The ultimate goal of this work is to overcome constraints to agricultural growth and boost competitiveness, inclusion and the sector’s export profile,” The Presidency said in a statement.

A year after calling for the release of 2.5 million hectares of state-held land, Wandile Sihlobo says South Africa must move beyond unproductive dialogue and urgently establish a dedicated agency to ...

The current increases in agricultural commodity prices is a global issue, but an expected sizeable SA maize harvest could help ease price pressures in the coming months, writes Wandile Sihlobo. South ...

The high-frequency data on both domestic and global markets reinforced our view that grain prices could be under pressure this year and that this, in turn, could lead to subdued food price inflation.

Government should use the blueprint in National Development Plan to boost agriculture and agro processing There’s no need to re-invent the wheel but rather focus should be on understanding why there ...

I’ve recently cautioned that dryness in parts of Europe and North America could lead to poor grain yields, which would mean that anticipated record harvests in 2020/21 might fail to materialise. But ...

White maize prices will likely be elevated for much of the first quarter of the year, writes Wandile Sihlobo. For more financial news, go to the News24 Business front page. I noticed that South ...

Food security is about more than just having sufficient supplies - most produce is transported by road, says Wandile Sihlobo. When President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the nation on 12 July amid ...