Advisory briefs and Commentaries
Advisory briefs and Commentaries
By Fezeka Matebeni There is no doubt that the coronavirus (COVID-19) raised concerns of increasing uncertainty about the long-term implications for production and consumption in food value chains. Planting and harvesting conditions in 2019 were optimal which helped the maize and wheat to register higher crop as compared to previous season in South Africa. According […]
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Advisory briefs and Commentaries
By Zosuliwe Kala South Africa is a vast and beautiful country with a rich history of sheep and has earned the reputation for being one of the most important apparel wool producers in the world. Roughly 90 % of South African wool production is exported to China, Egypt, the Czech Republic, India and Italy, which […]
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Advisory briefs and Commentaries
By Thabile Nkunjana The past few months have been nothing but problematic for global leaders, food producers, suppliers and everyone else due to COVID-19. Global food supplies have seen a sharp increase in demand for key cereal commodities, especially for rice and wheat at the beginning of April 2020 (IGC, 2020), subsequently affecting domestic markets. […]
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