that is projected to reach 9,7 billion by 2050 with natural resources that have already diminished and will continue to decline? In addition, the pandemic highlighted weaknesses in a food system in which 33% of all food produced ...

SA Harvest, a leading food rescue and hunger relief organisation in South Africa, is drawing attention to the critical role of logistics in reducing food waste and hunger. With over 10.3 million tonnes of edible food wasted annually in South Africa, while 20 million people are on the spectrum of food vulnerability, SA Harvest is ...

The highly anticipated South African Cheese Festival is back in Stellenbosch this year with new dates and new owners. Sandringham Estate will play host to the outdoor culinary event from Friday 22 to Monday 25 September 2023, over the Heritage Day long weekend.  The new festival owners, a consortium of private investors and the DGTL ...

BMG is changing things up at Nampo this year having only an outside working exhibition stand that will highlight the importance of ‘Going Green’ in agriculture. The Nampo show – which is the largest agricultural expo held in South Africa every year –will be held from 16 to 19 May 2023, close to Bothaville, Free ...

  image,pixabay Traceability in South Africa’s food system holds a range of benefits for not only food producers but consumers as well. Justin Platt, founder and CEO of Zylem and RegenZ, highlights the importance of implementing end-to-end traceability in agriculture. Traceability has become a crucial element of food safety and quality assurance in agriculture. International ...

ETG Logistics (ETGL), the logistics and distribution vertical of Export Trading Group, and the JSE–listed KAL Group have entered a strategic partnership to provide local producers with an extended range of versatile, compact, and cost-effective tractors and automotive products to improve efficiencies on farms. Accordingly, KAL Group’s Agrimark branches in the Western Cape will stock ...

SA Harvest, a leading food rescue and hunger relief organisation in South Africa, is drawing attention to the critical role of logistics in reducing food waste and hunger. With over 10.3 million tonnes of edible food wasted annually in South Africa, while 20 million people are on the spectrum of food vulnerability, SA Harvest is ...

Rustenburg – Glencore Ferroalloys honoured 24 trainees as part of its certificate in agriculture skills training programme in partnership with AgriSETA at a certificate award ceremony held on Wednesday 29 March 2023 in Rustenburg. The programme aims to create and promote opportunities for social, economic and employment growth in Agri-enterprises through access to relevant education ...