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All posts tagged "Economics"
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371AgricultureMPO: Milk industry losing dairy farmers
South African milk industry is at the crosswords, this is a warning coming out from the Milk Producers Organisation (MPO). “From January...
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529BusinessHeavy rains blamed for high Tomato prices
Prices of tomatoes were still to recover from production challenges. South Africa’s biggest tomatoes producer ZZ2, confirmed that there was temporary shortage...
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262AgricultureExport and livestock agents to be regulated by APAC
On August 2020, Cabinet Lekgotla approved the submission of the Agricultural Produce Agents Amendment Bill of 2018 to Parliament. If the Bill...
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492Covid-19 WatchAgriculture cushions RSA GDP in the 4th quarter of 2020
Statistics SA’s GDP showed a strong growth in agriculture of 5.9% in the fourth quarter which according to senior agricultural economist at...
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433EconomicsAmbivalence of the 2021 budget speech to agriculture
The 2021 Budget Speech delivered by the Minister of Finance Tito Mboweni was dressed with few details for agriculture. The allocation of...
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651Africa TalkAre these the early warning signs for smallholder farmers?
South African farmers have seen with shock the changing events of weather patterns taking place. All these activities have altered the face...
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666BusinessHelp! I can produce but cannot sell my vegetables: Cry for market access
It is estimated that about one third (+/- 1.1 billion tonnes) of all the food produced for human consumption is lost or...
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248AgricultureHigh fuel prices will impact farmers negatively
South African farmers woke up today paying more for fuel, which is expected to cause a jump in input prices, ultimately affecting...
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432EconomicsSARS trade stats: SA’s vegetable export to BELN soars
The recent border delays sharply put focus on South Africa trade statistics with bordering countries Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho and Namibia (BELN). According...
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