Agriculture and farmer development fund the Kgodiso Development Fund (KDF), which was established by food and beverage multinational PepsiCo in 2022 as a condition of its acquisition of Pioneer... 

Agriculture industry organisation Grain SA says South Africa’s slow response to rapidly changing global trade conditions is placing local grain producers under growing financial pressure. The... 

Energy solutions company Rentech is highlighting the long-term financial and operational benefits of solar energy for the agricultural sector, despite persistent concerns among some farmers about... 

Diversified chemicals group Omnia is using Nampo Harvest Day 2026 to highlight its response to global fertiliser market uncertainty, with the company having made significant supply chain... 

Telecommunications firm MTN is commercialising a suite of AI-driven Internet-of-Things (IoT) solutions for the agricultural sector, while identifying private network infrastructure as an important... 

French development finance institution Proparco has announced the launch of the Africa AgriTrade Coalition, to scale up agricultural value chain trade financing across the continent. In addition to... 

A convergence of geopolitical tensions, higher energy prices and climate risks is reshaping the outlook for agricultural producers, exporters and agribusinesses, thereby creating conditions that... 

South African farmers pinched by mounting costs from the Iran war now face the added risk of an El Niño-induced drought, with implications for lower agricultural output and higher food prices.... 

Industry organisation the Citrus Growers’ Association of Southern Africa (CGA) says its late mandarin export estimate for the 2026 season confirms that there is stability in production, although... 

Agricultural organisations AgriSA and the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa (Agbiz) have welcomed the extension of the temporary fuel levy relief measures through May and June, saying... 

Industry organisation the South African Canegrowers Association (SA Canegrowers) has welcomed the extension of the reduced fuel levy for another two months. National Treasury and the Department of... 

South Africa's government said on Wednesday that it had received 2 million doses of foot-and-mouth disease vaccine from Turkey, as authorities intensify efforts to contain the country's worst... 

Extreme heat is pushing global agrifood systems to the brink, threatening the livelihoods and health of more than a billion people, according to a new report by the UN's food and weather agencies.... 

The launch of a new avocado oil processing plant for emerging agroprocessing company Ecovado – founded by local entrepreneur Hulisani Mudau – was announced in March. The new facility was developed... 

While developments around the conflict in the Middle East remain unpredictable, the South African agricultural value chain is already being confronted with rising input costs, disrupted trade flows... 

The ongoing sugar industry crisis in South Africa is leaving sugarcane growers, millers and refiners with little hope regarding the industry’s sustainability. However, sustainable solutions... 

The sugar industry crisis needs to be urgently addressed, as the negative impacts of increased sugar imports will cause collateral damage to the entire South African sugar industry, says brown... 

Industry regulatory body South African Sugar Association (SASA) is advocating for the urgent implementation of the key pillars of the Sugarcane Value Chain Master Plan to 2030 – including strategic... 

The escalation of the conflict between the US-Israel and Iran that is affecting the Strait of Hormuz region, in the Middle East, is increasingly reflected in fertiliser markets, and highlights the... 

Industry bodies Agri SA and the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa (Agbiz) have confirmed some rural areas are already starting to experience fuel supply constraints as a result of... 

Disruptions to nitrogen fertilizer supply through the Strait of Hormuz could reduce global grain yields and shift planting decisions, potentially lifting grain prices, Goldman Sachs said in a... 

The agriculture and rural development sector has been allocated R39.5-billion of dedicated government spending in 2026/27, as part of National Treasury’s R283-billion economic development budget... 

Agricultural development finance institution the Land and Agricultural Development Bank of South Africa (Land Bank) has appointed Jabu Mphambo as acting CEO, with immediate effect. This is to... 

In South Africa's most visited and affluent province, Western Cape, one of the worst droughts in living memory is drying up dams, scorching grass and killing livestock, prompting the government to... 

South Africa's beef exports fell 26% in 2025, despite growing global demand, partly due to China's ban on the African country's red meat products as it battles its worst foot-and-mouth disease... 

Industry organisation South Africa Wine says the priority for the credible framework for growth, competitiveness and transformation that is the Agricultural and Agro-processing Master Plan (AAMP)... 

Themba Rikhotso has resigned as CEO of agricultural development financier the Land Bank, with effect from April 30, to take up a post at another South African banking institution, the Land Bank... 

Twenty-four directors from French specialist agricultural bank Le Crédit Agricole du Languedoc recently visited stone fruit producer Indigo Berries, in Wellington, in the Western Cape, as part of a... 

Custom Chemistry has managed to acquire 3% of the South African agricultural nitrogen fertiliser market in the past three years, says MD and chief scientist Gerhard Vermaak. “Our early-life... 

Logistics giant Maersk has wrapped up a R1.72-billion investment drive in cold-chain infrastructure in South Africa with the opening of the R800-million Maersk Belcon cold store logistics park in... 

The International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa (Itac) has declined to create a rebate provision for copper sulphate used in the manufacture of animal feed, concluding that the... 

This year’s iteration of the country's “largest and most prestigious” wine trade show, CapeWine 2025, drew an attendance of over 1 605 delegates worldwide, cementing its reputation as the “premier... 

Montgomery Group Africa will stage two new exhibitions in South Africa – one in Johannesburg in 2026, and one in Cape Town in 2027. Montgomery Group Africa commercial director Joshua Low says RE+... 

Brewing is not only a resource-intensive but also a water-intensive operation, and only through more sustainable practices can the South African beer-brewing sector assert itself as a sustainable... 

Development finance institution the International Finance Corporation (IFC) has said it will provide a $36-million local-currency-linked loan facility to Illovo Sugar Malawi to finance upgrades to... 

Industry organisation South Africa Wine has released its first ‘Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Position Paper’, which outlines the industry’s commitment to responsible, inclusive and... 

Agribusiness and agro-processing are increasingly being recognised as critical drivers of Africa’s economic future, with private-sector investment and government partnerships creating new... 

Integrated poultry producer Astral Foods expects to report a 7% to 17% increase in earnings per share (EPS) to between R20.96 and R22.91 for the financial year ended September 30, compared with the...