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Smartfill revolutionises food safety in informal markets amid alarming contamination crisis

Shopfitting & Merchandising

Smartfill revolutionises food safety in informal markets amid alarming contamination crisis

Issued by DY/DX 9 May 2025

Pick n Pay introduces locally grown Sassy Apples variety

FMCG

Pick n Pay introduces locally grown Sassy Apples variety

6 Mar 2025

Rising food, fuel, and electricity prices put further pressure on struggling households

Food, Water & Energy Security

Rising food, fuel, and electricity prices put further pressure on struggling households

Andy du Plessis, Issued by FoodForward SA 11 Feb 2025

From bread to hope: Sunbake’s kindness initiative touches thousands across Gauteng

Food, Water & Energy Security

From bread to hope: Sunbake’s kindness initiative touches thousands across Gauteng

Issued by Capacity Relations 19 Nov 2024

Global competition and local challenges shake SA maize prices

Agribusiness

Global competition and local challenges shake SA maize prices

11 Nov 2024

BB Bakeries' The Taste of Home campaign brings nostalgia and hope to South Africans

Retail Marketing

BB Bakeries' The Taste of Home campaign brings nostalgia and hope to South Africans

19 Sep 2024

Ivorian farmers boost rice yields with new crop

Agro-processing

Ivorian farmers boost rice yields with new crop

Loucoumane Coulibaly 2 Aug 2024

World food prices hold steady in June, says FAO

Commodities & Fairtrade

World food prices hold steady in June, says FAO

5 Jul 2024

The case for extending chicken tariff rebates

Agriculture

The case for extending chicken tariff rebates

Roy Thomas 31 May 2024

Image supplied. Sasko celebrated Freedom Day with its limited-edition half brown/half white loaf

Retail Marketing

Sasko’s half brown/half white limited-edition “freedom" loaf a celebration of Freedom Day

2 May 2024

Woolworths flags lower half-year profit as shoppers spend less

Retailers

Woolworths flags lower half-year profit as shoppers spend less

Nqobile Dludla 23 Jan 2024

Food inflation remains at nearly twice the inflation rate - Competition Commission

FMCG

Food inflation remains at nearly twice the inflation rate - Competition Commission

14 Sep 2023

Why your breakfast costs are lower this year

Agribusiness

Why your breakfast costs are lower this year

Paul Makube 24 Aug 2023

Instant coffee still South Africa's favourite

Research

Instant coffee still South Africa's favourite

Issued by BMi Research 13 Jul 2023

WCape, Potatoes SA sign MoU to expand potato industry opportunities

Agriculture

WCape, Potatoes SA sign MoU to expand potato industry opportunities

13 Apr 2023

Price hikes on basic food items 'unjustified' - Competition Commission

Regulatory

Price hikes on basic food items 'unjustified' - Competition Commission

29 Mar 2023

Anti-dumping tariffs lapse on French fry imports

Import/Export

Anti-dumping tariffs lapse on French fry imports

1 Feb 2023

Farming and fertilisers: How ecological practices can make a difference

Research & Development

Farming and fertilisers: How ecological practices can make a difference

Chloe MacLaren 1 Sep 2022

Nigerian entrepreneur turns local crops into gluten-free pasta

Agriculture

Nigerian entrepreneur turns local crops into gluten-free pasta

Angela Ukomadu 18 Aug 2022

FMCG

Rising food prices hit poor people the hardest: a close look at inflation in South Africa

Jannie Rossouw 14 Jun 2022

Banking

European Investment Bank to support increased rice production in Liberia

9 Jun 2022

Rising atmospheric CO2 may benefit maize crops: first experiment in African conditions

Agro-processing

Rising atmospheric CO2 may benefit maize crops: first experiment in African conditions

