Business

Access to Markets – key determinant for smallholder farmers’ success

Without reasonable access to markets, current efforts to transform agriculture and utilise its growth to improve the livelihoods of the majority of...

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Namibia to temporary close borders for white maize imports amidst of high harvest

Countries promulgate policies that are aimed to help them address first their domestic socio-economic imperatives before extending to the regional, continental and...

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ABALOBI, leading ICT in small scale fishing communities

Small scale fishing communities are out of the doldrums of market access. For a long while, this little unknown industry has been...

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China blocks Australian beef exports

Just a month ago, the Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA), tabbed China as their biggest beef export destination. “Beef shipments lifted 30%,...

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Tobacco and the bigger picture

The impact of illicit trading of tobacco products specifically cigarettes is reflected on the loss of revenue by the country and negatively...

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Behind the scene in pricing of South Africa’s most consumed food items

When prices of food rise, South Africa’s poorest households, which spend a large portion of their household income on food, are the...

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Container delays pose a challenge for citrus exports

Transnet decision to reduce staff at port terminals has had unintended consequences for the citrus industry. Container and vessel delays at...

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Uncertainty lingers on wheat stockpiles

Widespread reports by industry players in the Western Cape, say that the province’s wheat stockpiles are diminishing. According to the National Agricultural...

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Chicken industry supports traders and communities during lockdown

Across the country, chicken producers are helping informal traders to get back into business following changes to the coronavirus lockdown regulations. There...