Brad Ripley and Susanne Vetter 3 May 2022

Ukraine-Russia war likely to drive more global and local food insecurity

Food Security

Ukraine-Russia war likely to drive more global and local food insecurity

29 Apr 2022

Commission launches inquiry into fresh produce market

Agriculture

Commission launches inquiry into fresh produce market

30 Mar 2022

Upward trend in food inflation likely to continue

Agribusiness

Upward trend in food inflation likely to continue

3 Mar 2022

Outlook for Africa's snack foods industry in 2022 and beyond

FMCG

Outlook for Africa's snack foods industry in 2022 and beyond

Francois Robertson 15 Feb 2022

Branding

Over 400 companies have withdrawn from Russia - but some remain

23 Mar 2022

How climate change contributed to Madagascar's food crisis

Climate Change

How climate change contributed to Madagascar's food crisis

Chris Funk 14 Sep 2021

ESG

How palm oil became the world's most hated, most used fat source

Jonathan E. Robins 30 Jul 2021

Soaring maize prices squeeze South African consumers, stoke inflation

Agro-processing

Soaring maize prices squeeze South African consumers, stoke inflation

Tanisha Heiberg 28 May 2021

Farming fish in fresh water is more affordable and sustainable than in the ocean

Fishing

Farming fish in fresh water is more affordable and sustainable than in the ocean

Ben Belton, Dave Little and Wenbo Zhang 30 Mar 2021

To what extent does climate change affect food insecurity? What we found in Lesotho

Food Security

To what extent does climate change affect food insecurity? What we found in Lesotho

Friederike Otto and Jasper Verschuur 16 Mar 2021

Infrastructure spend: insights from the effect of a bridge across the Zambezi on maize prices

Agriculture

Infrastructure spend: insights from the effect of a bridge across the Zambezi on maize prices

Sam Jones 9 Mar 2021

Above-normal summer rainfall anticipated for 2020/21

Agro-processing

Above-normal summer rainfall anticipated for 2020/21

18 Nov 2020

Outlook for the agricultural sector into 2021

Trends

Outlook for the agricultural sector into 2021

Paul Makube 1 Oct 2020

Agribusiness

How a global pandemic could strengthen agribusiness in Africa

Louis van Ravesteyn 8 Jul 2020

Pick n Pay commits R500m to keep prices of essentials low

Retailers

Pick n Pay commits R500m to keep prices of essentials low

23 Jun 2020

Hundreds expected to sign manifesto to 'heal the land and people'

Agribusiness

Hundreds expected to sign manifesto to 'heal the land and people'

Thabo Msimang, Issued by YehBaby Marketing Creatives 17 Jun 2020

Agro-processing

Above normal rainfall levels expected for 2020 winter season

10 Jun 2020

Agriculture

The impact of Covid-19 on small scale farmers

Pertunia Setumo 7 May 2020

Global food prices up 2.7% in November

Agriculture

Global food prices up 2.7% in November

6 Dec 2019

Ethiopia is making maps to help improve soil health

Agriculture

Ethiopia is making maps to help improve soil health

Ermias Betemariam 5 Dec 2019

#AfricanAdShowcase: Blue Ribbon bread ad shares mmmm yum moments with family

African Ad Showcase

#AfricanAdShowcase: Blue Ribbon bread ad shares mmmm yum moments with family

14 Nov 2019

Maize production holds great potential for the African continent

Agriculture

Maize production holds great potential for the African continent

24 Oct 2019

Maize estimates breach 11m tonnes, boosting supply outlook

Agro-processing

Maize estimates breach 11m tonnes, boosting supply outlook

Paul Makube 28 Aug 2019

Maza Wanawake Kwanza Growers Association via

Agriculture

Ongoing conflicts take toll on food insecurity in Africa

8 Jul 2019

Pick n Pay, FoodForward SA launch Mandela Day Food Drive

Food, Water & Energy Security

Pick n Pay, FoodForward SA launch Mandela Day Food Drive

2 Jul 2019

Africa's big 5 keys to financial transformation, inclusion

Fintech

Africa's big 5 keys to financial transformation, inclusion

9 May 2019